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Notes about this Website: How to use the County and State Views: To see elections by county, move the mouse cursor over a map or tap on a map. Moving a mouse cursor over a map or tapping it on a mobile device will change the map from a state view to a county view. When you move the mouse cursor away from the map, it will restore the state view. If you are on a mobile device, tapping the graphic at the top of the page will reset the original view.  At the bottom of all pages, there is a graphic called "Elections Menu." On any page, use this graphic to link back to the home page with the elections menu. Note about the colors used for the political parties: The colors on this website may not match what most viewers are used to seeing! This site uses blue for Republicans and red for Democrats. This was often true of media sources in the past, before the "red state, blue state" identifications we find today. How to read the website election results tables:
In the example above, Republican Jane Doe defeated Democrat John Doe. The upper right corner shows "85" next to the percent. This means that 85 percent of expected precincts are reporting. That column shows the percent of the vote each candidate received. When the number to the left of "percent" disappears, this means that the vote has been certified by the respective state. The cell with the name of the state, in this case Alabama, will light up with the color that represents the party that has won the election. It will remain black until polls close. If the race is not called at poll closing time, it will change to a "too close to call" color (typically purple). When there is a winner, a check will appear next to the winner, and the winner's results will be in bold print. In addition, a symbols key is at the bottom of each page to identify party symbols to the left of the candidates' names. I have noticed that not all U.S. House elections are covered. Why? Because there are 435 U.S. House elections every two years, it is difficult to cover all of them. So this site has a special criteria on U.S. House elections. Which U.S. House elections are chosen for coverage on this webpage? 1. U.S. House elections with a 10 point margin or less will be covered. 2. U.S. House elections with a change of partisan control will be covered. 3. Special U.S. House elections will be covered. 4. Newly created U.S. House districts as the result of a census will be covered. U.S. House districts do not appear on the webpage until 1-2 weeks before the election unless they are special elections. All special elections have a date beside them. Sources: A number of different sources are used for the returns displayed on this site. 1. State Elections Websites maintained separately by each U.S. State and the District of Columbia. 2. The United States Electoral College. 3. Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. 4. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825. 5. Some incomplete and uncertified election results will come from available news media sources. 6. Presidential Portraits are Courtesy of the Library of Congress.  Return to the Elections Menu
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