# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/61 "2016-11-06T13:51:14Z")
HC = 341 DT = 197 Sen = D51 R49 3rdP = 5.5% McM = 28% ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/62 "2016-11-06T13:54:45Z")
> [@Enlightening\_Meditation](#): > > Trump electoral college votes: **301** (red/lean red states + toss up states + Michigan + Pennsylvania, if my math is correct) > Clinton electoral college votes: **237** > Senate: **51** Republican / **49** Democratic > Combined 3rd party popular vote: **4.4%** > McMullin Utah vote: **23.8%** > > Cool game. I hope to be way wrong as I dislike Clinton less than Trump. My hunch is that the pissed off rust belt vote is not well measured by polls having spent much time in MI, OH, & PA. We have our first Trump win prediction! ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/63 "2016-11-06T13:58:53Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > We have our first Trump win prediction! there was one at post #21 ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/64 "2016-11-06T14:02:15Z")
Just checked, no, I don’t see it there. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/65 "2016-11-06T14:05:23Z")
> [@furt](#): > > Eh, I’ll be strategic. > > Trump 275 > Clinton 265 > Senate 50/50 > 3rd party 5.7% > [@adaher](#): > > Just checked, no, I don’t see it there. ??? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/66 "2016-11-06T14:05:30Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > Just checked, no, I don’t see it there. > [@furt](#): > > Trump 275 > Clinton 265 If it were a snake, it would be a funny-looking snake covered in numbers. ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/67 "2016-11-06T14:06:38Z")
You hacked the forum and put it there!😃 Crazy, I really didn’t see it. Gotta wash my glasses. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/68 "2016-11-06T14:25:00Z")
Just to be in the game: EVs: Hillary 323, Trump 215 Senate: 50-50 Third parties: 4.7% McMullin in Utah: 32.3% ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/69 "2016-11-06T14:26:40Z")
> [@furt](#): > > Trump 275 > Clinton 265 I can guarantee you that at least one of these numbers will be wrong. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/70 "2016-11-06T14:39:37Z")
Electoral vote Clinton 346 Trump 192 Senate 50/50 Other vote 6.4% McMullin 26% ---
**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 6, 2016, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/71 "2016-11-06T14:52:53Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > I can guarantee you that at least one of these numbers will be wrong. 🙂 In a November surprise, Puerto Rico is given 2 electoral votes. Rigged! ---
**Author:** ![xenophon41](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xenophon41/32/253_2.png) [@xenophon41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xenophon41)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2016, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/72 "2016-11-06T23:50:52Z")
Clinton 307 Trump 231 Senate 51D/49R 3rd Party 5.9 % McMullin 28.1% ---
**Author:** ![Thing\_Fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2016, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/73 "2016-11-07T02:47:43Z")
Clearly the strategic move on this board would be to bet on Trump, but I can’t do it either. Clinton 339, Trump 198 Dems 52-48 Other 6.6% McMullin 32.0 ---
**Author:** ![Sterling\_Archer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Sterling\_Archer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterling_Archer)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2016, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/74 "2016-11-07T02:50:31Z")
I’m calling the late Trump movement an illusion. Clinton 352 Trump 186 Senate 51D/49R 3rd party 8.1% McMullin 27% in Utah ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2016, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/75 "2016-11-07T03:00:25Z")
Forgot to mention: McMulder (U): Reggie Leach percent (27) ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2016, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/76 "2016-11-07T04:02:11Z")
In the USA, that’s the Keyes Number. ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2016, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/77 "2016-11-07T04:14:14Z")
Trump 270 Clinton 267 (268-the faithless Washington elector) Senate 52R, 48D Third Party 4.2% McMullin 18.3% in Utah ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2016, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/78 "2016-11-07T04:50:39Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > In the USA, that’s the Keyes Number. ☹ was hoping you would’ve mentioned Brett Cecil percent. ---
**Author:** ![tonyfop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/85f322/32.png) [@tonyfop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tonyfop)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2016, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/79 "2016-11-07T05:17:39Z")
Clinton-278 Trump- 260 Senate-D51, R49 Third Party- 7.3% McMuffin in Utah- 26% ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2016, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403/80 "2016-11-07T05:55:21Z")
Hillary’s Electoral Vote Count: 309 Trump’s Electoral Vote Count: 229 Senate Split: 52D - 48R Third Party Vote Percentage, expressed in tenths of a percent: 4.5% McMuffin Factor: 24% [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403.md?page=5)