# CONTEST: Electoral Results. With prizes! **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 1, 2016, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403 "2016-11-01T21:33:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/21 "2016-11-02T15:13:36Z")
Eh, I’ll be strategic. Trump 275 Clinton 265 Senate 50/50 3rd party 5.7% ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/22 "2016-11-02T15:20:42Z")
Clinton-320 Trump-210 51-49 Republicans ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/23 "2016-11-02T15:44:16Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Clinton-320 > Trump-210 > 51-49 Republicans You’re missing 8 EVs, and Utah’s are only 6. Do you think McMuffin wins NE-1 and ME-2, or something like that? ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/24 "2016-11-02T15:56:44Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Oops, forgot McMuffin in Utah: 33% So did I. I’ll go 31% ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/25 "2016-11-02T16:48:32Z")
My ass brought me to this dance, so I’m listening to my ass. Clinton: 341 Trump: 191 Senate: 50/50 Third Parties: 9.5% McMullin’s share of UT: 33.5% Ass! Don’t fail me now! ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/26 "2016-11-02T18:08:07Z")
This sounds fun, I’m in for the hell of it: Hillary’s Electoral Vote Count: 341 Trump’s Electoral Vote Count: 197 Senate Split: D52 - R48 Third Party Vote Percentage, expressed in tenths of a percent: 6.3% Evan McMullin’s Vote Percentage in Utah: 26% ---
**Author:** ![BorgHunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@BorgHunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BorgHunter)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/27 "2016-11-02T18:16:51Z")
Clinton: 323 Trump: 209 Senate: 50 D/48 R/2 I Third parties: 5.1% McMuffin factor: 34.2% I look forward to finding out just how wrong I end up being. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/28 "2016-11-02T19:21:18Z")
Hillary’s Electoral Vote Count: 278 Trump’s Electoral Vote Count: 260 Senate Split: 51-49 Dems Third Party Vote Percentage: 5.1% McMullin in Utah: 30% ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/29 "2016-11-02T19:45:46Z")
Forgot to include McMullin, I’ll go with 31.2% in Utah; could a mod/admin please amend my earlier post above? ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/30 "2016-11-02T20:16:27Z")
Electoral: Hillary 323 Trump 215 Senate: 51D 49R Third Party: 3.7% ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/31 "2016-11-02T20:20:38Z")
Hillary 350 Trump 188 Senate 52R/48D Third Party: 14.1% McMullen 45% in Utah ---
**Author:** ![Bone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bone/32/407_2.png) [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/32 "2016-11-02T20:33:33Z")
Hillary’s Electoral Vote Count: 342 Trump’s Electoral Vote Count: 196 Senate Split: 51 Republicans, 49 Democrats Third Party Vote Percentage, expressed in tenths of a percent: 4.8% McMullen 28% in Utah ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2016, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/33 "2016-11-02T21:18:18Z")
I’ve asked my artificial intelligence algorithms to work this out. And here’s their reply: _beep_ Hillary: 322 Trump: 216 Senate: 51 3rd Party: 6.6% McMullen: 32% Kill. All. Humans. _beep_ Probably best to ignore that last part. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/34 "2016-11-03T00:35:14Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > Forgot to include McMullin, I’ll go with 31.2% in Utah; could a mod/admin please amend my earlier post above? I have included it in the spreadsheet. Gotcha covered. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/35 "2016-11-03T00:39:09Z")
OK, fellow babies. We have seventeen players. Tell your friends! Several of you didn’t vote in the tiebreaker. I’m going to assume they didn’t see it at the bottom of the rules. I will alert them. If they fail to make a tiebreaker vote that’s their tough luck. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/36 "2016-11-03T00:58:22Z")
Clinton: 308 Trump: 230 Senate: 50-50 % Independent: 6.9 McMuffin: 23 ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/37 "2016-11-03T01:07:08Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > Clinton 347 > Trump 191 > Senate 50/50 > Third parties 8.3% McMullin in Utah 31%. ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/38 "2016-11-03T01:15:09Z")
Hillary: 308 Trump: 230 Senate: 52D 3rd Party: 3% ETA: McMullin in Utah 29%. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/39 "2016-11-03T01:25:39Z")
Clinton: 345 Trump: 187 McMullin: 6 (I’m giving him Utah.) Senate: 52 D - 48 R % Independent: 6.2 McMullin: 31.2% ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/40 "2016-11-03T01:48:41Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > I have included it in the spreadsheet. Gotcha covered. Thanks! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403.md?page=3)