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A Historic Number of Electors Defected, and Most Were Supposed to Vote for Clinton

By KIERSTEN SCHMIDT and WILSON ANDREWS UPDATED 6:45 P.M. ET

The Electoral College on Monday voted for Donald J. Trump to win the presidency. Six electors voted for someone other than their party’s nominee, tied with the 1808 election for the most ever. RELATED ARTICLE

Of 306 electors pledged to vote for Donald J. Trump

304 voted for him

2 voted for someone else

Of 232 electors pledged to vote for Hillary Clinton

224 have voted for her so far

4 voted for someone else

State	Pledged to	Voted for
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

In Washington, a state where Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont had strong support in the Democratic primary against Hillary Clinton, three of the state’s 12 electoral votes went to Colin L. Powell, the Republican former secretary of state. One more elector voted for Faith Spotted Eagle, a Native American leader.

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.

Protest Votes in the Electoral College

Electors are not required by the Constitution to vote for a particular candidate. Some states and parties require their electors to pledge to vote for a candidate and may fine or replace electors who break their pledge.

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.

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