178 years of election nights

Famous Calls

Every rule a decision desk follows was written after somebody got burned. Here are the nights that wrote them. Where you see a dilemma, make the call yourself before you read what happened.

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The Tie-Breaker

Sometimes the count ends in a perfect tie. Every one of these methods has actually decided a US election. Enter two names (yours and a friend's, or two candidates) and let fate decide.

Pick a method, then break the tie.