How US news organizations will make midterm race calls
On Tuesday night, newsrooms across the U.S. will call winners in one of the country's most closely contested midterm election cycles in recent years, long before all the votes are counted. Most television networks and digital outlets rely on two providers for vote counts: the Associated Press or election-data firm Decision Desk HQ. Some news outlets such as the Wall Street Journal and MS NOW will…
Tuesday night, U.S. newsrooms will make their predictions for one of the most closely-watched midterm elections in recent memory, well before all votes have been tallied. To determine these outcomes, most television networks and digital platforms depend on two sources: the Associated Press (AP) or the decision-making firm Decision Desk HQ.
News organizations such as the Wall Street Journal and MS NOW will rely on the AP for their race calls, while others like Fox News and CBS News will form their projections using the AP's vote count, exit polls, early-vote data, and their own statistical models.
The initial race calls are expected to begin immediately after polls close across the United States, starting with Indiana and Kentucky at 6 p.m. ET (11 p.m. GMT), followed shortly by Georgia, South Carolina, Vermont, and Virginia at 7 p.m. (midnight GMT on November 4). In some races, an instant call may be made if a significant portion of the voting has already been completed.
Low public trust in news organizations to report accurate election results complicates the process of making race calls for media outlets. Despite this, more than 60 percent of Americans still have some confidence in the news media to report the correct election results.
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