Donald Trump’s presidential victory was made official Tuesday as voters in the Electoral College convened in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to cast their ballots.

Trump received 312 electoral votes to 226 for Vice President Kamala Harris. Each state’s electoral votes are equal to the number of representatives they have in the House, plus the state’s two senators.

The event was a stark contrast to 2020, when alternate electors for Trump convened in seven states that he lost, even though results in those states were certified for Joe Biden. That led to state criminal charges filed against alternate electors in several of those states.

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