Election Wire is an independent, nonpartisan site that explains how American elections work and tracks the races that decide who governs.
We focus on three things:
- Explainers that make election rules and procedures clear — how recounts work, what a discharge petition does, what happens between Election Day and Inauguration Day.
- Race guides for federal and state elections, built on public data from election officials, nonpartisan forecasters and published polls, with every source linked.
- Election history — the close calls, upsets and turning points that explain why the system works the way it does.
Who we are
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Our approach
We are not affiliated with any party, candidate, campaign or political action committee, and we don’t endorse candidates. We report what forecasters, officials and polls say, link to them so you can check our work, and date our race coverage so you know how current it is. Read our editorial standards and corrections policy.
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