While every state except
Nebraska and
Maine chooses its electors by statewide vote, many states require that one elector be designated for each
congressional district. These electors are chosen by each party before the general election. A vote for that party then confirms their position. In all states except Nebraska and Maine, the electors are winner-take-all. In Maine and Nebraska within each congressional district one elector is allocated by popular vote; the states' remaining two electors, representing the two
U.S. Senate seats, are winner-take-both. Except where otherwise noted, such designations refer to the elector's residence in that district rather than election by the voters of the district. Ultimately,
Donald Trump received 304 electoral votes and
Hillary Clinton 227, as two
faithless electors defected from Trump and five defected from Clinton. Four faithless electors were from
Washington (defected from Clinton), two from
Texas (defected from Trump) and one from
Hawaii (defected from Clinton).[2]
Vinzenz J. Koller, Carmel – had indicated that he was undecided, unsuccessfully sued California over law forcing electors to vote along party lines[12][13]
Electors: 4, pledged to vote for Hillary Clinton for President and Tim Kaine for Vice President[27] Clinton received three votes and
Bernie Sanders received one for President Kaine received three votes and
Elizabeth Warren received one for Vice President[28]
Layne Bangerter and
Melinda Smyser were originally named as two of Idaho's electors.[5] Because federal employees are ineligible to serve as electors, Rod Beck and C.A. "Skip" Smyser (Melinda's husband) were appointed as their replacements.[31]
Electors: 10, pledged to vote for Donald Trump for President and Mike Pence for Vice President
Tim Dreste (1st)
Jan DeWeese (2nd)
Hector Maldonado (3rd) – says he will vote for Trump stating: "I took an oath once to become a U.S. citizen (...) on August 14, 1995, that was the first oath that I have taken to support the U.S. Constitution. A year later I took the oath again, to support the duties of being an officer in the U.S. Army. This was the third oath that I have taken to execute what I promised to do."[44]
Electors: 11, pledged to vote for Donald Trump for President and Mike Pence for Vice President
Beth Scott Clayton Amos, Nashville, At-large – state executive committee member, member of the Board of the Estate Planning Council of Middle Tennessee
Joey Jacobs, Brentwood, At-large – president and CEO of
Acadia Healthcare
Tom Lawless, Nashville, CD5 – says he will vote for Trump stating: "Hell will freeze and we will be skating on the lava before I change. (...) He won the state and I have pledged and gave my word that that is what I would do. And I will not break it."[44]
Electors: 38, pledged to vote for Donald Trump for President and Mike Pence for Vice President One elector,
Christopher Suprun, pledged not to vote for Donald Trump[60] Ron Paul and
John Kasich each received one vote for President Carly Fiorina received one vote for Vice President
Christopher Suprun, CD30 – voted for
John Kasich and
Carly Fiorina; on May 14, 2016, at the state party convention in Dallas, per state party rule no. 39 on presidential electors, Suprun filed with the Chairman of the National Nominations Committee an affidavit in writing as to his commitment to vote for the Republican Party's nominees for President and Vice President,[62] but later reneged on this commitment, stating in a New York Times op-ed that he would not vote for Trump[63]
Jon Jewett, CD31
Susan Fischer, CD32
Lauren Byers, CD33
William "Bill" Greene, CD34 – voted for
Ron Paul and
Mike Pence;[64] on May 14, 2016, at the state party convention in Dallas, per state party rule no. 39 on presidential electors, Greene filed with the Chairman of the National Nominations Committee an affidavit in writing as to his commitment to vote for the Republican Party's nominees for President and Vice President.[62] However, Greene testified before the Elections Committee in the Texas House of Representatives on March 27, 2017, his belief that "a constitutional oath supersedes any pledge (...) and my oath was to the Constitution of the State of Texas and the U.S. Constitution"[65]
Mary Lou Erben, CD35
Janis Holt, CD 36 – replaced Arthur Sisneros, who resigned from the Electoral College rather than vote for Trump[66][67]
While every state except
Nebraska and
Maine chooses its electors by statewide vote, many states require that one elector be designated for each
congressional district. These electors are chosen by each party before the general election. A vote for that party then confirms their position. In all states except Nebraska and Maine, the electors are winner-take-all. In Maine and Nebraska within each congressional district one elector is allocated by popular vote; the states' remaining two electors, representing the two
U.S. Senate seats, are winner-take-both. Except where otherwise noted, such designations refer to the elector's residence in that district rather than election by the voters of the district. Ultimately,
Donald Trump received 304 electoral votes and
Hillary Clinton 227, as two
faithless electors defected from Trump and five defected from Clinton. Four faithless electors were from
Washington (defected from Clinton), two from
Texas (defected from Trump) and one from
Hawaii (defected from Clinton).[2]
Vinzenz J. Koller, Carmel – had indicated that he was undecided, unsuccessfully sued California over law forcing electors to vote along party lines[12][13]
Electors: 4, pledged to vote for Hillary Clinton for President and Tim Kaine for Vice President[27] Clinton received three votes and
Bernie Sanders received one for President Kaine received three votes and
Elizabeth Warren received one for Vice President[28]
Layne Bangerter and
Melinda Smyser were originally named as two of Idaho's electors.[5] Because federal employees are ineligible to serve as electors, Rod Beck and C.A. "Skip" Smyser (Melinda's husband) were appointed as their replacements.[31]
Electors: 10, pledged to vote for Donald Trump for President and Mike Pence for Vice President
Tim Dreste (1st)
Jan DeWeese (2nd)
Hector Maldonado (3rd) – says he will vote for Trump stating: "I took an oath once to become a U.S. citizen (...) on August 14, 1995, that was the first oath that I have taken to support the U.S. Constitution. A year later I took the oath again, to support the duties of being an officer in the U.S. Army. This was the third oath that I have taken to execute what I promised to do."[44]
Electors: 11, pledged to vote for Donald Trump for President and Mike Pence for Vice President
Beth Scott Clayton Amos, Nashville, At-large – state executive committee member, member of the Board of the Estate Planning Council of Middle Tennessee
Joey Jacobs, Brentwood, At-large – president and CEO of
Acadia Healthcare
Tom Lawless, Nashville, CD5 – says he will vote for Trump stating: "Hell will freeze and we will be skating on the lava before I change. (...) He won the state and I have pledged and gave my word that that is what I would do. And I will not break it."[44]
Electors: 38, pledged to vote for Donald Trump for President and Mike Pence for Vice President One elector,
Christopher Suprun, pledged not to vote for Donald Trump[60] Ron Paul and
John Kasich each received one vote for President Carly Fiorina received one vote for Vice President
Christopher Suprun, CD30 – voted for
John Kasich and
Carly Fiorina; on May 14, 2016, at the state party convention in Dallas, per state party rule no. 39 on presidential electors, Suprun filed with the Chairman of the National Nominations Committee an affidavit in writing as to his commitment to vote for the Republican Party's nominees for President and Vice President,[62] but later reneged on this commitment, stating in a New York Times op-ed that he would not vote for Trump[63]
Jon Jewett, CD31
Susan Fischer, CD32
Lauren Byers, CD33
William "Bill" Greene, CD34 – voted for
Ron Paul and
Mike Pence;[64] on May 14, 2016, at the state party convention in Dallas, per state party rule no. 39 on presidential electors, Greene filed with the Chairman of the National Nominations Committee an affidavit in writing as to his commitment to vote for the Republican Party's nominees for President and Vice President.[62] However, Greene testified before the Elections Committee in the Texas House of Representatives on March 27, 2017, his belief that "a constitutional oath supersedes any pledge (...) and my oath was to the Constitution of the State of Texas and the U.S. Constitution"[65]
Mary Lou Erben, CD35
Janis Holt, CD 36 – replaced Arthur Sisneros, who resigned from the Electoral College rather than vote for Trump[66][67]