Under election law the House would intervene if the Electoral College gave no presidential candidate the majority Jan. 6.
“There ain't no light at the end of the tunnel in the House of Representatives,” Pelosi said at a recent press conference.
The president can be selected by a House majority — 26 states — if the Electoral College deadlocks or is unable to agree on the winner.
Another is Montana, where Democratic former state Rep. Kathleen Williams and Republican state Auditor Matt Rosendale are vying for the state's lone at-large seat.
Veteran GOP election lawyer Ben Ginsberg said there’s a long ways to go from election day Nov. 3 and a potential House vote on Jan. 6.