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The 17 Ohio electors cast their ballots for President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance.

More than a dozen Republican senators originally said they would object to at least one state's election results. After the violence that ensued Wednesday, that number was reduced by about half.

As Wednesday's tally of the Electoral College vote highlighted a bitter divide between the parties, the Capitol went into a lockdown because of protests.

Thirteen Republican senators and more than 100 House members say they鈥檒l object to certifying Electoral College results today for president-elect Joe鈥�

Many Republicans have indicated they will object to the formal electoral vote count. There is a good chance it will become a spectacle, but there's next to no chance it will change the outcome.

Ohio鈥檚 Gov. Mike DeWine and Sen. Rob Portman both say they oppose the effort by a contingent of Republicans to object to certification of the electoral鈥�

Ohio Sen. Rob Portman will oppose an effort by some of his Republican colleagues to throw out President-elect Joe Biden鈥檚 electoral votes when Congress formalizes the presidential election results this week. Portman announced his decision in a statement Monday, saying he 鈥渃annot support allowing Congress to thwart the will of the voters鈥� by overturning Biden鈥檚 win.

Dozens of Republicans in the House and Senate have said they will object to certification of the Electoral College results. Others say it's time to move on.

Eleven senators and senators-elect said they would reject electors "from disputed states" without an investigation into the votes in those states. They did not provide evidence for their concerns.

Ohio's 18 electors were pledged to Donald Trump on Monday in a process prescribed by law and with lots of formality, but little suspense. At the same鈥�