This situation, described as a contingent election, has occurred only twice in US history, most recently in 1824. The Electoral College often means winning certain key states, commonly referred to ...

Two Pennsylvania Representatives have introduced a bill that would elect a presidential candidate based on popular vote ...

As Trump hints about future, a CT presidential scholar reviews past U.S. presidents who have held third terms.

A more difficult problem was how to structure the voting within the Electoral College. During the debates ... Only one time in U.S. history, in the 1836 election, did the Senate choose the vice ...

The Nebraska Legislature failed to pass a bill that would have unified the state’s Electoral College votes, with opponents ...

Trump’s 57 percent to 43 percent Electoral College triumph remains one of the most stunning finishes in American history. As members of the Electoral College cast their ballots in state capitals ...

New parties have come and gone, while new states expanded the electoral map. Maps show us how each state has voted over time — and who have been the winners and losers along the way. More from ...

It came down to just two important votes from Sen. Merv Riepe and Sen. Dave Wordekemper. Ultimately the effort to move Nebraska to a winner-take-all system failed. For four hours state senators ...

David Adkins, local historian and former history instructor at Roane State Community College, will speak on the U.S. electoral college at noon Tuesday, April 1, during the Lunch with the League ...

The film, “Safeguard: An Electoral College Story,” details the history of the Electoral College and the many myths and misconceptions surrounding it.

A key issue to understand about Electoral College is "it proportionately favors smaller states over larger states," says Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the law school a U.C. Berkley. It would take ...

It was great to see Democrats and Republicans ditch their crackpot theories about the Electoral College and count the votes as certified by the states. The American system of picking presidents ...