However, while these race calls are often accurate, they are not official election results. The official results take a lot longer to count, certify, check and double check.

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A county election official estimated it would have taken 100 days to count every race on each ballot using the same procedures. Associated Press writers Scott Sonner in Reno, ...

Kim Wyman, a former local election official and Republican secretary of state of Washington, said the easiest way to learn the job is to do it for a few cycles. Sponsor Message ...

As Trump’s election deniers take over local election boards, one official publicly refused to certify an election — as he quietly helped certify it. × Skip to main content ...

Election administrators have to complete post-election activities and election results need to be certified – results are not official until that process happens.

How ballots are counted, when they are counted and when results are certified are all reasons why official election results are typically finalized after Nov. 5. Credit: AP Photo/David Zalubowski.