House Republicans Rush to Join Electoral College Challenge

Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) attends an event at the White House in Washington in a file photograph. Alex Wong/Getty Images

Another 16 U.S. representatives and representative-elects are supporting a plan to file objections to electoral votes during next month’s joint session of Congress.

Twenty-four members or members-elect were on the books as committing to challenging the votes, as of early Thursday. That number is now 40, or 41 including Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) in the upper chamber.