While some of President Trump’s allies who planned to contest Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory Wednesday decided to reverse course after a violent, pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol and interrupted the session, dozens of Republican lawmakers still went through with the plan.
As the ceremonial ritual of counting electoral votes was underway Wednesday afternoon, violent Trump supporters who had convened at a rally with the president earlier in the day in which he continued to falsely assert he won the election, heeded his call to “fight like hell” and broke barriers to break into the building, forcing Vice President Mike Pence to be ushered to safety and lawmakers, journalists, and other officials to hide in secure locations for hours.
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After the chaos had cleared, lawmakers resumed the procedure and confirmed Biden’s victory, though some staunch Trump defenders had notably changed their rhetoric or positioning after the day’s events.
Though members of the House and Senate soundly rejected to objections to the electoral votes in Arizona and Pennsylvania, several Republican members didn’t.
The Senate rejected the Arizona objection with 6 senators voting yes and 93 voting no, and the Pennsylvania objection, with 7 voting yes and 92 voting no.
The House also did not sustain the objections, rejecting the Arizona challenge with 121 members voting yes and 303 voting no while 138 members voted yes and 282 members voted no for the Pennsylvania challenge.
These are the six Republican senators who objected to Biden’s electoral votes in Arizona:
- Ted Cruz of Texas
- Josh Hawley of Missouri
- Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi
- John Kennedy of Louisiana
- Roger Marshall of Kansas
- Tommy Tuberville of Alabama
These are the 121 House Republicans who objected to Biden’s electoral votes in Arizona:
- Robert Aderholt of Alabama
- Rick Allen of Georgia
- Jodey Arrington of Texas
- Brian Babin of Texas
- James Baird of Indiana
- Jim Banks of Indiana
- Jack Bergman of Michigan
- Stephanie Bice of Oklahoma
- Andy Biggs of Arizona
- Dan Bishop of North Carolina
- Lauren Boebert of Colorado
- Mike Bost of Illinois
- Mo Brooks of Alabama
- Ted Budd of North Carolina
- Tim Burchett of Tennessee
- Michael Burgess of Texas
- Ken Calvert of California
- Kat Cammack of Florida
- Jerry Carl of Alabama
- Earl Carter of Georgia
- John Carter of Texas
- Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina
- Ben Cline of Virginia
- Michael Cloud of Texas
- Andrew Clyde of Georiga
- Tom Cole of Oklahoma
- Eric Crawford of Arkansas
- Warren Davidson of Ohio
- Scott DesJarlais of Tennessee
- Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida
- Byron Donalds of Florida
- Jeff Duncan of South Carolina
- Neal Dunn of Florida
- Ron Estes of Kansas
- Pat Fallon of Texas
- Michelle Fischbach of Minnesota
- Scott Fitzgerald of Wisconsin
- Charles Fleischmann of Tennessee
- C. Scott Franklin of Florida
- Russ Fulcher of Idaho
- Matt Gaetz of Florida
- Mike Garcia of California
- Bob Gibbs of Ohio
- Carlos Gimenez of Florida
- Louie Gohmert of Texas
- Bob Good of Virginia
- Lance Gooden of Texas
- Paul Gosar of Arizona
- Sam Graves of Missouri
- Mark Green of Tennessee
- Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia
- H. Morgan Griffith of Virginia
- Michael Guest of Mississippi
- Jim Hagedorn of Minnesota
- Andy Harris of Maryland
- Diana Harshbarger of Tennessee
- Vicky Hartzler of Missouri
- Kevin Hern of Oklahoma
- Yvette Herrell of New Mexico
- Jody Hice of Georgia
- Clay Higgins of Louisiana
- Richard Hudson of North Carolina
- Darrell Issa of California
- Ronny Jackson of Texas
- Chris Jacobs of New York
- Mike Johnson of Louisiana
- Bill Johnson of Ohio
- Jim Jordan of Ohio
- John Joyce of Pennsylvania
- Trent Kelly of Mississippi
- Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania
- Doug LaMalfa of California
- Doug Lamborn of Colorado
- Jake LaTurner of Kansas
- Debbie Lesko of Arizona
- Billy Long of Missouri
- Barry Loudermilk of Georgia
- Frank Lucas of Oklahoma
- Blaine Luetkemeyer of Missouri
- Nicole Malliotakis of New York
- Tracey Mann of Kansas
- Brian Mast of Florida
- Kevin McCarthy of California
- Lisa McClain of Michigan
- Mary Miller of Illinois
- Carol Miller of West Virginia
- Barry Moore of Alabama
- Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma
- Troy Nehls of Texas
- Ralph Norman of South Carolina
- Devin Nunes of California
- Jay Obernolte of California
- Steven Palazzo of Mississippi
- Gary Palmer of Alabama
- Scott Perry of Pennsylvania
- August Pfluger of Texas
- Bill Posey of Florida
- Guy Reschenthaler of Pennsylvania
- Tom Rice of South Carolina
- Mike Rogers of Alabama
- Harold Rogers of Kentucky
- John Rose of Tennessee
- Matthew Rosendale of Montana
- David Rouzer of North Carolina
- John Rutherford of Florida
- Steve Scalise of Louisiana
- Pete Sessions of Texas
- Jason Smith of Missouri
- Adrian Smith of Nebraska
- W. Gregory Steube of Florida
- Thomas Tiffany of Wisconsin
- William Timmons of South Carolina
- Jefferson Van Drew of New Jersey
- Tim Walberg of Michigan
- Jackie Walorski of Indiana
- Randy Weber of Texas
- Daniel Webster of Florida
- Roger Williams of Texas
- Joe Wilson of South Carolina
- Ron Wright of Texas
- Lee Zeldin of New York
These are the seven Republican senators who objected to Biden’s electoral votes in Pennsylvania:
- Ted Cruz of Texas
- Josh Hawley of Missouri
- Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi
- Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming
- Roger Marshall of Kansas
- Rick Scott of Florida
- Tommy Tuberville of Alabama
These are the House Republicans who objected to Biden’s electoral votes in Pennsylvania:
- Robert Aderholt of Alabama
- Rick Allen of Georgia
- Jodey Arrington of Texas
- Brian Babin of Texas
- James Baird of Indiana
- Jim Banks of Indiana
- Cliff Bentz of Oregon
- Jack Bergman of Michigan
- Stephanie Bice of Oklahoma
- Andy Biggs of Arizona
- Dan Bishop of North Carolina
- Lauren Boebert of Colorado
- Mike Bost of Illinois
- Mo Brooks of Alabama
- Ted Budd of North Carolina
- Tim Burchett of Tennessee
- Michael Burgess of Texas
- Ken Calvert of California
- Kat Cammack of Florida
- Jerry Carl of Alabama
- Earl Carter of Georgia
- John Carter of Texas
- Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina
- Steve Chabot of Ohio
- Ben Cline of Virginia
- Michael Cloud of Texas
- Andrew Clyde of Georiga
- Tom Cole of Oklahoma
- Eric Crawford of Arkansas
- Warren Davidson of Ohio
- Scott DesJarlais of Tennessee
- Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida
- Byron Donalds of Florida
- Jeff Duncan of South Carolina
- Neal Dunn of Florida
- Ron Estes of Kansas
- Pat Fallon of Texas
- Michelle Fischbach of Minnesota
- Scott Fitzgerald of Wisconsin
- Charles Fleischmann of Tennessee
- Virginia Foxx of North Carolina
- C. Scott Franklin of Florida
- Russ Fulcher of Idaho
- Matt Gaetz of Florida
- Mike Garcia of California
- Bob Gibbs of Ohio
- Carlos Gimenez of Florida
- Louie Gohmert of Texas
- Bob Good of Virginia
- Lance Gooden of Texas
- Paul Gosar of Arizona
- Garret Graves of Louisiana
- Sam Graves of Missouri
- Mark Green of Tennessee
- Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia
- H. Morgan Griffith of Virginia
- Michael Guest of Mississippi
- Jim Hagedorn of Minnesota
- Andy Harris of Maryland
- Diana Harshbarger of Tennessee
- Vicky Hartzler of Missouri
- Kevin Hern of Oklahoma
- Yvette Herrell of New Mexico
- Jody Hice of Georgia
- Clay Higgins of Louisiana
- Richard Hudson of North Carolina
- Darrell Issa of California
- Ronny Jackson of Texas
- Chris Jacobs of New York
- Mike Johnson of Louisiana
- Bill Johnson of Ohio
- Jim Jordan of Ohio
- John Joyce of Pennsylvania
- Fred Keller of Pennsylvania
- Trent Kelly of Mississippi
- Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania
- David Kustoff of Tennessee
- Doug LaMalfa of California
- Doug Lamborn of Colorado
- Debbie Lesko of Arizona
- Billy Long of Missouri
- Barry Loudermilk of Georgia
- Frank Lucas of Oklahoma
- Blaine Luetkemeyer of Missouri
- Nicole Malliotakis of New York
- Tracey Mann of Kansas
- Brian Mast of Florida
- Kevin McCarthy of California
- Lisa McClain of Michigan
- Daniel Meuser of Pennsylvania
- Mary Miller of Illinois
- Carol Miller of West Virginia
- Alexander Mooney of West Virginia
- Barry Moore of Alabama
- Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma
- Gregory Murphy of North Carolina
- Troy Nehls of Texas
- Ralph Norman of South Carolina
- Devin Nunes of California
- Jay Obernolte of California
- Burgess Owens of Utah
- Steven Palazzo of Mississippi
- Gary Palmer of Alabama
- Greg Pence of Indiana
- Scott Perry of Pennsylvania
- August Pfluger of Texas
- Bill Posey of Florida
- Guy Reschenthaler of Pennsylvania
- Tom Rice of South Carolina
- Mike Rogers of Alabama
- Harold Rogers of Kentucky
- John Rose of Tennessee
- Matthew Rosendale of Montana
- David Rouzer of North Carolina
- John Rutherford of Florida
- Steve Scalise of Louisiana
- David Schweikert of Arizona
- Pete Sessions of Texas
- Jason Smith of Missouri
- Adrian Smith of Nebraska
- Lloyd Smucker of Pennsylvania
- Elise Stefanik of New York
- W. Gregory Steube of Florida
- Chris Stewart of Utah
- Glenn Thompson of Pennsylvania
- Thomas Tiffany of Wisconsin
- William Timmons of South Carolina
- Jefferson Van Drew of New Jersey
- Beth Van Duyne of Texas
- Tim Walberg of Michigan
- Jackie Walorski of Indiana
- Randy Weber of Texas
- Daniel Webster of Florida
- Roger Williams of Texas
- Joe Wilson of South Carolina
- Robert Wittman of Virginia
- Ron Wright of Texas
- Lee Zeldin of New York
Amanda Kaufman can be reached at amanda.kaufman@globe.com. Follow her @amandakauf1.