election night
Vote count vigil
Election night is the evening when votes are counted and election results are announced, typically referring to major political contests.
In the United States, it falls on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November for presidential and congressional elections.
News networks provide live coverage as returns come in state by state: We stayed up watching election night coverage until the race was called.
- ballot countingTabulating election results
- early returnsFirst reported vote counts
- breaking newsNewly unfolding events reported
- exit pollsSurveys taken after voting
- too close to callUndecidable by current count
pundits · popular vote · voter turnout · electoral map · live broadcast · news anchors · swing states · certification · recounts · nail-biter · watch parties · press conferences · live-tweeting · absentee ballots · political polarization · concession · projections · provisional ballots
- electionsballot, ballots, voter registration, candidates, polls
- live broadcastlive broadcast, live stream, livestream, live feed, live video
- live televisionlive coverage, live events, live stream, live feed, live audience
- live TVbreaking news, live stream, press conference, awards show, weather alert
- political eventscampaign, debate, vote, rally, inauguration
- Presidential Electionsballot, ballot box, electoral votes, popular vote, voter turnout
election nightprimary season
Party candidate selection period
campaign trail · filing deadline · transition period · midterm
election nightcampaign launch
Start of organized effort
exploratory committee · stump speech · campaign rally · open primary