ALT "While the media has called many winners and losers already, these results are not official. Over the coming days and weeks, election offices nationwide will count every eligible ballot to get the official total for every contest on the ballot, from statewide contests like governor or US senator down to the smallest local office or issue....Election Day may be over, but the dedicated professionals in election offices around the country are doing their jobs, regardless of their personal preferences, to make sure that all eligible ballots are counted as cast." - Excerpt from a statement from the National Association of State Election Directors