What happens if both presidential candidates tie

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Jump to: navigation , search. This article covers subjects specific to the general election. It has not been updated to reflect subsequent developments. Click here for more information about our election coverage. Next question: Can members of Congress object to Electoral College results? General election questions : Who runs elections in the United States? If there is no winner in the Electoral College, Article 2, Section 1, Clause 3 states that the decision goes to the House of Representatives while the Senate picks the vice president.

But the voting in the House is different from the Senate. In the vote for vice president, each Senator has one vote. But in the House each state has only one vote for president—regardless of its size—and a presidential candidate needs 26 states to win.

As it stands Republicans are in the majority, with control of 26 state delegations. Democrats control 23 state delegations and one state, Pennsylvania, has a tied delegation: 9 Democrats and 9 Republicans. In the case of a tie it will be the next Congress not the current Congress that votes on the presidency, and a handful of congressional elections could decide the presidential election. Reynolds Thursday, May 25, What happens if there is a tie in the presidential race? Published: November 4, am Updated: November 4, am.

Tags: Elections , Voting , Contingent Election. About the Author:. Share: Share Tweet Email. An already hectic election season is going into overtime, meaning it could be days or weeks before a winner emerges and America becomes sure who will lead it through the next four years. It's nothing if other than a fun exercise to explore the possibility of both candidates tying with electoral votes. Given the chaos of this election and general uncertainty surrounding , wouldn't this be fitting?