ELECTION NIGHT 2014 -- AP Call Timeline

[JRP1994]

START

Democrats: 34
Republicans: 30

7:00pm: KY called for McConnell, SC called for Graham, SC-Special called for Scott

Democrats: 34
Republicans: 33

7:30pm: WV called for Capito

Democrats: 34
Republicans: 34

8:00pm: ME called for Collins, MS called for Cochran, MA called for Markey, NJ called for Booker, OK called for Inhofe, OK-Special called for Lankford, AL called for Sessions, TN called for Alexander.

Democrats: 36
Republicans: 40

8:19pm: RI called for Reed

Democrats: 37
Republicans: 40

8:30pm: AR called for Cotton

Democrats: 37
Republicans: 41

8:38pm: DE called for Coons

Democrats: 38
Republicans: 41

8:55pm: IL called for Durbin

Democrats: 39
Republicans: 41

[JRP1994]

9:00pm: SD called for Rounds, MI called for Peters, TX called for Cornyn

Democrats: 40
Republicans: 43

9:14pm: NE called for Sasse

Democrats: 40
Republicans: 44

9:19pm: NH called for Shaheen

Democrats: 41
Republicans: 44

9:39pm: WY called for Enzi

Democrats: 41
Republicans: 45

9:41pm: MN called for Franken

Democrats: 42
Republicans: 45

[JRP1994]

10:00pm: MT called for Daines

Democrats: 42
Republicans: 46

10:18pm: CO called for Gardner

Democrats: 42
Republicans: 47

11:00pm: HI called for Schatz, ID called for Risch, OR called for Merkley

Democrats: 44
Republicans: 48

11:05pm: GA called for Perdue

Democrats: 44
Republicans: 49

11:10pm: KS called for Roberts

Democrats: 44
Republicans: 50

11:25pm: NC called for Tillis; GOP wins Senate

Democrats: 44
Republicans: 51

11:32pm: NM called for Udall

Democrats: 45
Republicans: 51

11:37pm: IA called for Ernst

Democrats: 45
Republicans: 52

1:03pm on Nov 7th - Gillespie concedes in VA

Democrats: 46
Republicans: 52

3:06am on Nov 12th - AK called for Sullivan

Democrats: 46
Republicans: 53

[rbt48]

Nice work JRP1994!  Thanks.

[Senator Cris]

Nice work JRP1994!  Thanks.

[Clarko95 📚💰📈]

Great map! It was heart-breaking to see so many of the good southern Democrats I wanted get shut out so early in the night.

[Fritz]

The GOP didn't win the Senate until Iowa was called.  Republicans needed 51, not 50, to win control.

[JRP1994]

The GOP didn't win the Senate until Iowa was called.  Republicans needed 51, not 50, to win control.

Perdue = 49
Roberts = 50
Tillis = 51
Ernst = 52

[Fritz]

Okay, but as I recall from that night, all three of MSNBC, Fox News and CNN announced that the GOP had won the Senate when Iowa was called.  Why is that, if this is the correct timeline?

[JRP1994]

Okay, but as I recall from that night, all three of MSNBC, Fox News and CNN announced that the GOP had won the Senate when Iowa was called.  Why is that, if this is the correct timeline?

For some reason, AP held off on calling Iowa for about 20 mins after most networks did. I agree that most networks called the Senate for the GOP when Ernst was declared the winner, and most networks had Tillis as #52 --- my personal preference is using the AP call times, and that's what this timeline follows.

[Fritz]

Thanks for the explanation.

[Bigby]

I know a lot of the races were obvious from the start, but why do they call a lot of races so early? It always seemed odd to me how they know any race will go when only 1% to 2% of precincts have been reported. I think Virginia this year serves as proof of that.

[Kushahontas]

I know a lot of the races were obvious from the start, but why do they call a lot of races so early? It always seemed odd to me how they know any race will go when only 1% to 2% of precincts have been reported. I think Virginia this year serves as proof of that.

ratings

[jimrtex]

9:00pm: SD called for Rounds, MI called for Peters, TX called for Conyers

Thar would have been an upset.  Unfortunately he failed to move to Texas by election day, and so is stuck being a representative from Michigan for another 50 years.