The Cliff’s Notes For The Electoral College

Sun., July 7, 1996

Associated Press

A look at how the Electoral College battle is shaping up, four months before the Clinton-Dole match-up in the November general election. It takes a majority, or 270, electoral votes to win the presidency.

The states are categorized on the assumption the election was today.

Likely Democratic, 247 votes: California, Washington, Oregon, Arkansas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Maryland, Missouri, Illinois, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, Delaware, Rhode Island, Connecticut, West Virginia, Hawaii, D.C.

Leaning Democratic, 71 votes: Michigan, Ohio, New Jersey, Maine, New Mexico, Colorado.

Likely Republican, 100 votes: Kansas, Idaho, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Nebraska, Indiana, Alabama, Alaska, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Utah, North Dakota, South Dakota.

Leaning Republican, 43 votes: Texas, Arizona, Wyoming.

Toss-up, 77 votes: Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire.

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