Donald Trump Officially Wins Presidency as Electoral Votes Counted by Congress
By 270toWin Staff
January 6, 2017
The Associated Press reports that "it's official: Congress has tallied the Electoral College votes and Donald Trump has been elected president." Mike Pence was elected vice-president.
The count, as with much of the 2016 election, had its share of drama. Several objections were raised but all were disallowed.
The final presidential electoral vote is unchanged from December 19th, when the electors met in their respective state capitals to cast their votes. Trump won 304 electoral votes, Hillary Clinton 227. Seven faithless electors cast their votes for someone else.
Trump will be inaugurated on January 20th at Noon EST.
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