The Objectors Versus the Rejecters A Commentary By Kyle Kondik Thursday, January 14, 2021 KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — Roughly two-thirds of House Republicans backed at least one of two objections to a state’s presidential results last week. And a clear majority backed both. — Generally speaking, members who backed both objections come from more Republican-leaning districts than those who opposed both. Sign up: Free daily newsletter Sign up! How House Republicans voted on Electoral College disputes Hours after rioters and terrorists sacked the U.S. Capitol last Wednesday, the House of Representatives and Senate voted to certify the Electoral College victory of President-elect Joe Biden. The outcome of this process was never in doubt, but more than half of the Republican House caucus voted to object to the results in Arizona, Pennsylvania, or both.