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CONCORD, N.H. — Presidential electors will gather in state capitals across the country on Tuesday to cast their votes in the 2024 election, a key step toward formalizing the election. President-elect Trump’s The White House defeated Vice President Kamala Harris last month.
At the New Hampshire Capitol, the state’s four electors cast their votes Representative Harris and Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in a largely ceremonial vote.
Harris led Trump by about three percentage points, winning New England’s only swing state.
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On December 17, 2024, New Hampshire’s four electors will be sworn in by Secretary of State Dave Scanlon, and the Electoral College vote will be held in Concord, New Hampshire, the nation’s state capitals. (Fox News-Paul Steinhauser)
“This is an official vote for president and vice president of the United States,” said New Hampshire Secretary of State Dave Scanlon, who is presiding over the voting process. “Every state in the country is going through this process right now.”
New Hampshire It is one of four states to vote first in the Electoral College on Tuesday, along with Indiana, Tennessee and Vermont.
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When Americans vote in the White House election, they are technically voting for state electors committed to supporting the president and vice president of their choice. Electors shall cast their votes according to the popular vote in their state.
New Hampshire Republican Gov. Chris Sununu places a wax seal on the state to ensure the Electoral College vote is held in Concord, the nation’s state capital, on December 17, 2024. Ballot envelope security. (Fox News-Paul Steinhauser)
Electoral votes States will be certified on January 6 during a joint session of Congress. In two weeks, on January 20, Trump will be inaugurated as president.
Each state’s political parties choose their slate of electors before the general election.
Trump won the presidential election convincingly, winning the popular vote for the first time in three contests and carrying all seven key battleground states.
The former and future president ultimately won the electoral vote, defeating Harris 312 to 226.
