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Question Argued Nationwide Texans Back Humphrey Electors
In Austin and across Texas electors debated the merits of the Electoral College after voting for Hubert Humphrey and Edmund Muskie. Some urged abolition or reform while others defended the system citing stability and representation of less-populated areas.
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Texas
Humphrey
Toral College
Hubert Humphrey
Edmund Muskie
Sterling Steves
Fort Worth
Woodrow Bean
el Paso County
Varnon
Davis
Elmer C. Baum
Austin
Leo Cigarroa
Laredo
Wallace Law
Belton
Muskie
Burney
Edmund
Edward
Mary K. Wall
Secretary of State
Richard M. Nixon
Eugene M. Bain
Lawrence M. Borst
Indiana
Ikken Kranbeck
Minnesota
Annette Helen Wheatley
Maryland