NBC News Explains Texas District 18 Expected Vote Estimate for 1 House Primary

4 articles · Updated · NBC News · May 27

NBC News said the “expected vote” in Texas House District 18 is an estimate of the total ballots likely to be counted once the primary is complete.
The figure is built from several inputs, including early-vote totals and Election Day information gathered by vote reporters from county election officials.
NBC said the estimate can change as new information comes in, while vote data are supplied by the Associated Press and projections come from the NBC News Decision Desk.

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