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Article: Bush wins Electoral College majority; 271 votes: A Gore elector leaves ballot blank over lack of congressional representation for D.C.
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- December 19, 2000
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With unwavering support Monday from the electors who had pledged
to vote for him, George W. Bush secured the Electoral College
majority needed to become the 43rd president.
Nevada's four electors put the Texas governor over the top with
271 votes, one more than the Constitution requires.
That closed the door on the remote possibility that a few
"faithless electors" who had pledged to vote for Bush might upset
his victory by casting their ballots instead for Vice President Al
Gore.
All that remains is for Congress to make the votes official on
Jan. 6.
The electors gathered in their state capitals across the country
to cast their votes. Hawaii cast the last votes, giving Gore a total
of 266.
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