On Monday, the Electoral College will cast their votes to determine the next President of the United States. While Donald Trump won the majority of electoral votes in the general election, there has been buzz ever since that some electors may go off in their own direction and vote for someone else. Should Trump not end up with the required 270 electoral votes needed to become President, the House of Representatives would choose the President from the three top electoral vote-getters (or two if all the votes are split between Trump and Hillary Clinton).
Here at LawNewz.com, we’ll be keeping track of the votes in each state, with updates as the results come in. Results by state can be found below the updates.
Total: Trump: 304 Clinton: 227 Colin Powell: 3 John Kasich: 1 Ron Paul: 1 Faith Spotted Eagle: 1 Bernie Sanders: 1
Faithless electors: There were 4 from Washington State, who had been designated for Clinton. Three of them voted for Colin Powell, and the fourth voted for Faith Spotted Eagle. Hawaii had one who had been designated for Clinton and voted for Bernie Sanders. There were also 2 from Texas, who had been designated for Trump. One voted for Ron Paul, and the other for John Kasich. Additionally, three Clinton electors in Colorado, Maine, and Minnesota tried to vote for other candidates and were dismissed.
Update 7:11 pm: Hawaii casts 3 votes for Clinton, 1 vote for Bernie Sanders
Update 5:40 pm: California casts 55 votes for Clinton
Update 5:29 pm: Texas casts 36 votes for Trump, 1 vote for Ron Paul, and 1 vote for John Kasich.
Update 5:20 pm: Washington, D.C. casts 3 votes for Clinton.
Update 5:10 pm: Nevada casts 6 votes for Clinton.
Update 4:35 pm: Montana casts 3 votes for Trump.
Update 4:28 pm: New Jersey casts 14 votes for Clinton.
Update 4:23 pm: Iowa casts 6 votes for Trump.
Update 4:16 pm: Alaska cast 3 votes for Trump, Massachusetts cast 11 votes for Clinton.
Update 3:45 pm: Washington cast 8 votes for Clinton, 3 votes for Colin Powell, and Faith Spotted Eagle, a Native American activist from South Dakota, received one vote.
Update 3:38 pm: Reports from Washington say that three of the state’s 12 electors have voted for Colin Powell, and one for Faith Spotted Eagle, and the rest for Clinton. The elector meeting has not concluded, and it remains to be seen if the non-Clinton votes will be accepted.
Officials saying 8 WA electors voted for @HillaryClinton , 3 for Colin Powell and 1 for “faith spotted eagle” #waelex
— Jim Brunner (@Jim_Brunner) December 19, 2016
Update 3:32 pm: Nebraska cast 5 votes for Trump. Washington electors had the opportunity as votes were being tallied to say a few words at the elector meeting. Elector Levi Guerra, the first to speak, pointed out how for the first time in recent memory, people are paying attention to the Electoral College’s process.
Update 3:27 pm: Missouri cast 10 votes for Trump.
Update 2:56 pm: One Colorado elector reportedly would not vote Clinton (they are rumored to have voted for John Kasich), but was dismissed. Colorado then cast all 9 of their votes for Clinton.
Hillary Clinton gets 9 Electoral College votes from Colorado after one elector is replaced when he refused to vote for Clinton.
— Nick Riccardi (@NickRiccardi) December 19, 2016
Update 2:37 pm: Maine casts 3 votes for Clinton and 1 vote for Trump.
Update 2:36 pm: Maine electors to now vote again.
Update 2:34 pm: Maine casts 2 votes for Clinton, 1 vote for Trump, and 1 vote for another candidate who was not named on the record. That elector is now being given the opportunity to vote again, because that vote was deemed out of order.
Update 2:33 pm: Wyoming casts 3 votes for Trump.
Update 2:31 pm: Florida casts 29 votes for Trump.
Update 2:30 pm: Oregon casts 7 votes for Clinton.
Update 2:24 pm: North Dakota casts 3 votes for Trump, Idaho casts 4 votes for Trump, Utah casts 6 votes for Trump.
Update 2:22 pm: Michigan casts 16 votes for Trump.
Update 2:15 pm: New Mexico casts 5 votes for Clinton.
Update 2:01 pm: Minnesota casts 10 votes for Clinton.
Update 1:54 pm: Minnesota elector refuses to vote Clinton, is replaced.
Update 1:34 pm: Alabama casts 9 votes for Trump.
Update 1:31 pm: Maryland casts 10 votes for Clinton.
Update 1:24 pm: Kansas casts 6 votes for Trump, Wisconsin casts 10 votes for Trump
Update 1:18 pm: Kentucky casts 8 votes for Trump, Ohio casts 18 votes for Trump
Update 1:16 pm: Louisiana casts 6 votes for Trump
Update 1:12 pm: South Dakota casts 3 votes for Trump
Update 1:06 pm: Virginia casts 13 votes for Clinton, Pennsylvania casts 20 votes for Trump.
Here are the results by state:
Alabama: 9 votes for Trump
Alaska: 3 votes for Trump
Arizona: 11 votes for Trump
Arkansas: 6 votes for Trump
California: 55 votes for Clinton
Colorado: 9 votes for Clinton
Connecticut: 7 votes for Clinton
Delaware: 3 votes for Clinton
D.C.: 3 votes for Clinton
Florida: 29 votes for Trump
Georgia: 16 votes for Trump
Hawaii: 3 votes for Clinton, 1 vote for Bernie Sanders
Idaho: 4 votes for Trump
Illinois: 20 votes for Clinton
Indiana: 11 votes for Trump
Iowa: 6 votes for Trump
Kansas: 6 votes for Trump
Kentucky: 8 votes for Trump
Louisiana: 8 votes for Trump
Maine: 3 votes for Clinton, 1 vote for Trump
Maryland: 10 votes for Clinton
Massachusetts: 11 votes for Clinton
Michigan: 16 votes for Trump
Minnesota: 10 votes or Clinton
Mississippi: 6 votes for Trump
Missouri: 10 votes for Trump
Montana: 3 votes for Trump
Nebraska: 5 votes for Trump
Nevada: 6 votes for Clinton
New Hampshire: 4 votes for Clinton
New Jersey: 14 votes for Clinton
New Mexico: 5 votes for Clinton
New York: 29 votes for Clinton
North Carolina: 15 votes for Trump
North Dakota: 3 votes for Trump
Ohio: 18 votes for Trump
Oklahoma: 7 votes for Trump
Oregon: 7 votes for Clinton
Pennsylvania: 20 votes for Trump
Rhode Island: 4 votes for Clinton
South Carolina: 9 votes for Trump
South Dakota: 3 votes for Trump
Tennessee: 11 votes for Trump
Texas: 36 votes for Trump, 1 vote for John Kasich, 1 vote for Ron Paul
Utah: 6 votes for Trump
Vermont: 3 votes for Clinton
Virginia: 13 votes for Clinton
Washington: 8 votes for Clinton, 3 votes for Colin Powell, 1 vote for Faith Spotted Eagle
West Virginia: 5 votes for Trump
Wisconsin: 10 votes for Trump
Wyoming: 3 votes for Trump
[Images of Donald Trump via Andrew Cline/Shutterstock, Hillary Clinton via a katz/Shutterstock]
