The electoral votes from Washington and the other states are
used to elect a President and Vice President every four years.
Whichever Presidential candidate gets the majority of
the electoral votes becomes the President.
Washington is given one electoral vote for each Washington congressional
district, in addition to one electoral vote for each of the two
Washington Senators. In other words, the number of electoral votes
Washington has depends on how many Representatives Washington has in
Washington, D.C.
The number of Senators Washington has does not change, but the number of
Washington congressional districts is based on the last census.
Like every other state, Washington has 2 Senators. Furthermore, Washington
currently has 10 congressional districts. Thus, Washington has a total of
12 Representatives in Washington, D.C.
Therefore, the answer to the question "How many electoral votes does Washington have?" is 12.
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