House, Senate Reject Challenges to Electoral College Votes From Arizona

Mimi Nguyen Ly
By Mimi Nguyen Ly
January 6, 20212020 Election
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House, Senate Reject Challenges to Electoral College Votes From Arizona
The House floor convenes before a joint session of the House and Senate convenes to confirm the Electoral College votes cast in November's election, at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. (Graeme Jennings/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

The House of Representatives and Senate late Wednesday voted against a move to object to Arizona’s electoral votes.

The chambers each voted on the measure following a breach by a group of rioters of the Capitol building while other protesters were gathered outside. It is unclear who instigated the breach of the building.

The Senate overwhelmingly voted 93-6 against the objection to the counting of a slate of 11 presidential electors from Arizona for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.

All votes in favor to the objection came from Republicans. They were Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), and Sen.-elect Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.).

In the House, 303-121 voted against the objection. The full list of those who voted for the objection is below.

Both chambers were set to reconvene their joint session.

Earlier during the joint session of Congress, Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and Cruz objected to Arizona’s 11 electoral votes, triggering debates by each chamber and a vote.

More than 60 Republican House representatives joined Gosar and Cruz to object to the slate of votes for Biden, leading to a pause in the joint session and separate, concurrent debates in the two chambers. The objection requires a majority vote from both chambers to pass.

House members who voted in favor of the objection:

Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.)
Rep. Rick Allen (R-Ga.)
Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas)
Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas)
Rep. Jim Baird (R-Ind.)
Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.)
Rep. Jack Bergman (R-Mich.)
Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-Okla.)
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.)
Rep. Dan Bishop (R-N.C.)
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.)
Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.)
Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.)
Rep. Ted Budd (R-N.C.)
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.)
Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas)
Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.)
Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.)
Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Ala.)
Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.)
Rep. John Carter (R-Texas)
Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.)
Rep. Ben Cline (R-Va.)
Re[. Michael Cloud (R-La.)
Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.)
Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.)
Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.)
Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio)
Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-Tenn.)
Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart (R-Fla.)
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.)
Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.)
Rep. Neal Dunn (R-Fla.)
Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kan.)
Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas)
Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-Minn.)
Rep. Scott Fitzgerald (R-Wis.)
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.)
Rep. Scott Franklin (R-Fla.)
Rep. Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho)
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.)
Rep. Mike Garcia (R-Calif.)
Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-Ohio)
Rep. Carlos Giménez (R-Fla.)
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas)
Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.)
Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Texas)
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.)
Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.)
Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.)
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.)
Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.)
Rep. Michael Guest (R-Miss.)
Rep. Jim Hagedorn (R-Minn.)
Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.)
Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.)
Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.)
Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.)
Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.)
Rep. Jody Hice (R-Ga.)
Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.)
Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.)
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)
Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas)
Rep. Chris Jacobs (R-N.Y.)
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.)
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio)
Rep. John Joyce (R-Pa.)
Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.)
Rep. Trent Kelly (R-Miss.)
Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.)
Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.)
Rep. Jacob LaTurner (R-Kan.)
Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.)
Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.)
Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga)
Rep. Frank Lucas (R-Okla.)
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.)
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.)
Rep. Tracey Mann (R-Kan.)
Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.)
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)
Rep. Riordan McClain (R-Ohio)
Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.)
Rep. Barry Moore (R-Ala.)
Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.)
Rep. Tyor Nehls (R-Texas)
Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.)
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.)
Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.)
Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.)
Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Ala.)
Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.)
Rep. Bill Posey (R-Fla.)
Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas)
Rep. Bill Posey (R-Fla.)
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pa.)
Rep. Tom Rice (R-S.C.)
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.)
Rep. John Rose (R-Tenn.)
Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.)
Rep. David Rouzer (R-N.C.)
Rep. John Rutherford (R-Fla.)
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.)
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas)
Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.)
Rep. Adrian Smith (R-Neb.)
Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.)
Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.)
Rep. William Timmons (R-S.C.)
Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.)
Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.)
Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.)
Rep. Randy Weber (R-Texas)
Rep. Roger Williams (R-Texas)
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.)
Rep. Ron Wright (R-Texas)
Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.)

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