The Maine House of Representatives on Thursday rejected plan to allocate the state's four electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the popular vote, instead of the candidate who wins the Electoral College.The House vote against the popular vote proposal comes roughly two weeks after the Maine Senate narrowly approved the plan.In the 2016 election, Maine split its electoral votes. Three went to Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and one went to now-President Donald Trump. Maine is just one of two states to split its electoral votes, and 2016 marked the first time the split happened.It now appears Maine will not sign on to the pact of 14 other states that would allocate their electoral votes based on the candidate who wins the popular vote.President Trump won the Electoral College with 304 electoral votes but lost the popular vote by nearly 3 million votes.The pact would only kick in if the states signed on to it achieve more than 270 electoral votes -- the number needed to win the White House.California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington and Washington, D.C, have signed on to the pact.The 14 states in the pact, and Washington, D.C., had electoral votes that went to Clinton in the 2016 election.Several other states are considering the proposal during their legislative sessions.

The Maine House of Representatives on Thursday rejected plan to allocate the state's four electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the popular vote, instead of the candidate who wins the Electoral College.

The House vote against the popular vote proposal comes roughly two weeks after the Maine Senate narrowly approved the plan.


In the 2016 election, Maine split its electoral votes. Three went to Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and one went to now-President Donald Trump. Maine is just one of two states to split its electoral votes, and 2016 marked the first time the split happened.

It now appears Maine will not sign on to the pact of 14 other states that would allocate their electoral votes based on the candidate who wins the popular vote.

President Trump won the Electoral College with 304 electoral votes but lost the popular vote by nearly 3 million votes.

The pact would only kick in if the states signed on to it achieve more than 270 electoral votes -- the number needed to win the White House.

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington and Washington, D.C, have signed on to the pact.

The 14 states in the pact, and Washington, D.C., had electoral votes that went to Clinton in the 2016 election.

Several other states are considering the proposal during their legislative sessions.