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Yes, a 269-269 tie is extremely unlikely by all accounts, still it’s interesting to look at the various ways that it could end up in such a situation. It’s actually been an issue that has been discussed in 2000 and 2004. FiveThirtyEight.com has an article from May discussing the possibilities, but lets look at a few of them based on a current electoral map.

Here’s the first, and most likely version of a 269-269 tie:

And here’s are four other reasonable, though not likely ways in which the situation could work itself out:

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