No, faithless electors have never changed the final outcome of a presidential election in the United States. While there have been instances of faithless electors—those who do not vote for the candidate they pledged to support—none have resulted in altering the overall outcome of a presidential election.
Have faithless electors in the Electoral College ever changed the outcome of a presidential election in the United States?
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No, faithless electors have never changed the final outcome of a presidential election.
There was a faithless elector in the 1800s and the vote changed the outcome of the presidential election.
Yes, faithless electors have changed the final outcome in at least one presidential election.
Yes, faithless electors have changed the final outcome in multiple presidential elections.
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