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Election Night In 2000 And What Might Happen If We Don't Know Who Won On Nov. 3

With a record number of people expected to vote by mail in November’s election, it’s likely that we will not know who won on election night.

This scenario brings back another election night when the winner of the presidency was unknown, the election in 2000. Host Jeremy Hobson talks to NPR’s Ron Elving about the chaotic 2000 election and what lessons it holds for this November.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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