Election 2024

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AP VoteCast: How Americans voted in 2020, and what it could mean for 2024

As Election Day draws nearer, Vice President Kamala Harris is trying to maintain the racially diverse coalition of voters who were driven four years ago by fierce opposition to Donald Trump and anxiety over a surging, deadly pandemic.

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Yes, voter fraud happens. But it’s rare and election offices have safeguards to catch it

Florida will vote on marijuana, abortion in an election that will test GOP’s dominance

A presidential campaign unlike any other ends on Tuesday. Here’s how we got here

Harris team warns CEOs that Trump is a threat to economy, while Trump says tariffs can drive growth

Harris and Trump set sights on Pennsylvania in final push before Election Day

Here’s what to watch on Election Day in the US

Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes can proceed, a Pennsylvania judge says

A look at the weather expected in battleground states on Election Day

In dash across Michigan, Harris contrasts optimism with Trump’s rhetoric without uttering his name

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to reporters after delivering remarks at a church service at Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Harris won’t say how she voted on California measure that would reverse criminal justice reforms

Battleground states: President

Battleground states: U.S. Senate

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El presidente Donald Trump, a la derecha, estrecha la mano de Elon Musk durante una conferencia de prensa en el Despacho Oval de la Casa Blanca, el viernes 30 de mayo de 2025, en Washington. (AP Foto/Evan Vucci)

Republicans urge Donald Trump and Elon Musk to end their feud

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, right, appoints State Court of Appeals Judge Allison Riggs, left, to the North Carolina Supreme Court to fill a vacancy, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, at the Executive Mansion in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum, File)

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, right, appoints State Court of Appeals Judge Allison Riggs, left, to the North Carolina Supreme Court to fill a vacancy, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, at the Executive Mansion in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum, File)

Court directive to notify voters in close North Carolina election blocked for now

North Carolina’s Supreme Court has temporarily halted enforcement of a decision by an appeals court that favored a Republican candidate in a close and unresolved November election for the state’s highest court.

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North Carolina judges side with Republican colleague in close Supreme Court election

North Carolina judge challenging outcome of race wore Confederate uniform in college photo

One of the last undecided 2024 races is going to court

The election for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court is one of the last unresolved 2024 races in the country. One voter whose ballot has been challenged calls it “tantrum politics.” (AP video/Allen Breed)

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Kamala Harris to oversee certifying her 2024 election loss to Donald Trump

Next steps for Trump’s White House return involve Harris helping certify her election loss

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This undated photo provided by the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts in December 2024 shows North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Allison Riggs. (Roger Winstead/North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts via AP, File)

North Carolina appeals judges hear arguments in unresolved court election

North Carolina appeals court judges have listened to arguments about whether votes on tens of thousands of ballots in an unsettled state Supreme Court election from November should remain in the tally or be discarded.

This undated photo provided by the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts in December 2024 shows North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Allison Riggs. (Roger Winstead/North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts via AP, File)

A still-unresolved North Carolina court election is back before judges next week

A panel from North Carolina’s intermediate-level appeals court will hear arguments next week about a still-unsettled November election for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat. The Court of Appeals set the March 21 hearing before three judges.

People wait in line to vote on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in the East Boston neighborhood of Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Boston ordered to change its elections practices following ballot problems in November

The Massachusetts secretary of state’s office has ordered an overhaul of Boston’s elections practices after some city precincts didn’t initially have enough printed ballots on Election Day in November.

FILE - Attorneys and observers review a printout from a voting machine to ensure the numbers match with the reported results as the state conducts additional tabulations under ranked choice voting in a congressional race, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/David Sharp, File)

Voters rejected historic election reforms across the US, despite more than $100M push

Election reform advocates had hoped for a big year at the ballot box. That’s because a historic number of states were considering initiatives for ranked choice voting or to end partisan primaries.

Michigan elections board smoothly certifies results of 2024 election

The Michigan Board of State Canvassers has voted unanimously to certify the the results of the November election, a notable difference from four years ago when supporters of Donald Trump cast skepticism on the results of the 2020 election.

FILE - Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, speaks, Jan. 31, 2023, at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Trump-backed Derek Merrin concedes to Democratic U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur in Ohio

Democratic U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur’s Trump-endorsed rival said he called the veteran Ohio congresswoman to concede defeat in the 2024 election. In a video posted Friday to X, formerly Twitter, state Rep.

Members of the Amish community, Samuel Stoltzfus and his wife Lillian Stoltzfus, vote at a polling center at the Garden Spot Village retirement community in New Holland, Pa., Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

Beyond evangelicals, Trump and his allies courted smaller faith groups, from the Amish to Chabad

Donald Trump’s lock on the white evangelical vote is legendary, but he didn’t focus exclusively on large religious voter blocs. He and his allies also wooed smaller religious groups, away from the mainstream.

FILE - Mississippi Supreme Court justices including Justice Jim Kitchens, seated at right, fourth from top, listen to arguments, July 6, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Mississippi’s judicial runoff elections

Voters in central Mississippi and the Delta and Gulf Coast areas will return to the polls Tuesday for a runoff election to resolve two state judicial races in which no candidate received the required vote majority in the Nov. 5 general election.

Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., left, stops to speak to members of the media before voting, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Scranton, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Democrat Bob Casey concedes to Republican David McCormick in Pennsylvania Senate contest

Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania is conceding his reelection bid to Republican David McCormick. The concession came Thursday, more than two weeks after Election Day.

This combination of images shows comedian and podcaster Theo Von, left, President Donald Trump, center, and comedian-commentator and podcaster Joe Rogan. (AP Photo)

Was it all a joke? How stand-up comedy helped reelect Trump

Did stand-up comedians help reelect Donald Trump? Not a joke, as outgoing President Joe Biden might say.

FILE - House Maj. Whip Reena Szczepanski, D-Santa Fe, left, Rep. D. Wonda Johnson, D-Church Rock, center, and Rep. Cristina Parajon, D-Albuquerque, talk before the start of a special session, in Santa Fe, N.M., July 18, 2024. (Eddie Moore/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)

Number of women who are state lawmakers inches up to a record high

The total number of women who are state lawmakers has once again reached new heights, following a trend up in recent years. That’s according to data gathered by the Rutgers Center for American Women and Politics.

FILE - Republican U.S. House candidate Nick Begich answers a question during a debate on live television with incumbent Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola at Alaska Public Media, Oct. 10, 2024, in Anchorage, Alaska. (Bill Roth/Anchorage Daily News via AP, File)

Trump-backed Republican Nick Begich beats Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola for Alaska’s only House seat

Republican Nick Begich has won the state’s U.S. House race, defeating Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola. Begich was endorsed by former President Donald Trump and won the seat that Republican Rep.

FILE - U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, is interviewed, Dec. 9, 2022, in Toledo, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Ohio Democrat Marcy Kaptur extends tenure as longest-serving woman in US House with election win

Her victory in northwest Ohio over fourth-term state Rep.

College student Jimena Sanchez, right, who studies children's development works as a part-time cashier earning minimum wage at a family store, in Los Angeles on Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

California voters reject measure that would have raised minimum wage to nation-high $18 per hour

California voters have rejected a measure on the November ballot that would have raised the minimum wage for most workers to $18 an hour. The rate would have been on par with Hawaii and the highest statewide minimum wage in the country.

Incumbent San Francisco Mayor London Breed concedes the election to challenger Daniel Lurie during a news conference at City Hall on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, in San Francisco. (Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

San Francisco Mayor London Breed loses reelection to Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has lost her reelection race to Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie. The Associated Press called the race Tuesday. Breed already conceded the race to Lurie, and pledged a smooth transition for the incoming mayor.

A recount will happen in the extremely close race for a North Carolina court seat

The narrowly trailing Republican candidate in the race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat has formally requested a statewide recount. Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin sent the request before a midday Tuesday deadline.

Robert Hopkins of Lehigh County Voter Registration, works with ballot tabulators in a state-mandated recount of the U.S. Senate race at the Lehigh County Government Center in Allentown, Pa., Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Rubinkam)

A battle over mail ballots in Pennsylvania is latest example of messy disputes over election rules

The recount underway in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race marks the end of a chaotic post-election period that has become the latest example of how disputed election rules can expose weak points in a core function of American democracy.

Out-of-state ballots that the U.S. Postal Service delivered to the Cascade County elections office in Great Falls, Mont., are seen on Nov. 7, 2024 (Joee Taylor/NonStop Local)

Multiple election offices report receiving mailed ballots misdirected from other states

The Associated Press has found numerous instances of completed mail ballots from around the country being sent to election offices in the wrong state.

Democrat keeps slight lead for North Carolina Supreme Court as counties finish count

The final counts by counties are about over and a Democratic incumbent on North Carolina’s Supreme Court has an ever-slight lead over a Republican challenger.

Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at the Kingston Armory in Wilkes-Barre, Pa, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Pennsylvania’s high court orders counties not to count disputed ballots in US Senate race

Pennsylvania’s state Supreme Court is weighing in on a flashpoint amid ongoing vote counting in the U.S. Senate election between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick.

Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde speaks at his election night party Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde concedes defeat to Democrat Tammy Baldwin in US Senate race

Wisconsin Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde has conceded defeat in the race narrowly won by Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, saying he will not pursue a recount.

Democratic North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Attorney General Josh Stein applauds supporters during an election night watch party Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Grant Halverson)

North Carolina Democrats find electoral success further down the ballot and hope to build on it

Democrats fell short again in wresting away swing-state prize North Carolina from Republicans in the presidential election. But their party succeeded with significant state down-ballot victories that builds them hope for the next cycle.

Voters wait in a long line at a polling place at the Michelle and Barack Obama Sports Complex on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Big voter turnout this year benefited Republicans, contradicting conventional political wisdom

The 2024 presidential election featured sky-high turnout, approaching the historic levels of the 2020 contest. Conventional political wisdom was that Republicans struggle to win races in which many people vote.

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