A Colorado Board of Elections employee assigned the following tasks to complete the election audit of a recent local congressional election.
- Calculate the total number of votes cast.
- Get a complete list of candidates who received votes.
- Calculate the total number of votes for each candidate received.
- Calculate the percentage of votes each candidate won.
- Determine the winner of the election based on popular vote.
- Calculate the voter turnout for each county.
- Calculate the percentage of votes from each county out of the total.
- Determine the county with the highest turnout.
- Data Source: election_results.csv
- Software: Python 3.9.1, Visual Studio Code 1.52.1
The analysis of the election shows that:
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There were 369,711 votes cast in the election.
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The candidates were:
- Charles Casper Stockham
- Diana DeGette
- Raymon Anthony Doane
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The candidate results were:
- Charles Casper Stockham received 23.0% of the vote, for a total of 85,213 votes.
- Diana DeGette received 73.8% of the vote, for a total of 272,892 votes.
- Raymon Anthony Doane received 3.1% of the vote, for a total of 11,606 votes.
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The winner of the election was:
- Diana DeGette, who received 73.8% of the vote for a total of 272,892 votes.
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The voter turnout for each county was:
- Jefferson produced 10.5% of voters, for a total of 38,855 voters.
- Denver produced 82.8% of voters, for a total of 306,055 voters.
- Arapahoe produced 6.7% of voters, for a total of 24,801 voters.
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The county with the largest voter turnout was:
- Denver, which produced 82.8% of voters, for a total of 306,055 voters.
