Everybody is waiting to see the results of the election.
And timing is everything.
Some states, like New Jersey, have been able to count their ballots before Election Day, while others, including the battleground state of Pennsylvania, didn’t get a head start in the counting.
Complicating the vote counts for those eager to know the results, some states count in-person votes first, while others count early votes and absentee ballots first.
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Here’s a look at the key states in the election and which ones got a head start on counting ballots before Election Day.
Arizona:
Early votes and mail-in votes are counted first. The state started to count the mail-in votes two weeks before the election.
Colorado:
The state started counting absentee ballots on Oct. 19.
Florida:
Early votes and mail-in ballots got a head start, as Florida started counting ballots 30 days before Election Day. Analysts expect Florida’s results to be reported Tuesday night.
Georgia:
Georgia, which is considered a swing state, started processing ballots before Election Day, but the counts didn’t start until the polls closed.
Michigan:
Some larger cities could start processing ballots the day before Election Day, but the counts had to wait until Tuesday.
Minnesota:
Officials in the state said they expected the count to be completed by Election Day or by noon on Wednesday. They started processing the ballots on Oct. 27 but couldn’t start counting until the polls close on Election Day.
Nevada:
Early voting and mail-in ballots were popular in the state, and officials started the count on Oct. 19.
North Carolina:
Early votes and mail-in ballots are counted early. The state is expected to report most of its results on Election Day.
Pennsylvania:
This is the state analysts expect could take the longest to count their votes. It’s expected most votes will be counted by Friday, but it could take longer because election officials couldn’t start to process the mail-on ballots until Election Day. Some counties will report in-person votes first, while others will count mail-ins first, reports said.
Texas:
Larger counties started processing mail-in ballots before Election Day. Smaller counties started on Oct. 30. the last day of early voting.
Wisconsin: Absentee ballots were not counted until Election Day.
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Karin Price Mueller may be reached at KPriceMueller@NJAdvanceMedia.com.
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