Subterms
Doors will open for Republican caucuses across the state at 2 p.m. Eastern time, and those who arrive in person by 3:30 Eastern time will be admitted. There will be one round of voting, and those who were registered as Republicans by the deadline at the end of last year may participate. There is no […] More
Polls close at 8 p.m. local time. Most of the state observes Eastern time, but in the handful of counties that use Central time, polls close at 9 p.m. Eastern. In the 2020 primaries, the first votes were reported soon after polls closed, and nearly all votes were reported by 4 a.m. Eastern. All Michigan […] More
Source: Election results and race calls are from The Associated Press. The Times publishes its own estimates for each candidate’s share of the final vote and the number of remaining votes, based on historic turnout data and reporting from results providers. These are only estimates, and they may not be informed by reports from election officials.Produced by Michael Andre, Camille Baker, Neil Berg, Michael Beswetherick, Matthew Bloch, Irineo Cabreros, Nate Cohn, Alastair Coote, Annie Daniel, Saurabh Datar, Leo Dominguez, Andrew Fischer, Martín González Gómez, Will Houp, K.K. Rebecca Lai, Jasmine C. Lee, Alex Lemonides, Ilana Marcus, Alicia Parlapiano, Elena Shao, Charlie Smart, Isaac White and Christine Zhang. Reporting by Felice Belman.
Editing by Wilson Andrews, Lindsey Rogers Cook, William P. Davis, Amy Hughes, Ben Koski and Allison McCartney. More
In virtually every race, we rely on calls by The Associated Press, which employs a team of analysts, researchers and race callers who have a deep understanding of the states where they declare winners.In addition to overall vote totals, race callers pay attention to county-level votes, votes by type of ballot and areas where there are ballots left to count. In some tightly contested races, The Times independently evaluates A.P. race calls before declaring a winner.The A.P. describes its decision-making process as “aimed at determining the answer to a single question: Can the trailing candidates catch the leader?” And only when the answer is an unquestionable “no” will The A.P. call the race.Not every news organization gets its election results from The A.P. Other election results providers used by news organizations include Edison Research and Decision Desk HQ.These sources can have different counts on election night, depending on the speed and scope of their reporting on a particular race. The results from all providers may not match until all the votes are counted. Major news organizations supplement this data with their own analysis, which is why they may make their calls at different times.News organizations can sometimes project a winner, even with no results reported, if the race was not closely contested or the party or candidate has a history of consistent wins in the county or state. In some cases, The A.P. also relies on the results of pre-election surveys to help make a decision. But most major news organizations, including The A.P., wait until polls are closed before calling a winner. To be clear, the news media does not decide who will take office — that’s made official when states certify their election results. But race calls are an essential part of reporting the news about an election before votes are certified. More
Candidates and advocacy groups are inundating voters’ phones with political text messages. Tell us about your experiences.In the lead-up to the midterm elections, campaigns are inundating millions of people with political text messages. It’s easy to see why.Text messages are much cheaper for political campaigns than TV ads or online ads. Software enables campaigns to quickly create and send bulk messages directly to voters’ phones. Another bonus: Many people who ignore campaign emails actually open and read phone messages.New rules put in place this year by mobile phone carriers were supposed to reduce the flood of unsolicited political text messages. But many people find they are being bombarded more and more with campaign messages they never signed up for.If you are being spammed with political robotexts, I’d like to hear from you.I’m a technology reporter at The New York Times who investigates the societal impacts, and unexpected consequences, of tech trends like campaign texting. The potential benefits for voters seem clear: Political text messages can provide useful information.But the drawbacks this election cycle go beyond voter annoyance and frustration. Political text messages are increasingly a vector for stoking political polarization and spreading disinformation.We’d like to hear about your experiences and see some of the messages you’ve received.We may use your contact information to follow up with you. If we publish your submission, we will not include your name without first contacting you and obtaining your permission.Tell us about your political text messages. More
