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Due to this gap between Election Day and certifying results at the state level and in Congress, the AP and other media outlets step in to declare the winners of races using their own methods. Here ...
Past election results over time show that states and counties with a long history of lopsided Republican or Democratic victories tend to continue the same voting patterns from one election to the next. Even in closely contested races, comparing current vote patterns with those in past races can provide important clues.
Which political party will control either chamber of Congress hangs in the balance three days and counting after the 2022 midterm elections. WHY HASN'T THE AP CALLED CONTROL OF CONGRESS YET? Put ...
AP does so only when its VoteCast survey of voters and other evidence, including the history of a state’s elections, details about ballots cast before Election Day and pre-election polling ...
Many presidents' elections produced what is known as a coattail effect, in which the success of a presidential candidate also leads to electoral success for other members of their party. In fact, all newly elected presidents except Zachary Taylor, Richard Nixon, and George H. W. Bush were accompanied by control of at least one house of Congress.
Why AP called Arizona for Trump; Soldier with Yemen's exiled government opens fire, killing 2 Saudi troops and wounding another; AP Race Call: Democrat April McClain Delaney wins election to U.S. House in Maryland's 6th Congressional District; Democrat April McClain Delaney wins election to U.S. House in Maryland's 6th Congressional District
In almost all cases, races can be called well before 100% of the votes have been counted. The AP’s team of election journalists and analysts will call a race as soon as a clear winner can be determined. That may sound obvious, but it is the guiding principle that drives the organization’s election race-calling process.
In the U.S. Congress, it is the function of the party whip of each party in each house to ensure that members adhere to party policies and in particular that members vote for or against bills, amendments, and (in the case of the U.S. Senate) for or against treaties and administration appointments as determined by senior party leadership.