Overview of Election Audit: The audit of the election made us to see the holistic results of the election conducted. We were able to determine the total number of the votes cast by the voters, the number of candidates that contested the election and the number of votes received by each of them. We were able to determine the percentage of votes each candidate received and won. Most importantly, we were able to determine the winner of the election based on the popular vote and the candidate that received the highest votes.
Election-Audit Results:
# How many votes were cast in this congressional election?
In the congressional elections the total number of votes cast was 369,711
# Provide a breakdown of the number of votes and the percentage of total votes for each county in the precinct.
County_name - Jefferson - (38,855) - 10.5%
County_name - Denver - (306,055) - 82.8%
County_name - Arapahoe - (24,801) - 6.7%
# Which county had the largest number of votes?
The county with the largest votes is Denver with a total of 306,055 which amounts to 82.8% of the total votes cast.
# Provide a breakdown of the number of votes and the percentage of the total votes each candidate received.
The information provided below revealed each candidate's name, total number of votes received individually and the percentage:
Charles Casper Stockham: (85,213) 23.0%
Diana DeGette: (272,892) 73.8%
Raymon Anthony Doane: (11,606) 3.1%
# Which candidate won the election, what was their vote count, and what was their percentage of the total votes?
Diana DeGette won the election with landslide victory by receiving a total of 272,892 votes which is equivaalent to 73.8% of the total votes.
Election_Audit-Summary:
The scripts used for the analysis of the results of the elections are comprehensive and very easy to understand using python program. These scripts can be used for future elections, whether congresssional or senate elections, or presidential elections, we just need to do little modifications. I am thereby using this medium to introduce a business proposal to the Election Commission in the United States to partner with us as we have the applications and technologies that make election results very easy to audit.