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> It seems unlikely for the result of the election to change even if one state was hacked...

If Florida (where Trump's winning margin is less than 130,000 votes, which is less than 1.3% of the votes cast in that state) and its 29 electoral votes were declared for Clinton, that would put the two candidates in a dead heat, with 261 electoral college votes each.

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No that is only the case if you don't count Michigan (which Trump is probably going to win very very slightly).

Counting Michigan, Trump has 306 electoral votes. If you take away the 29 from Florida, he has 277, which is still greater than the 270 needed.

You seem to be missing my point.

If Clinton wins Michigan, then the Florida result (i.e. that single state) affects the outcome of the election.

At which point the election moves to the House of Representatives, where the Republican party holds a majority and still will after the 115th Congress is seated.

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