At a time when numerous battleground states have been tied in the presidential race, an election watchdog group notes that already this year, 29 elections have ended in a tie–including one for Congress.
The Public Interest Legal Foundation updated its Tied Elections Database in part to demonstrate the potential effect of even one illegal vote.
Another 18 contests so far in 2024 were decided by a single vote. These elections are in primaries or in some cases local elections don’t coincide with the federal and state election day.
“If people ever think their votes don’t matter, I hope they remember these tied elections,” J. Christian Adams, president of the Public Interest Legal Foundation, said in a public statement. “Every single vote matters. Just one vote could determine who wins power. Everyone eligible should register and vote this November.”
In all, including previous years’ elections, the database has 635 tied elections and 173 elections decided by a single vote.
While a statewide tie in any state is extremely unlikely, several recent battleground polls have come out tied between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.
An Insider Advantage poll showed Georgia was tied. A CNN poll found North Carolina was tied. An Emerson poll found Pennsylvania was tied. Another Emerson poll found a Nevada tie. Rasmussen Reports polls found a tie between the candidates in Wisconsin and Michigan.
Notwithstanding the incredibly improbability of a statewide tie ever occurring in any contest–much less a presidential race–a highly unusual tie in a congressional primary within the most populous state in America did occur earlier this year.
The legal foundation’s update report made no reference to the presidential race, but notes several examples of tied or close races this year.
The tally was 30,249 votes to 30,249 votes in a House Democratic primary in California’s 16th Congressional District, a tie for second place between candidates Evan Low and Joe Simitian. Even though they finished behind Sam Liccardo–who won about 38,000, it appeared all three Democratic candidates would advance to the November general election under the state’s jungle primary system. But after a recount, Low won a second place finish by five votes.
The Public Interest Legal Foundation further references that in Missouri, a Cottleville Township Committee race was decided by a single vote. Missouri had the largest number of ties or one-vote elections so far in 2024 at eight combined, according to the report.
In Michigan, a Wise Township supervisor race ended in a tie and was broken by a lawsuit. The state of Michigan had five tied election outcomes this year.
Texas, New York, Colorado, and Oklahoma each had three ties in 2024.
In Tennessee, a tie in a Scott County school board race was broken by a provisional ballot. In Oklahoma, a Republican primary for Carter County sheriff tied and was decided when one of the two names was drawn from a bucket.
The report says 28 states require ties be broken by a game of chance and 13 require a special runoff. The states of Montana, Tennessee, and West Virginia allow an executive officer to decide the winner, while the states of Nevada and New Hampshire allow a legislative body to decide.
New Jersey is the only state lacking any mechanism for a tiebreaker, according to the legal foundation.
Fred Lucas is chief news correspondent and manager of the Investigative Reporting Project for The Daily Signal.
Reprinted with Permission from The Daily Signal – By Fred Lucas
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Yes, my state of the Peoples Republic of New Jersey is once again a standout. Have no fear though, as the way these tie votes get resolved is by counting the votes over and over again, sometimes for days, until a Democrat poll worker discovers a couple of boxes of uncounted ballots in the trunk of his or her car. Then the Democrat candidate wins. Absurd? Sure is, but that is how everything from local elections all the way to Governor’s races have been decided in this state. That’s what happens when the entire state judicial system is Democrat controlled.
Vote and Vote Wisely is the takeaway from this article. And that means don’t vote for any Communists (i.e. anyone with a ‘D’ after their name!).
Trump/Vance 2024
MAGA
Any race that is “neck and neck” or “within the margin of error” is a sure sign that democrats will cheat their way to victory. “Oh, look here, a box of late-arriving mail-in ballots just arrived, thanks to the trustworthy USPS.”
I have my Absentee Ballot now, and I will take it to the safest place , which won’t be parcel post. I am a conservative, so no democrat will get my vote.All that;s left to do is to keep praying.
I cast my ballot at the county courthouse a few hours ago. Fortunately, both my county and state are run by HONEST people. I pity people under DIMM rule!
Vote NOW Vote Early
If you want to keep your gas or diesel car or truck , you better vote Republican
It’s funny how the vote is so manipulated by the liberal press, though many people are immune. I have to listen to that garbage every day when my car radio is tuned to the traffic channel, but I DO have the background knowledge to KNOW much of it is garbage.
I really wish “liberals” would likewise expose themselves to a wider selection of media. After awhile, the ones who CAN think would get a sense for the truth. It’s not difficult… just look for the obvious info gaps in those blatantly one-sided articles, and then, look at the opposing side to find out what those one-sided articles AREN’T explaining. You’ll start becoming more conservative in no time at all !!
This nation is in probably in the deepest trouble that it’s ever been in since England was shooting cannon towards the east coast in the 1700’s. Big difference? Then our Founders pledged “their lives, honors and fortunes” which not one of these politicians now have done…just get richer off our backs. Trump whatever anyone thinks of him, lost millions when he was president. No other president lost as much or was persecuted as much. Indeed he can be bombastic but remember this fact; every single promise he made he kept, while being called into court throughout his presidency by the low life’s Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosium (the densest element in the universe). The left is terrified of him and have, are and will do anything to stop him. If we lose this election to the likes of Harris, a certified Marxist and her buddy Walz, not the brightest bulb in the pack, we can A. be ready for an all out war or B. humbly submit our wrists to chains. Remember Cuba: once a free and successful nation. Residents freely went back and forth to Florida. Then Castro waltz in as a rather “benign” new leader. As he settled in and the folks thought maybe he was okay…all hell broke loose. Cuba has since been a poor country, ravaged by the “glorious leader’s” thugs. Our nation as stated, is in immanent peril. If we lose but there are enough folks left in this nation with the back bone to go to war, maybe we might prevail. Big concern? Who ever is in power also controls our military…but then I believe our real military will be there with us if, may God forgive, we have to fight with everything we have. Sorry to be a downer, but our Constitutional Republic is on the line unlike ever before. I’m 79, been a firearms instructor for 17 years, up to my eyeballs in the politic/real and can’t think of a more glorious demise than fighting for my country. But one last admonishment, our Founders were, with few exceptions, Godly men and women. This nation has by and large forgotten the God who brought together the men and women who brought America together. Churches all over the nation are gone. America has become a secular nation…coincidence concerning what we’re facing? I think not. Forgive me for perhaps repeating myself but per Patrick Henry: “When a nation forgets it’s God, tyrants soon forge it’s chains.” Even the attacks on Pearl Harbor as horrific and devastating as they were, won’t come close to the destruction of our once Constitutional Republic. Remember the rise of the militia when Comrade Clinton presided over the slaughter of American men, women and children in Waco, Texas in ’94. He got away with it, of course with the cheering on of the “press” blathering that “they had it coming.” American citizens folks. I watched the whole 51 days of absolute horror. It changed my life’s direction forever. I’m not trying to be “dramatic”… this is real, as real as it gets.
P.S. this is no drill…if we lose this election…use your own imagination.
I guess we’re all assuming we will have fair elections…
The Republicans want us to vote early. So if you live in one of these states as I do, where voting is a season and not a day . . . VOTE NOW ! I asked a Judge how the turnout has been, and he stated 20K. He stated 100K will vote before the real date that we’re all supposed to vote. They asked me where I lived, and matched signatures. No l.D. Hopefully this will all change in the future. All of Illinois is red except Cook / Crook County = Chicago. Go Trump !
If the polls say “tied” that really means a large Trump lead so time to push through emergency voting measures and setting up “lost” boxes chock full of Democrat votes again! Gotta save that democracy!
You belief this? Are we going toward another fraudulent election? It’s close. K and Timmy are keeping an edge everywhere. Why? The hatred for Trump is so ingrained in so many people. Most people who hate Trump have been indoctrinated by ABC, CBS and NBC. After talking to these woke people they haven’t heard about DEI, CRT, Trans surgeries on children, the many millions of invaders that have been let in by Biden Harris. They don’t know K slept her way to the top in CA. About Emhoff and the nanny. But they know everything the propaganda lies about Trump. I say be very leery of polls because what I hear out there these woke voters will not change their vote. Trump is evil and Biden is the best president ever. These people want proof and if you give it to them they say was it on tv, meaning MSM then they say I haven’t seen it so it’s not true. Reason with these voters. They don’t know nothing about the new world order or the globalists movement going on in America. When you tell them about the looting of stores they say well they don’t have enough police. When you tell them they defunded the police. They don’t know anything about that. Was it on tv they didn’t see it or say I have never heard that. MSM Pravda at work. They belief 2025 will be the plan Trump will follow when he is elected. The border they still talk about kids in cages under Trump. It was the same under Biden they don’t believe it. 325,000 children missing they slide over because it was never on tv. We can publish poll after poll but those voters that only hear from the MSM will never vote for Trump or America. They have TSD forever. Vote Republican across the board come November if you want to save America from communism and these woke voters.
There is no reason to be concerned. GOD is going to prevent all the Democrat cheating. That will stop every tie vote in the country.
Be sure to pay attention to the House and Senate races. At this point my opinion is that Jim Justice is the only slam dunker with bipartisan support in West Virginia.
If you live in Maryland, Arizona, Nevada (I was in Nevada in August and it seems like every commercial was political – Texas is getting that way too – at least North Texas), Texas, Michigan, Montana, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin (I heard yesterday Hovde is getting support from disgruntled Democrats) or New Mexico (Hispanics I hope are waking up and giving Domeneci some support) please do your research before casting your vote!
What I would like to see are lifelong Democrats realizing that Harris is not part of the party they remembered years ago. Maybe they will stay home on November 5.
There is no close tie in the election, any Stupid DEMOCRAT that votes for Harris and KNUCLEHEAD TAMPON TIM THE TRAITOR, have just signed up to be a MARXIST and Destroy Our Country , loose your bank account,house, Medicare and Social Security to the RAT ILLEGALS. SO ENJOY YOUR NEW LIFE OF HAVING NOTHING, ENJOY KNUCKLEHEADS!
This goes to show you that EVERY vote counts! So don’t sit on you apathy, get out and vote!