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Washington Electoral Votes
How many electoral votes does Washington have?


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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