MAYA SWEEDLER

Elections and democracy reporter

Sweedler is a reporter for The Associated Press, with a focus on analyzing election outcomes and procedures and explaining the intricacies of the electoral process.

Trump won about 2.5M more votes this year than he did in 2020. This is where he did it

Republican Donald Trump’s support has grown broadly since he last sought the presidency. In his defeat of Democrat Kamala Harris, Trump won a bigger percentage of the vote in each one of the 50 states, and Washington, D.C., than he did four years ago.

Many uncalled House races are in California. This is why it takes the state weeks to count votes

Control of the U.S. House rests on just over a dozen races where winners have not yet been determined.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Louisiana on Election Day

Louisiana voters will decide which presidential candidates will receive their eight electoral votes in the Nov. 5 election. Also on the ballot are races for the U.S.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Iowa on Election Day

Iowa has a long history as a presidential battleground state, but when voters cast their ballots in the general election on Nov. 5, it’s the races further down the ballot that may get the most attention.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Delaware on Election Day

Delaware voters will select replacements for some of the state’s most prominent elected officials in the Nov. 5 general election.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in South Carolina on Election Day

South Carolina voters will cast ballots for president in the Nov. 5 general election, but with less fanfare than when they helped kick off the presidential campaign season in February with a pair of first-in-the-South primaries.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Hawaii on Election Day

Hawaii voters will be among the last in the country to cast their ballots on Election Day, when they’ll weigh in on the races for president, U.S.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Alabama on Election Day

Alabama voters head to the polls on Nov. 5 with a newly drawn congressional district and a long history of Republican dominance in the state on the line.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in North Dakota on Election Day

Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump will compete for North Dakota’s three electoral votes in the Nov. 5 presidential election.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New Hampshire on Election Day

New Hampshire has backed Democrats in seven of the last eight presidential elections, though it has been a battleground state in many of those years due to the tight margins of victory.

Not all elections look the same. Here are some of the different ways states run their voting

The U.S. general election on Nov. 5 is far from a nationally administered contest. The 50 states and the District of Columbia run their own elections, and each does things a little differently.

Why and how AP counts the vote for thousands of US elections

The Associated Press has been tallying results in national, state and local elections since 1848. In broad terms, the process is the same today as it was then.

Florida has nearly all ballots counted on Election Day, while California can take weeks. This is why

Florida reported almost full vote results on Election Day in 2020. It took California weeks to finish counting.

Where are the voters who could decide the presidential election?

When you hear the term bellwether, you might think about states in the presidential election that always vote with the White House winner.

Ranked choice voting could decide which party controls the US House. How does it work?

An uncommon system of voting could be central to which party controls the House. In Maine and Alaska, voters in competitive congressional districts will elect a winner this fall using ranked choice voting.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New Hampshire’s state primaries

New Hampshire is among the smallest states in the country, but its state primaries have enough intrigue to fill a much larger state.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Wyoming’s state primaries

Wyoming has been among the most conservative states in the county, and on Tuesday, voters will select the Republican candidates who will advance to November’s general election for federal and state legislative offices.

Why AP called Minnesota’s 5th District primary for Rep. Ilhan Omar over Don Samuels

Rep. Ilhan Omar won the Democratic primary in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District on Tuesday, defeating former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels in a rematch of their close 2022 primary contest.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Wisconsin’s state primaries

Voters in Wisconsin will select candidates Tuesday who will compete in some of the fall’s most closely watched races.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Washington state’s primaries

Five months after holding its presidential primaries, Washington state is looking further down the ticket to select candidates to compete for federal and state offices in November.

AP survey shows Kamala Harris backed by enough delegates to become Democratic nominee

Vice President Kamala Harris has secured the support of enough Democratic delegates to become her party’s nominee against Donald Trump.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New York’s state primaries

Tensions within the Democratic Party over President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war are playing out in a key New York primary race next week. Rep.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Oklahoma’s state primaries

Voters will decide almost 60 contested primaries for the U.S. House of Representatives and both chambers of the Oklahoma state legislature.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Nevada’s state primaries

Nevadans will vote in primaries for Congress and the state legislature on Tuesday. Nevada held both presidential primaries and a presidential caucus in February.

Why AP called Rep. Rob Menendez the winner in New Jersey U.S. House primary: Race call explained

The Associated Press has declared U.S. Rep. Rob Menendez the winner of the Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 8th Congressional District based on the incumbent’s lead throughout the district in initial vote results.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the New Jersey presidential and state primaries

Voters in New Jersey will choose candidates vying to replace Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, who has held the seat for more than 18 years.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the New Mexico presidential and state primaries

New Mexico voters will be among the last to cast ballots for presidential nominees when the state holds its presidential and state primaries.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia’s state primaries

Voters are heading back to the polls in Georgia, two months after helping Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump secure their parties’ nominations for president.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the California 20th District special election

Voters in California’s 20th Congressional District can be forgiven if they open their ballots for the upcoming primary election with a sense of déjà vu.

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in North Carolina’s US House primary runoff

North Carolina’s lone congressional runoff, in the state’s 13th Congressional District, became a one-person race when former President Donald Trump endorsed Brad Knott.