AP Details 177-Year Election Results Process Across Thousands of U.S. Races

1 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · Jun 10

AP said it collects vote counts from local election officials in thousands of races nationwide and publishes results as soon as they become available.
Its Elections Analytics team calls winners only when it determines trailing candidates no longer have a viable path to victory.
The report frames that system as the continuation of a process AP says began in 1848, when it first tabulated U.S. election vote counts.
AP cast the explanation as part of its broader pitch for trust in election-night reporting, saying it provides fact-based results without editorial bias.