Explaining Election Day: How AP declares winners, part 2
From the Explaining Election Day: Understanding the processes from voting to declaring winners series
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One question will be asked over and over again on election night: who won? The Associated Press will answer that question for nearly 7,000 races across the country and up and down the ballot, from president to state ballot measures to a variety of local offices.
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The Associated Press has created a series of videos explaining how elections work in the Uni…
In the 2024 general election, the AP will declare winners in nearly 2,000 uncontested races, compared with about 4,500 contested races.
