PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota’s three presidential electors awarded the state’s electoral votes on Monday to President Donald Trump, who won the state’s popular vote in November’s general election.
The state’s electors, which included Lt. Gov. Larry Rhoden and Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg, met at the Capitol building in Pierre Monday afternoon. South Dakota GOP Chairman Dan Lederman replaced Republican Gov. Kristi Noem as the state’s third elector after the governor decided not to participate last week.
Trump received nearly 62% of the popular vote in South Dakota, defeating Democratic nominee Joe Biden by more than 100,000 votes. The state has chosen the Republican nominee for president in every general election since 1964.
Electors met in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to cast their ballots on Monday, the day set by law for the meeting of the Electoral College. The results will be sent to Washington and tallied in a Jan. 6 joint session of Congress over which Vice President Mike Pence will preside.
President Donald Trump has refused to concede the election and continues to make unsupported allegations of fraud, drawing more attention to electors’ votes than in a usual year.
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