Here at NPR, we rely on the Associated Press for our election results. The news agency doesn't make projections, but rather declarations based on math.

The Associated Press has been calling races for a long time. The organization’s decision desk has called races since 1848 and even now, more than 170 years later, it keeps those calls pretty simple.

USA TODAY will publish the results for all races that the Associated Press tracks. When statewide polls begin to close around 7 p.m. ET, results will be posted on our election results page.

President Donald Trump and other Republicans have long criticized states that take weeks to count their ballots after ...

The Associated Press will not predict a winner of the presidential election.It will not even name an apparent or likely winner. The A.P. will make the call only when it is certain — just as it ...

News. Metro Atlanta; ... Georgia Runoff Election Results. ... The Atlanta Journal-Constitution relies on The Associated Press to call the winner of the presidential race and nearly 5,000 other ...

PBS News and other outlets rely on the Associated Press, which keeps track of thousands of competitive races, to call the winners. We took a close look at how AP’s Decision Desk calls races ...

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A Georgia appeals court has upheld a ruling requiring county election officials to certify results by legal deadlines.

So every U.S. election night, The Associated Press counts the nation’s votes, tallying millions of ballots and determining which candidates have won their races. It’s been done that way since 1848, ...

Source: Election results and race calls are from The Associated Press. By The New York Times election results team: Michael Andre, Emma Baker, Neil Berg, Andrew ...