AP Details 2026 Florida Senate Reporting Method for 1848-Born Election Calls

3 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · Nov 1

The Associated Press outlined how it will report results in the 2026 Florida U.S. Senate special election, emphasizing that its Decision Team will call the race only when the trailing candidate has no remaining path to win.
AP said it gathers vote counts directly from local election officials and publishes results as soon as they become available, a process it says is designed to deliver factual, unbiased election-night reporting.
Vote-margin shifts in its presentation will reflect two-party vote share at the reporting-unit level, giving readers a granular view of how the race changes as returns come in.
Since first tabulating U.S. election vote counts in 1848, AP said it has collected results across thousands of races nationwide, framing the methodology note as part of maintaining trust in election reporting.