There were originally 20 articles and he was acquitted on 16 and the other 4 were dismissed. Since there were only 30 Senators voting, Paxton only had to receive 10 votes on each article for acquittal. The least number of actual acquittal votes for any article was 16. To dismiss the 4 remaining articles, a majority of the Senate (16 votes) was required. The actual vote was 19 yes and 11 no. If the dismissed articles had been voted on, only 10 votes each would have been need to acquit.
There were originally 20 articles and he was acquitted on 16 and the other 4 were dismissed. Since there were only 30 Senators voting, Paxton only had to receive 10 votes on each article for acquittal. The least number of actual acquittal votes for any article was 16. To dismiss the 4 remaining articles, a majority of the Senate (16 votes) was required. The actual vote was 19 yes and 11 no. If the dismissed articles had been voted on, only 10 votes each would have been need to acquit.