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Election Scenarios: The Electoral College v. the Popular Vote

Election Scenario 1: Electoral College Results
Candidate A won the states in red
Candidate B won the states in blue
Alabama - 9 votes Kentucky - 8 votes North Dakota - 3 votes
Alaska - 3 votes Louisiana - 8 votes Ohio - 17 votes
Arizona - 11 votes Maine - 4 votes Oklahoma - 7 votes
Arkansas - 6 votes Maryland - 10 votes Oregon - 8 votes
California - 54 votes Massachusetts - 11 votes Pennsylvania - 19 votes
Colorado - 10 votes Michigan - 15 votes Rhode Island - 4 votes
Connecticut - 7 votes Minnesota - 10 votes South Carolina - 9 votes
Delaware - 3 votes Mississippi - 6 votes South Dakota - 3 votes
District of Columbia - 3 votes Missouri - 10 votes Tennessee - 11 votes
Florida - 30 votes Montana - 4 votes Texas - 40 votes
Georgia - 16 votes Nebraska - 5 votes Utah - 6 votes
Hawaii - 4 votes Nevada - 6 votes Vermont - 3 votes
Idaho - 4 votes New Hampshire - 4 votes Virginia - 13 votes
Illinois - 19 votes New Jersey - 14 votes Washington - 12 votes
Indiana - 11 votes New Mexico - 5 votes West Virginia - 4 votes
Iowa - 6 votes New York - 28 votes Wisconsin - 10 votes
Kansas - 6 votes North Carolina - 16 votes Wyoming - 3 votes
Election Scenario 1: Popular Vote Results
Candidate A 73,980,000 (47.3%)
Candidate B 81,720,000 (52.2%)
Other Other: 780,000 (0.5%)
Election Scenario 2: Electoral College Results
Candidate A won the states in red
Candidate B won the states in blue
Alabama - 9 votes Kentucky - 8 votes North Dakota - 3 votes
Alaska - 3 votes Louisiana - 8 votes Ohio - 17 votes
Arizona - 11 votes Maine - 4 votes Oklahoma - 7 votes
Arkansas - 6 votes Maryland - 10 votes Oregon - 8 votes
California - 54 votes Massachusetts - 11 votes Pennsylvania - 19 votes
Colorado - 10 votes Michigan - 15 votes Rhode Island - 4 votes
Connecticut - 7 votes Minnesota - 10 votes South Carolina - 9 votes
Delaware - 3 votes Mississippi - 6 votes South Dakota - 3 votes
District of Columbia - 3 votes Missouri - 10 votes Tennessee - 11 votes
Florida - 30 votes Montana - 4 votes Texas - 40 votes
Georgia - 16 votes Nebraska - 5 votes Utah - 6 votes
Hawaii - 4 votes Nevada - 6 votes Vermont - 3 votes
Idaho - 4 votes New Hampshire - 4 votes Virginia - 13 votes
Illinois - 19 votes New Jersey - 14 votes Washington - 12 votes
Indiana - 11 votes New Mexico - 5 votes West Virginia - 4 votes
Iowa - 6 votes New York - 28 votes Wisconsin - 10 votes
Kansas - 6 votes North Carolina - 16 votes Wyoming - 3 votes
Election Scenario 2: Popular Vote Results
Candidate A 65,853,514 (48.6%)
Candidate B 62,984,828 (46.5%)
Other 6,678,550 (4.9%)


Source: Election Scenarios: The Electoral College v. the Popular Vote




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