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Reply With QuoteIt goes to the House of Representatives... the current House, not the one newly elected, where each state delegation gets one vote.
Given the make-up of the current House, Romney would likely win.
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What would happen if no candidate had passed the 270 mark due to an abstaining elector in a state that they carried?
Ex. 268-269 and an abstaining elector in Ohio.
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It goes to the House of Representatives... the current House, not the one newly elected, where each state delegation gets one vote.
Given the make-up of the current House, Romney would likely win.
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As tsquare said, it goes to the House where each state gets 1 vote.Originally Posted by AlGore2016
Though I'd wager that such an scenario is more likely to be the result of a third-party candidate eating up a few electoral votes than of electors abstaining.
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