Joe Fan
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Since 1804, 22,505 electoral votes have been cast for president.
Just 78 were for someone other than the candidate to whom the electors were pledged
No member of the Electoral College has altered the outcome of an election by voting against the candidate to whom they were pledged
The most recent --
John Kerry, 2004 - One Minnesota elector pledged to John Kerry voted for his running-mate, John Edwards, for both president and vice president.
Al Gore, 2000 - One Washington, D.C., elector pledged to Al Gore abstained to protest the lack of congressional representation for the district.
Michael Dukakis, 1988 - One West Virginia elector pledged to Dukakis voted for his running-mate, Lloyd Bentsen, for president and Dukakis for vice president.
Just 78 were for someone other than the candidate to whom the electors were pledged
No member of the Electoral College has altered the outcome of an election by voting against the candidate to whom they were pledged
The most recent --
John Kerry, 2004 - One Minnesota elector pledged to John Kerry voted for his running-mate, John Edwards, for both president and vice president.
Al Gore, 2000 - One Washington, D.C., elector pledged to Al Gore abstained to protest the lack of congressional representation for the district.
Michael Dukakis, 1988 - One West Virginia elector pledged to Dukakis voted for his running-mate, Lloyd Bentsen, for president and Dukakis for vice president.
