elector

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Recent Examples of elector The electoral college is made up of 538 electors — one for every representative and senator in Congress, plus three for the District of Columbia. Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024 Pennsylvania is one of the most high-stakes battleground states in the presidential election—awarding 19 electors to whomever wins—and polling there shows Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris neck-and-neck. Alison Durkee, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 There are 538 electors in total across all states, and a candidate needs a majority—at least 270 electoral votes—to win the presidency. David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 Yet the electors now are not directly relevant, except if an election is tied. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for elector 

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“Elector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elector. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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