Election Night Helper: Guide to State-by-State Web Sites for Results

Bookmark this report for easy reference on Nov. 4, and forward it freely to others who will be following the returns online as well as on TV. It is a very useful tool. Most if not all states will provide real-time updates of results as the returns come in.

ALABAMA

Secretary of State, Election Results page

http://www.sos.state.al.us/elections/

ALASKA

Secretary of State, Election Results page

http://www.elections.alaska.gov/returns.php

ARIZONA

Secretary of State, main page

http://www.azsos.gov/

Phoenix is in Maricopa County and Arizona’s 4th Congressional District.

ARKANSAS

Secretary of State, main page

http://www.arelections.org/index.php?elecid=181

Secretary of State, Election Results page

http://www.arelections.org/index.php?ac:show:allcontests=1&elecid=181

Little Rock is in Pulaski County and the state’s 2nd District.

CALIFORNIA

Secretary of State, main page

http://www.sos.ca.gov/

Election results page

http://vote.sos.ca.gov/

COLORADO

Secretary of State, main page

http://www.sos.state.co.us/

Elections Center page

http://www.elections.colorado.gov/DDefault.aspx?

Denver is in the City and County of Denver and the 1st Congressional District; surrounding suburban counties include Arapahoe, Jefferson, Adams and Douglas. Boulder is in Boulder County and the 2nd District.

CONNECTICUT

Secretary of State, main page

http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/site/default.asp

DELAWARE

Secretary of State, main page

http://elections.delaware.gov/

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

D.C. Board of Elections & Ethics

http://www.dcboee.org/

FLORIDA

http://election.dos.state.fl.us/

Miami is in Dade County and more than one U.S. congressional district.

The 22nd District in includes portions of Broward and Palm Beach Counties and was central to the drama surrounding the recount in the 2000 Election.

GEORGIA

Secretary of State, Elections Division

http://www.sos.ga.gov/Elections/

HAWAII

Office of Elections

http://hawaii.gov/elections

IDAHO

Secretary of State, Elections Division

http://www.idsos.state.id.us/elect/eleindex.htm

ILLINOIS

State Board of Elections

http://www.elections.il.gov/VotingInformation/Welcome.aspx

INDIANA

Secretary of State, Elections Division

http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/

Results page

http://www.in.gov/apps/sos/election/general/general2008

Gary is in Lake County and the 1st Congressional District; Indianapolis is in Marion County and the 7th District.

IOWA

Secretary of State’s election page

http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/index.html

KANSAS

Secretary of State, main page

http://www.kssos.org/main.html

Election Statistics page

http://www.kssos.org/elections/elections_statistics.html

KENTUCKY

State Board of Elections page

http://www.elect.ky.gov/

LOUSIANA

Secretary of State, Elections Division

http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/tabid/68/Default.aspx

MAINE

Secretary of State, Elections Division

http://maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/

MARYLAND

Board of Elections

http://www.elections.state.md.us/

MASSACHUSETTS

Secretary of State, Elections Division

http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/

MICHIGAN

Secretary of State, voter information page

http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1633_8716---,00.html

Detroit is in Wayne County and is split into the 13th and 14th Congressional Districts.

MINNESOTA

Secretary of State, Election Center page

http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=4

MISSISIPPI

Secretary of State, Elections page

http://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/eleresults/select_election.asp

Help America Vote Act (HAVA) page

http://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/HAVA/HAVA.asp

MISSOURI

Secretary of State, Elections Division

http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/

St. Louis is in St. Louis County and Missouri’s 1st and 3rd Congressional Districts. Although portions of St. Louis are in the 2nd District, it also includes St. Charles County, which generally votes Republican. Kansas City is in the 5th Congressional District and is primarily in Jackson County, with parts in Clay, Cass and Platte Counties.

MONTANA

Secretary of State, main page

http://sos.mt.gov/index.asp

Elections page

http://sos.mt.gov/elb/index.asp

NEBRASKA

Secretary of State, main page

http://www.sos.ne.gov/dyindex.html

Nebraska Elections Administration

http://www.sos.state.ne.us/elec/

Omaha is in Nebraska’s second congressional district, and because of the state’s nearly unique way of allocating Electoral Votes (Maine does it this way also), Obama has an outside chance to win one EV here. Omaha is in Douglas County.

NEVADA

Elections page

http://sos.state.nv.us/elections/

Las Vegas is in Clark County and Nevada’s 1st Congressional District. Reno is in Washoe County and Nevada's 2nd Congressional District.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Secretary of State, main page

http://www.sos.nh.gov/

Elections Division

http://www.sos.nh.gov/electionsnew.html

Manchester is in Hillsborough County and the state’s 1st Congressional District.

NEW JERSEY

New Jersey Division of Elections

http://www.nj.gov/state/elections/

NEW MEXICO

Secretary of State, main page

http://www.sos.state.nm.us/

Elections page

http://www.sos.state.nm.us/sos-elections.html

Santa Fe is in Santa Fe County and the state’s 3rd Congressional District

NEW YORK

State Board of Elections

http://www.elections.state.ny.us/

NORTH CAROLINA

Board of Elections

http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/

Elections Central

http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/items.aspx?id=3&s=3

Raleigh is in Wake County and is split between the state’s 2nd and 13th Congressional Districts; Charlotte is in Mecklenburg County and is split between the 8th, 9th and 12th Districts.

NORTH DAKOTA

Secretary of State, Elections page

http://www.nd.gov/sos/electvote/

OHIO

Secretary of State, main page

http://www.sos.state.oh.us/

Elections and Ballot issues

http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections.aspx

Election Results page

http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/electResultsMain.aspx

Columbus is in Franklin County and the 15th District; Cleveland is in Cuyahoga County and the 10th Congressional District; Cincinnati is in Hamilton County and the 1st District; Toledo is in Lucas County and the 9th District; Akron is in Summit County and the 13th District; Dayton is in Montgomery County and the 3rd District, with parts in the 8th District.

OKLAHOMA

Secretary of State, main page

http://www.sos.state.ok.us/

OREGON

Secretary of State, main page

http://www.sos.state.or.us/

Elections Results page

http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/other.info/stelec.htm

PENNSYLVANIA

Department of State, main page

http://www.dos.state.pa.us/dos/site/default.asp

Election returns page

http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/

Philadelphia is in Philadelphia County and is split between the 1st and 2nd Congressional Districts. Pittsburgh is in Allegheny County and the 14th District. Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe BidenJoe Biden’s hometown, Scranton, is in Lackawanna County and the 11th District, which also includes Wilkes-Barre.

RHODE ISLAND

Board of Elections

http://www.elections.state.ri.us/

SOUTH CAROLINA

South Carolina State Election Commission

http://www.scvotes.org/

SOUTH DAKOTA

Secretary of State, main page

http://www.sdsos.gov/

Elections and Voter Registration page

http://www.sdsos.gov/electionsvoteregistration/electionsvoteregistration_overview.shtm

TENNESSEE

Division of Elections

http://www.tennessee.gov/sos/election/

TEXAS

Elections Division

http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/index.shtml

UTAH

Voter information page

http://elections.utah.gov/voterinformation.html

VERMONT

Secretary of State, Elections and Campaign Finance Division

http://www.vermont-elections.org/

VIRGINIA

State Board of Elections

http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/

Elections Results page

http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/Election_Information/Election_Results/Index.html

Virginia Beach is in the 2nd Congressional District; Norfolk is in the 2nd District; Chesapeake is in the 4th District. Richmond is located primarily in the 3rd District. All are independent cities and have the same authority as counties.

WEST VIRGINIA

Secretary of State, elections page

http://www.wvsos.com/elections/

WASHINGTON

Secretary of State, elections page

http://www.secstate.wa.gov/elections/

WISCONSIN

Government Accountability Board: Elections Division

http://elections.wisconsin.gov/

Elections Results page:

http://elections.state.wi.us/section.asp?linkid=155&locid=47

Milwaukee is in Milwaukee County and the 4th Congressional District; Madison is in Dane County and the 2nd District.

WYOMING

Secretary of State, elections page

http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Elections.aspx

Links compiled by The Punditty Project:

http://www.punditty.com