There is a rule book to this. Most states bind electors to their parties' winner.
It's not like a trial jury nullification of guilt by circumstances.
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Only two states, Nebraska and Maine, do not follow the winner-takes-all rule. In those states, there could be a split of Electoral votes among candidates through the state's system for proportional allocation of votes. For example, Maine has four Electoral votes and two Congressional districts.
https://www.archives.gov/federal-reg...llege/faq.html
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