Some push for end to New Hampshire 'winner take all' Electoral College allocations

In the 2000 presidential election, Democrat Al Gore lost the state of New Hampshire narrowly, by 7,211 votes. Under the state’s “winner take all” system, all four of the Granite State’s Electoral College votes went to Republican George W. Bush, a win that would prove consequential in Bush’s overall victory.

This year, some lawmakers are proposing to change New Hampshire’s system.

A bill by Sen. Bill Gannon, a Sandown Republican, would eliminate the “winner take all” system and instead divide up New Hampshire’s four Electoral College votes into two groups. The first two votes would go to the candidate who won the entire state – New Hampshire’s popular vote. The second two would go to the winners of New Hampshire’s two congressional districts.

The result: If a candidate lost New Hampshire’s popular vote but managed to win one of the two congressional districts, the state would give them one Electoral College vote and their opponent three.






https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/01/15/some-push-for-end-to-new-hampshire-winner-take-all-electoral-college-allocations/