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Originally posted by Sparhawk
The only two states that do the splitting is NE and ME, and both were completely won by Bush and Gore, respectively. It has happened in past elections, however...
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I think the last time it happened was in 1960. Alabama split its votes between Kennedy and Byrd. In 1956 Mississippi gave up some votes and indipandant. Not sure of his name.
It was a much more common practice in the 1800s for state electors to split.