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The Associated Press provides details about Washington state's election day, noting that polls close at 8 p.m. local time and votes will be tallied starting shortly after this time. The article outlines key races including U.S. House seats, ballot measures, and state Supreme Court positions, with a focus on how vote results are reported and the thresholds for automatic or manual recounts. Washington conducts its elections primarily by mail, and the AP’s decision team monitors reporting patterns that typically show about 50% of votes counted within an hour after polls close, reaching 90% four days later.

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On Election Day in 2026, the Associated Press (AP) will monitor vote results for federal and state leaders in Washington. Polls close at 8 p.m. local time, with early results expected shortly after. The AP aims to declare winners in races for U.S. House, statewide ballot measures, state Supreme Court, and both chambers of the state legislature. Approximately 3 million votes were cast in Washington’s last Senate race in 2022. Due to its mail-in voting system, almost all counties report early vote results before any in-person election day tallies are released. The first results from the 2024 general election began at 11:07 p.m., with 50% of votes reported by 11:15 p.m. and 90% by Nov. 9, four days later.

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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Washington on Election Day · assertive framing

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington state voters are electing federal and state leaders and other officeholders. asserted

voters → elect → leaders

Here are some of the key facts about the election and data points the AP Decision Team will monitor as the votes are tallied on Tuesday: asserted

votes → monitor → Tuesday

Polls close at 8 p.m. local time, which is 11 p.m. ET. asserted

which → close → p.m.

The Associated Press will provide vote results and declare winners in races for U.S. House, statewide ballot measures, state Supreme Court, state Senate and state House. asserted

Press → provide → House

About 3 million votes were cast in Washington’s 2022 U.S. Senate race. asserted

votes → cast → race

Washington conducts its elections almost entirely by mail. asserted

Washington → conduct → mail

The latest advance vote totals for Washington state can be found in the AP’s advance vote tracker. asserted

totals → find → tracker

Almost all Washington counties report most or all of their early in-person and mail voting results in their first vote updates of the night, before any in-person Election Day results are released. asserted

results → report → person

The first results of the 2024 general election were reported starting at 11:07 p.m., seven minutes after polls closed. asserted

polls → report → p.m.

The state reached 50% of votes reporting at 11:15 p.m. and 90% of votes reporting four days later, at 4:58 p.m. ET on Nov. 9. asserted

state → reach → Nov.

Machine recounts in Washington state are automatic if the vote margin between the top two candidates is fewer than 2,000 votes and less than 0.5% of the total votes cast for both candidates. asserted

margin → cast → candidates

Manual recounts are required for statewide contests if the margin is fewer than 1,000 votes and less than 0.25% of the total votes cast for both candidates. asserted

margin → require → candidates

For all other races, manual recounts are required when the margin is fewer than 150 votes and less than 0.25% of the total votes cast for both candidates. asserted

margin → require → candidates

The AP may declare a winner in a race that is subject to a recount if it can determine the lead is too large for a recount or legal challenge to change the outcome. uncertain

recount → declare → outcome

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