how many electors in electoral college va
The Electoral College is composed of 538 electors, nationally, as each state receives a number of electoral votes equal to the number of its members in the U.S. Senate plus its members in the U.S. House of Representatives. Washington, DC also receives three electors. On the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December, each elector casts a vote for President and a vote for Vice President, and for a candidate to be elected nationally, he or she must receive a majority (270) of votes among the electors.