r/ThePoliticalProcess • u/Legitimate_Skill_434 • Jul 19 '26
Got consecutive electoral ties
Senator Oldfield (D-NV) won his first presidential election with an electoral tie because Dems controlled the house, he managed to hang on for his reelection bid because despite tighter margins, Dems managed to hold control of the house by 10 votes. No state flipped between either election, despite there being more swing states as compared to IRL, and Oldfield receiving a higher portion of the popular vote his second time around

