NPR Exit Poll Information: NPR Will Use Exit Polls to Announce Winners

National Public Radio has released their formula for announcing tonight's winners in Congressional races. They will use a mix of the controversial exit polls with other data they collect.

NPR projects winners in contests we are watching by aggregating information from state election authorities, exit polls, reporters in the field and the Associated Press.

In presidential contests, NPR editors confer before calling battleground states for one candidate or another. In congressional contests and gubernatorial races, such as those on ballots today, NPR editors tend to rely more on the analysis provided by the Associated Press.


On another note, if you are announcing on NPR tonight, don't make any claims about Muslims that may get you fired.