How we know when someone wins an election

我们如何知道某人是否赢得了一场选举

The NPR Politics Podcast

2026-11-04

24 分钟
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When you follow NPR's coverage of elections, you'll see or hear that race results are "called" by the Associated Press. What does that mean, and how does the AP make those determinations? We ask their head of elections to explain. This episode: senior political correspondent Tamara Keith, senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro, and AP Elections vice president David Scott. This podcast was produced and edited by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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  • It's Election Day.

  • And starting later in the day, you're going to hear a lot of this.

  • That's according to a race call from the AP.

  • That's according to a race call made earlier this morning by the Associated Press.

  • But what does a race call mean and why the Associated Press?

  • Well, let's find out.

  • It's the NPR Politics Podcast.

  • I'm Tamara Keith.

  • I cover politics.

  • And I'm Domenico Montanaro, senior political editor and correspondent.

  • And I want to know who then what this Associated Press is.

  • Well, we're going to find out because David Scott is here from the Associated

  • Press to help us with all of these questions.

  • Hi, David.

  • Hey, how's it going?

  • Good.