How Many Electoral College In Us Election
A candidate has to win 270 electoral votes which is half of the electoral college votes plus one to reach the white house.
How many electoral college in us election. In 2000 537 votes in. Electoral college affirms biden s victory. The electoral college a body of 538 electors from each state and washington dc convenes to select the presidential and vice presidential candidates.
When their votes reach a majority 270. And while electors are not mandated by law to vote for the person who secured the most electoral college votes in their states there were 10 faithless electors who voted for hillary clinton in. There are 538 electors in the electoral college.
Democratic electors cast their votes without incident states where trump has contested the results like pennsylvania and georgia.