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How was the result of the House of Representatives vote different from the popular and electoral votes?

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"If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the Presidential election leaves the Electoral College process and moves to Congress. The House of Representatives elects the President from the 3 Presidential candidates who received the most electoral votes."

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