CONCORD, N.H. – Presidential electors are gathering in state capitals across the country Tuesday to cast their electoral votes in the 2024 election. This is a key step toward formally sealing President-elect Trump's White House victory over Vice President Kamala Harris last month.
At the New Hampshire State House, the state's four electors cast their votes on behalf of Harris and her Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, in a largely ceremonial vote.
Harris won New England's only battleground state, New Hampshire, by about 3 percentage points over Trump.
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Electoral votes will be counted on December 17, 2024 at the nation's capital in Concord, New Hampshire, and New Hampshire's four electors will be sworn in by Secretary of State Dave Scanlon. (Fox News – Paul Steinhauser)
“This is a formal vote to elect the president and vice president of the United States,” said New Hampshire Secretary of State Dave Scanlan, who presided over the process. “Every state in the country is currently going through this process.”
New Hampshire was one of four states to lead in Tuesday's electoral votes, along with Indiana, Tennessee and Vermont.
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When Americans vote for the White House, they are technically voting for state electors who are dedicated to supporting their choices for president and vice president. Electors are expected to vote according to the results of the popular vote in their state.
On December 17, 2024, New Hampshire's Republican Governor Chris Sununu affixes the state's wax stamp to the electoral ballots as electoral votes are cast in Concord, one of the nation's capitals. Secure the envelope. (Fox News – Paul Steinhauser)
Electors for each state will be certified at a joint session of Congress on January 6th. Trump will be inaugurated as president two weeks later, on January 20th.
Political parties in each state choose their electoral rolls prior to the general election.
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Trump won the presidential election convincingly, winning the popular vote for the first time in three tries and winning all seven key battleground states.
The former and future president ultimately defeated Harris by a vote of 312 to 226 electoral votes.
