Election Night 2016 - Associated Press Call Times

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Election Night call times based on when AP announced each state. All times ET

7.00pm - IN, KY called for Trump, VT called for Clinton

Trump: 19
Clinton: 3

7:30pm - WV called for Trump

Trump: 24
Clinton: 3


8:00pm - DE, MA, MD, MA, NJ and DC called for Clinton, OK called for Trump

Clinton: 44
Trump: 31

8:10pm -  SC called for Trump

Clinton: 44
Trump: 40

8:16pm - TN called for Trump

Trump: 51
Clinton: 44


8:27pm - AL called for Trump

Trump: 60
Clinton: 44

8:41pm - RI called for Clinton

Trump: 60
Clinton: 48

8:53pm - MS called for Trump

Trump: 66
Clinton: 48

8:58pm - IL called for Clinton

Clinton: 68
Trump: 66

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9:00pm - KS, ND, SD, TX, WY, NE(4 of 5) called for Trump, NY called for Clinton

Trump: 123
Clinton: 97

9:09PM - AR called for Trump  

Trump: 129
Clinton: 97

9:27pm - CT called for Clinton

Trump - 129
Clinton - 104

9:30pm - LA called for Trump

Trump: 137
Clinton: 104

10:00pm - MT called for Trump

Trump: 140
Clinton: 104

10:22pm - NM called for Clinton

Trump: 140
Clinton: 109

10:26pm - MO called for Trump

Trump: 150
Clinton: 109

10:37pm - OH called for Trump

Trump: 168
Clinton: 109

10:41pm - VA called for Clinton

Trump: 168
Clinton: 122


10:44pm - CO called for Clinton

Trump: 168
Clinton: 131

10:51pm - FL called for Trump

Trump: 197
Clinton: 131

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11:00pm - CA, HI called for Clinton, ID called for Trump

Trump: 201
Clinton: 190


11:07pm - OR called for Clinton

Trump: 201
Clinton: 197

11:12pm - NC called for Trump

Trump: 216
Clinton: 197

11:30pm - WA called for Clinton

Trump: 216
Clinton: 209

11:34pm - GA called for Trump

Trump: 232
Clinton: 209

11:52pm - UT called for Trump

Trump: 238
Clinton: 209

12:03am Nov 9 - IA called for Trump

Trump: 244
Clinton: 209


12:22am Nov 9 - NV called for Clinton

Trump: 244
Clinton: 215

1:37am Nov 9 - PA called for Trump

Trump: 264
Clinton: 215

1:56am Nov 9 - ME (3 of 4) called for Clinton, ME-02 called for Trump

Trump: 265
Clinton: 218

2:01am Nov 9 - NE-02 called for Trump

Trump: 266
Clinton: 218

2:31am Nov 9 - WI called for Trump. Trump crosses the required 270 electoral votes and wins the Presidency. AP was the first to call the race for Trump

Trump: 276
Clinton: 218

11:14am Nov 9 - MN called for Clinton

Trump: 276
Clinton: 228

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12:00pm Nov 9 - AK called for Trump

Trump: 279
Clinton: 228

7:37pm Nov 10 - AZ called for Trump

Trump: 290
Clinton: 228

5:02pm Nov 15 - NH called for Clinton

Trump: 290
Clinton: 232

2:28pm Nov 28 - MI called for Trump

Trump: 306
Clinton: 232

[jaichind]

It is interesting that Clinton only led the EV for 18 minutes, between 8:00PM to 8:16PM on AP even though Clinton kept it close the entire time until the end, when states like PA got called.  Most of it, has to do with the fact that AP, like Fox, called FL before 11PM when CA got called for Clinton. Other media outlets had a longer lead time for Clinton because they called FL later (like 11:30PM.)

[Arbitrage1980]

The contrast with 2008 could not be more stark, when swing states such as PA, WI, MI, IA, were called instantly for Obama, and even MT, ND, SD, was not called right away for McCain.