A Historic Number of Electors Defected
The final results of the election was Trump (306) and Clinton (232). There was a bit of a push for the electoral college to go in a different direction…that did not happen yesterday. The final results ended up Trump (304) and Clinton (227). That means 7 electors voted for someone else…
Who got the other votes? Here is the list:
| State | Pledged to | Voted for |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | Clinton | Bernie Sanders |
| Texas | Trump | Ron Paul |
| Texas | Trump | John Kasich |
| Washington | Clinton | Colin L. Powell |
| Washington | Clinton | Colin L. Powell |
| Washington | Clinton | Colin L. Powell |
| Washington | Clinton | Faith Spotted Eagle |
All three of Colin Powell’s electoral votes came from Washington state, from three Democrat electors who flipped and voted for the Republican instead. The votes were part of the Hamilton Electors movement. In this movement, some Democrats pledged to go faithless and give their electoral vote to a compromise candidate. They had hoped this would convince Republican electors to do the same, and possibly prevent President-Elect Donald Trump from winning the Electoral College. They thought if they could keep Trump from getting the 270 votes that he needed to win the Electoral College, then the vote would be given to the House of Representatives and the House might choose the alternative Republican instead….that obviously did not work.
Faith Spotted Eagle is the first Native American to receive an Electoral College vote for president.
Two Texas electors voted for different Republican politicians: Gov. John Kasich of Ohio and former Texas congressman Ron Paul.
In addition, three Democratic electors, in Colorado, Maine and Minnesota, initially declined to vote for Mrs. Clinton. Two were replaced by an alternate, and one ended up changing his vote.
It is rare for more than one elector to vote against the party’s pledged candidate, but it has happened on a few occasions.
In 1808, six New York electors from the Democratic-Republican Party refused to vote for James Madison and instead voted for the party’s vice-presidential candidate, George Clinton.
The last time an elector voted for a candidate from another party was in 1972, when a Republican from Virginia voted for the Libertarian candidate, John Hospers, instead of the eventual winner, Richard M. Nixon. A single elector has refused to vote for the party’s presidential candidate in 11 elections.
There you have it…the final results are official now. Next up, Inauguration on January 20th.
Scott E
I think i is now time we can come together and Make AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. We got rid of Hillary and are now draining the swamp so we can start being real Americans again.
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