2017 United States Electoral College vote count

2017 United States Electoral College vote count

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538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Candidate Donald Trump Hillary Clinton Colin Powell Party Republican Democratic Republican Home state New York New York Virginia Running mate Mike Pence Tim Kaine Multiple[c] Electoral vote 304[a] 227[a] 3 States carried 30 + ME-02 20 + DC 0   Candidate Bernie Sanders John Kasich Ron Paul Party Independent Republican Libertarian Home state Vermont Ohio Texas Running mate Elizabeth Warren Carly Fiorina Mike Pence Electoral vote 1 1 1 States carried 0 0 0   Candidate Faith Spotted Eagle Party Democratic Home state South Dakota Running mate Winona LaDuke Electoral vote 1 States carried 0
Objections made to the electoral college votes of the 2016 U.S. presidential election.   No objections   Objection(s) attempted[b]
President before election Barack Obama Democratic Elected President Donald Trump Republican

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The count of the Electoral College ballots during a joint session of the 115th United States Congress, pursuant to the Electoral Count Act, on January 6, 2017, was held as the final step to confirm then President-elect Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 presidential election over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

This event was notable due to the many faithless electors in the electoral college votes, and the many unsuccessful objections raised by Democratic members of the United States House of Representatives.

Joe Biden was the first incumbent vice president since Richard Nixon in 1961 to certify a presidential election who later ran for and won the presidency in a subsequent election.
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