While most states have a winner-take-all system for electoral votes, some use different and sometimes unique systems to choose elected officials.

Louisiana political scientist Pearson Cross noted that third-parties have achieved minimal success in American politics.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday that Republicans being asked who won the 2020 election is a “gotcha game.” ...

538's Galen Druke and Geoffrey Skelley talk about the Electoral College advantage in past elections and how it could play out in 2024. The 538 team discusses whether early voting data is a good ...

Tim Walz will face off Tuesday night for a vice presidential debate, the final scheduled in-person exchange between the campaigns as polls continue to show a tight race just over five weeks out from ...

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While Harris leads Trump overall, the election is expected to be won by small margins in battleground states that decide elections – including Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

To give context to the next election odds, we've provided the implied probability along with each candidate's odds of becoming the next president of the United States. Candidate Odds to win 2024 ...

Our writers have been predicting the overall winner of the election since early this year, periodically plotting their choices on a sliding scale of likelihood. JD Vance had a better night than ...

A true trailblazer in American politics, Harris began her career as a Deputy District Attorney in Alameda County, California, later serving as District Attorney of San Francisco and Attorney ...