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10%
2 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Illinois voters will elect leaders for federal, state and other offices on Tuesday.
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voters → elect → Tuesday
Here are some of the key facts about the election and data points the AP Decision Team will monitor as the votes are tallied:
When do polls close?
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polls → monitor → election
Polls close at 7 p.m. local time, which is 8 p.m. ET.
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which → close → p.m.
The Associated Press will provide vote results and declare winners in races for U.S. Senate, governor, U.S. House, attorney general, secretary of state, state Senate, state House, comptroller, County Board, county clerk, county assessor, county treasurer, county sheriff, state treasurer and water reclamation district commissioner.
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Press → provide → state
How many people voted in the last midterm election?
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people → vote → election
About 4.1 million votes were cast in the 2022 race for the U.S. Senate in Illinois.
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votes → cast → Illinois
How much of the vote is cast early or by absentee ballot?
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much → cast → ballot
About 39% of all ballots cast in Illinois’s 2022 race for the U.S. Senate were cast early or by absentee ballot.
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% → cast → ballot
The latest advance vote totals for Illinois can be found in the AP’s advance vote tracker.
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totals → find → tracker
When are early and absentee votes released?
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votes → release → ?
Most Illinois counties are expected to release at least some early and absentee vote results at the start of the night, and about half the counties are expected to release at least some results from Election Day in-person voting at the start of the night.
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counties → expect → night
How long does vote counting usually take?
The first results of the 2024 general election were reported starting at 8:14 p.m. ET on Nov. 5, 14 minutes after polls closed.
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polls → take → closed
The state reached 50% of votes reporting at 9:30 p.m. ET, and 90% of votes reporting at 12:45 a.m. ET on Nov. 6.
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state → reach → Nov.
When will the AP declare a winner?
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AP → declare → winner
The Associated Press does not make projections and will declare a winner only when it’s determined there is no scenario that would allow a trailing candidate to close the gap.
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candidate → make → gap
If a race has not been called, the AP will continue to cover any newsworthy developments, such as candidate concessions or declarations of victory.
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AP → call → victory
In doing so, the AP will make clear that it has not yet declared a winner and explain why.
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declared → do → winner
How do recounts work?
Illinois does not have an automatic recount law.
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Illinois → work → law
who receive at least 95% of the winning candidate’s vote
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who → receive → vote
may request and pay for a limited recount, but the recount results are nonbinding and will not directly change the outcome of the election.
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results → request → election
The AP may declare a winner in a race that is subject to a recount if it can determine the lead is too large for a recount or legal challenge to change the outcome.
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recount → declare → outcome
The Aporia
