NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press will have thousands of people on hand this week to count votes and declare winners and losers in the U.S. election, continuing a tradition that began in 1848.

Many of the races that are called just as the polls close are uncontested elections, according to the Associated Press.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press will have thousands of people on hand to count votes and declare winners and losers in the U.S. election, continuing a tradition that began in 1848.

The Associated Press has been calling elections for decades. In this episode of The Story Behind The AP Story, we peel back the curtain and take a look at what goes into calling those races and ...