A mericans are headed to the polls today to cast their ballots in a crucial election. People are anxious, hopeful, and scared ...

In March 1801, after the deeply partisan presidential election of 1800, Thomas Jefferson rose in the U.S. Capitol to take the ...

The US is not unaccustomed to contentious elections, but they rarely result in violence. However, an electoral tie and a ...

But I’m struck by the similarities between 2024 and a much earlier election, one of the most consequential in our nation’s ...

In U.S. elections, every vote was counted on election night prior to 2020.

What if neither Kamala Harris nor Donald Trump secures the crucial 270 electoral votes needed to win, setting up a rare ...

The election of 1800 alone featured almost everything that's made President Trump's three presidential contests a wild ride.

The 2000 election between Democratic nominee Vice President Al Gore and Republican George W. Bush came down to a ...

The Madison-Jefferson letters presaged the 1824 election which, thrown to the House, resulted in the election of John Quincy ...

Explore the Electoral College, a system that elects the U.S. president. Learn about its history, process, and how it differs from popular vote.

Incumbent Eric Fagan is the apparent winner in the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s race, but provisional ballots could swing the ...

After the 1800 election, the House voted 35 times to break the tie in electoral votes between Democratic-Republicans Thomas Jefferson and his running mate Aaron Burr without reaching a majority.