Those included nine days of early voting, eight days of pre-processing for absentee ballots and increased the number of voters for each precinct, from 2,999 to 4,999.

While it is a requirement, the county went into this year knowing it wanted to decrease the number of precincts. Prior to Tuesday, there were a total of 114, now there are only 77.

How AP uses expected vote instead of ‘precincts reporting’ when determining a winner It’s usually possible to determine who won an election before the vote counting is 100% complete.