Topic: “Vote count”

Posted in Announcements

Chad Day named chief elections analyst

, by Nicole Meir

In a memo to staff on Tuesday, Vice President and Head of News Strategy and Operations David Scott and Director of Public Opinion Research Emily Swanson announced that Chad Day will be AP’s new chief elections analyst:

Posted in Behind the News

‘Unprecedented’ transparency into race calls

, by Nicole Meir

At 6:32 p.m. ET on Wednesday, more than a week after Election Day, The Associated Press called the U.S. House for the Republican Party after Republicans secured the 218th seat needed to gain control.

Posted in Behind the News

Calling the 2020 presidential race state by state

, by Patrick Maks

At 11:26 a.m. ET on Saturday, The Associated Press declared Joe Biden the winner of the U.S. presidential race.

Posted in Behind the News

Understanding the election: How AP counts the vote

, by Lauren Easton

On Nov. 3, The Associated Press will tabulate election results for national, state and local races and distribute them to customers around the world as it has done with a history of accuracy since 1848.

Posted in Behind the News

Understanding the election: Why this year is different

, by Lauren Easton

The coronavirus pandemic means more Americans than ever before will cast their ballots ahead of Election Day. Deputy Managing Editor for Operations David Scott, who oversees AP’s race calling, explains how this may affect when we will know who won the 2020 U.S. presidential election:

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