AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Minnesota's special state House election
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Voters in Minnesota will choose a new representative Tuesday in a heavily Democratic state House district at...
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Wisconsin's spring primary
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Wisconsin's top school official faces the first big hurdle of her reelection bid in the spring primary...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Florida's special congressional primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Control of the U.S. House isn't on the line in Tuesday's special congressional primaries in Florida, but...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Virginia's state legislative special elections
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Voters in Virginia will begin the new year filling state Senate and House vacancies on Tuesday in...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Louisiana's general election
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Louisiana voters on Saturday will decide the fates of four proposed amendments to the state constitution, in...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Mississippi's judicial runoff elections
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Voters in central Mississippi and the state's Delta and Gulf Coast areas will return to the polls...
Why AP called the Nevada Senate race for Jacky Rosen
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democratic incumbent Sen. Jacky Rosen won reelection early Saturday morning after The Associated Press declared she had...
Why AP called Nevada's presidential race for Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump won his sixth battleground state of the 2024 election early Saturday, beating Vice President...
Why AP called the Wisconsin Senate race for Tammy Baldwin
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Associated Press declared that Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin won reelection to the U.S. Senate from Wisconsin...
Why AP called Wisconsin and the White House for Donald Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Associated Press declared that Republican Donald Trump won Wisconsin -- and with it, a return to...
Nebraska and Maine split their electoral votes. Here's how it worked
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Forty-eight states and Washington, D.C., award all their presidential electoral votes to the candidate who wins statewide...
Why AP called the Texas Senate race for Ted Cruz
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Associated Press declared that Republican Sen. Ted Cruz successfully defended his seat against Democratic Rep. Colin...
Nebraska and Maine could split their electoral votes. Here's how it works
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Forty-eight states and Washington, D.C., award all their presidential electoral votes to the candidate who wins statewide...
How the AP is able to declare winners in states where polls just closed
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Associated Press declared winners Tuesday in some states where polls had just closed, and in some...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Minnesota on Election Day
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Minnesota voters will decide on Election Day how to award the state's 10 presidential electoral votes, including...
AP Decision Note: What to expect in Oklahoma on Election Day
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former President Donald Trump is looking to continue his winning streak in Oklahoma as he competes with...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia on Election Day
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Georgia voters are once again expected to play a pivotal role in the presidential election on Nov...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Montana on Election Day
WASHINGTON (AP) -- When Montana voters cast ballots in the Nov. 5 general election, they'll decide what may just be...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Michigan on Election Day
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Michigan may play a decisive role in a third consecutive presidential election on Nov. 5, while voters...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Wisconsin on Election Day
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Wisconsin is no stranger to close presidential elections. The margin of victory was less than a percentage...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in North Carolina on Election Day
WASHINGTON (AP) -- North Carolina voters will cast ballots for president and governor in the Nov. 5 general election while...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Nevada on Election Day
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nevada is once again home to competitive races that could determine control of the White House and...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Pennsylvania on Election Day
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Pennsylvania voters are almost sure to play a pivotal role in the Nov. 5 general election, with...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Arizona on Election Day
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Voters in Arizona have no shortage of competitive races to decide in the Nov. 5 general election...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Missouri on Election Day
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nov. 5 is Election Day in Missouri, where the race for the White House tops the list...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Ohio on Election Day
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are in a tight race for the White...
News media don't run elections. Why do they call the winners?
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's election night, the polls have closed and chances are you're waiting on The Associated Press or...
If the polls just closed, how can AP already declare a winner?
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Control of the White House and the narrowly divided Senate and House may hang in the balance...
How voting before Election Day became so widespread and so political
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Voters had plenty to argue about in the 1972 election, but they overwhelmingly agreed that when it...
How AP uses expected vote instead of 'precincts reporting' when determining a winner
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's usually possible to determine who won an election before the vote counting is 100% complete. But...
The AP has called winners in elections for more than 170 years. Here's how it's done
WASHINGTON (AP) -- One question will be asked over and over on election night: Who won?
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New Jersey's special congressional election
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Voters in New Jersey's 10th Congressional District will choose a successor on Wednesday to the late Democratic...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Delaware's state primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Delaware's most prominent elected official, President Joe Biden, may have upended the presidential race in July when...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Massachusetts state primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Massachusetts Republicans will choose candidates to challenge U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch in...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Oklahoma's state primary runoff elections
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Three Republican Oklahoma state lawmakers will go before voters for the second time in about two months...
Convention delegates will nominate Harris, again. This time, there's less suspense and more pizzazz
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Once more, with feeling!
Convention delegates will nominate Harris, again. This time, the pizzazz will be back
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Once more, with feeling!
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Florida's state primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican Rick Scott 's bid for renomination for a second Senate term tops the list of races...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Connecticut's state primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Connecticut Republicans will pick nominees in state primaries on Tuesday to challenge two longtime Democratic lawmakers, U.S...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Vermont's state primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two Democrats will compete in Vermont's state primary on Tuesday for the right to challenge four-term Republican...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Hawaii's state primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Voting concludes Saturday in Hawaii's state primaries, where candidates for Congress and the Legislature will compete for...
Why AP called Missouri's 1st District primary for Wesley Bell over Rep. Cori Bush
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Wesley Bell's sizable vote lead in St. Louis County and competitive showing in St. Louis city propelled...
Harris wins Democratic presidential nomination in virtual roll call. Here's how the process worked
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democratic delegates have selected Vice President Kamala Harris to be the party's presidential nominee, according to final...
The DNC chair said Harris has a delegate majority. This is how its virtual roll call process works
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris has secured enough delegates to become the Democratic presidential nominee, according to Democratic...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Kansas state primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Kansas voters will choose their parties' nominees for the U.S. House, the state legislature and the state...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Michigan's state primaries
NEWAYGO, Mich. (AP) -- While Michigan remains one of the crown jewels of the fall presidential campaign, the focus on...
The virtual roll call to nominate Kamala Harris is underway. This is how it will work.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Don't expect a balloon drop, at least not yet.
Don't expect a balloon drop quite yet. How the virtual roll call to nominate Kamala Harris will work
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Don't expect a balloon drop, at least not yet.
Harris to be sole Democratic presidential candidate heading into official party vote
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Kamala Harris is the only White House hopeful who has qualified to compete for the...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Tennessee's state primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Candidates for federal and state legislative posts will compete for their parties' nominations in Thursday's primaries in...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Arizona's state primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Arizona is already expected to play a critical role in the White House race as it did...
Who will win delegates' support to be the Democratic nominee? AP's survey tracks who they're backing
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Joe Biden's withdrawal from his reelection bid and his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris to...
GOP threatened to sue over November ballot if Biden dropped out. Experts call that 'ridiculous'
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Even before President Joe Biden's long-speculated withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race, allies of former President Donald...
Who will delegates support to be the Democratic nominee? AP's survey tracks who they're backing
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Joe Biden's withdrawal from his reelection bid and his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris to...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New Jersey's special congressional primary
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats running to replace the late U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr. will go before voters Tuesday in...
Why AP called New York's 16th District for George Latimer over Rep. Jamaal Bowman
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrat George Latimer defeated U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman in New York's 16th Congressional District on the strength...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Colorado's state primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Colorado's congressional delegation faces a reshuffling in Tuesday's state primaries after a retirement, a resignation and a...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in South Carolina's state primary runoffs
WASHINGTON (AP) -- South Carolina will hold runoff elections on Tuesday to decide a handful of races in which no...
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia's primary runoffs
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A southwest Georgia Republican who served a brief federal prison sentence for his actions inside the U.S...
Why AP called Rep. Nancy Mace the winner in the South Carolina U.S. House Republican primary
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace's Republican primary victory in South Carolina on Tuesday was powered by a strong...