In 2020, it took almost four days to find out who had been elected US President. In 2000, the decision from the Supreme Court didn't come until mid-December. This year, a high number of mail-in ballots, the closeness of the race and new election processes in some states may mean it takes longer to determine a winner. Our Washington DC editor Magan Crane joins host Stephen Carroll to discuss. 

<p>In 2020, it took almost four days to find out who had been elected US President. In 2000, the decision from the Supreme Court didn't come until mid-December. This year, a high number of mail-in ballots, the closeness of the race and new election processes in some states may mean it takes longer to determine a winner. Our Washington DC editor Magan Crane joins host Stephen Carroll to discuss. </p>

Here's Why: Where we take one news story and explain it in just a few minutes with help from our experts at Bloomberg. 

<p>Here's Why: Where we take one news story and explain it in just a few minutes with help from our experts at Bloomberg. </p>

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Here's Why Getting US Election Results Is So Complicated

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