With a end tight, the main candidates for the White House They dispute vote by vote the support of the Americans in order to conquer the presidency of the main power on the planet. The gaze is set on seven key states that could tip the balance in the Electoral college, body in charge of appointing the next president.
Depending on the vote count in each of the “hinge” states, The release of the final result could stretch for days, as happened in the 2000 or in 2020, in full pandemic, or meet on the same night as elections, just as happened in 2012.
Elections in the United States: the background to know when the results could be known
The history shows that the closer the situation is, the longer it takes to find out the conclusive information. That happened in the last election, when they faced Joe Biden and Donald Trump. At that time, confirmation by the local media of who was going to be the next president was released four days after the electionson November 7.
The formula Biden-Harris won the vote of 51.38% of citizens, while Trump-Pence stayed with him 46.91%. The small difference in a series of states such as Pennsylvania, finally won by the Democrats, lengthened the wait. Finally, the current president conquered 306 votes voters, while the Republican was left with 232.
In the election of 2016 who faced donald trump and Hillary Clinton, The confirmation of the magnate’s victory occurred in the morning hours of November 9, one day after the elections. The peculiarity at that time was that Clinton got the 48.17% of the direct votes, surpassing the 46.15% of Trump, but the Republican won in states that granted more electors.
During the elections of 2012, the formula Barack Obama – Joe Biden defeated the republicans Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan by 51.06% to 47.20%. Despite the small difference at the national level, the Democrats won in key states that allowed them access to 332 voters, compared to 206 for the conservatives. So the result of the elections was known quickly on the same night of the elections.
The same thing happened in 2008, when Obama arrived at the White House for the first time by defeating the senator John McCain by 52.93% against 45.65%. The Democrat won 365 electoral votes while the Republican was left with just 173. Around 11 p.m. USA, the victory of Obama It was already confirmed and Americans went to sleep knowing who their next president was going to be.
George W. Bush
George W. Bush
In the presidential elections of the 2004, George Bush managed to achieve re-election before John Kerry by a narrow margin in the direct vote and in the electoral college. He managed to prevail with the 50.73% of the votes over the 48% of his competitor, thus achieving 286 voters out of 251. Kerry He acknowledged defeat the next morning.
Further back in time, Bush won the elections in 2000 after a request for a recount of votes in the State of Florida made by his rival Al Gore, due to the small margin of 537 tickets in the original count. That state was decisive because it granted 25 voters (today there are 29). The final definition was known 35 days later and was favorable to the Republican.
Source: Ambito
