CONCORD, NH – Presidential electors will gather Tuesday in state capitals across the country to cast their electoral votes for the 2024 elections, a key step in formalizing That of President-elect Trump White House victory over Vice President Kamala Harris last month.
At the New Hampshire Statehouse, the state’s four electors cast their votes on behalf of Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential candidate, in a largely ceremonial vote.
Harris defeated Trump by about three percentage points to take over New Hampshire, the only swing state in New England.
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New Hampshire’s four electors are sworn in by Secretary of State Dave Scanlon as Electoral College voting takes place in state capitals across the country in Concord, New Hampshire, on December 17, 2024. (Fox News – Paul Steinhauser)
“This is the formal vote for the president and vice president of the United States,” said New Hampshire Secretary of State Dave Scanlan, who presided over the proceedings. “Every state in the country is going through this process right now.”
New Hampshire was one of four states, along with Indiana, Tennessee and Vermont, that led Tuesday’s Electoral College vote.
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When Americans cast their ballots in elections for the White House, they are actually voting for state electors who want to support their choices for president and vice president. Voters are expected to vote in accordance with the results of the popular vote in their state.
Republican Governor Chris Sununu of New Hampshire places a state wax seal to secure the envelopes containing voters’ ballots as the Electoral College vote is held in state capitols across the country, in Concord on December 17, 2024. (Fox News – Paul Steinhauser)
The electoral votes from the states will be certified on January 6 during a joint session of Congress. And Trump will be inaugurated as president two weeks later, on January 20.
The political parties in each state choose their electoral rolls ahead of the general election.
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Trump won the presidential election convincingly, winning the popular vote for the first time in three attempts and winning all seven crucial battleground states that were closely contested.
The former and future president ultimately won the electoral votes, 312 to 226, over Harris.
