Senate Republican Opposition Grows to Plan to Contest Electoral College Results

Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 1, 2020. Erin Scott/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

More Senate Republicans on Monday announced their opposition to the plan by colleagues to object to electoral votes on Jan. 6.

Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.), up for reelection in 2022, said in a statement that he supports President Donald Trump but that “under the Constitution, states are responsible for our elections, and the people, through the Electoral College, elect the president.”