Exhaustion rates also increase when more candidates run, Drutman and Santucci both said. They also said far more candidates tend to run in the first ranked-choice election than afterward, indicating that exhaustion rates in Portland are likely to shrink in future races.

Wednesday's certification votes cap off the 2024 election process and set the stage for candidates who wish to request recounts to do so by Nov. 18.

Trump won the presidential contest over Vice President Kamala Harris after a campaign that included pervasive TV advertising mocking her support for trans rights. “Kamala is for they/them,” an ad that ran over 15,000 times asserted. “President Trump is for you.” Other Democratic candidates also were targeted with anti-trans ads.

The Peacock network heavily relied on stunt casting this election cycle with "SNL" alums Maya Rudolph and Dana Carvey playing Vice President Kamala Harris and President Biden respectively, comedian Jim Gaffigan playing Harris' running mate Tim Walz and "SNL" alum Andy Samberg playing Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff.

President-elect Trump, in addition to flipping six uber-competitive battleground states, made significant gains across the board as he faced a surprisingly friendly electorate.

Delivering his first public speech since winning the 2024 election, President-elect Donald Trump touted his victory and praised his allies at the America First Policy Institute Gala at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. Calling this year's the "most consequential election," Trump recalled how he lost the popular vote in 2016 but won it this time around.

Voting went well in the presidential election, but Trudy Hancock and her staff are still fielding questions. And the answers don’t seem to matter.

The president-elect is under three criminal indictments from one state and two federal cases, and he is awaiting sentencing in a fourth case. Here’s what’s likely to happen.

A closer look at some Connecticut towns shows what a lower voter turnout, an upset voter base and changing demographics can do for an election.

Follow updates on Trump’s transition plans after the 2024 election: Cabinet selections like Matt Gaetz, CPAC at Mar-a-Lago and key developments.