AP, election day
The AP has called winners in elections for more than 170 years. Here's how it's done
One question will be asked over and over on election night: Who won? The Associated Press will answer that question for nearly 5,000 contested races across the United States and up and down the ballot,
AP Elections Top 25: The people, places, races, dates and things to know about Election Day
Americans will cast roughly 160 million ballots by the time Election Day comes to a close — in several different ways, including many cast a few weeks before polls even open
Explaining Election Day: How AP collects electorate data
AP VoteCast is a comprehensive survey that tells you what's on voters minds. It takes a detailed snapshot of the American electorate and really tells the story behind the election results.
Explaining Election Day: How AP declares winners
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Explaining Election Day: If the polls just closed, how can AP already declare a winner?
Control of Congress and the White House hangs in the balance on Nov. 5, but don’t expect election night to be all nail-biters. Chances are some winners will be declared before a single vote has been tallied,
Explaining Election Day: How AP counts the votes
The Associated Press has been counting the vote in US elections since 1848, and today it is one massive operation. Here's how it works.
Want to follow election results like a pro? Here’s what to watch in key states
The key to a close race in Michigan is to wait for Wayne, Oakland, and Washtenaw counties to release significant batches of ...
Not all elections look the same. Here are some of the different ways states run their voting
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. general election on Nov. 5 will decide the country’s direction, but it is far from a nationally ...
U.S elections: These battleground states would be hardest for Kamala Harris to win
Kamala Harris faces difficult battles in key swing states as she competes against Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential ...
Trump will hold a rally at Madison Square Garden in the race's final stretch
Donald Trump is returning to New York in the race’s final stretch, scheduling a rally at the city's iconic Madison Square ...
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The Myth That Foreign Policy Doesn’t Matter in Presidential Elections
Yet history shows that foreign policy is far from irrelevant to presidential campaigns. Even if voters attach limited ...
How Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are polling in swing states
Who will win the race to the White House? Here are presidential polling averages in seven battleground states as of Sept. 26.
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Voters in several states could upend how their elections are run
Voters in a record number of states — including the battlegrounds of Arizona and Nevada — are set to decide this fall whether to enact far-reaching changes to how their elections are run. Most ...
The Washington Post21d
Suspicious mail sent to election officials in multiple states
Federal authorities are investigating several suspicious pieces of mail sent to election officials in at least 17 states, some of which contained a questionable substance and led to building ...
Detroit News22d
Suspicious mail sent to elections officials in several states
Federal authorities are investigating several suspicious pieces of mail sent to election officials in at least 10 states, some of which contained questionable substances and led to building ...
News Media Don't Run Elections. Why Do They Call the Winners?
It’s up to governments to run and administer elections and maintain the official record of who won and by how much ...