Results will be released statewide at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

The timeline for county canvassing boards to report results, and to conduct any possible recounts for federal, state, and multicounty races ordered by the Secretary of State, are as follows:

• Tuesday, March 7, 2023: Preliminary Election Night Returns (the results of all early voting and all vote-by-mail tabulated by the end of the early voting period) are due no later than 7:30 PM in the respective county’s time zone and in 45-minute increments (precinct election results) thereafter until all results (except for provisional ballots and certain vote-by-mail ballots with cure affidavits) are completely reported.


• Saturday, March 11, 2023: Unofficial Returns are due no later than noon on the 4th day after the Election. The Secretary of State will order a machine recount if the 1st set of unofficial returns indicates that by a margin of ½ of 1% or less of the total votes cast, a candidate for office was eliminated or defeated, a judicial candidate for retention was retained or not retained, or an issue was approved or rejected.


• Thursday, March 16, 2023: If a machine recount is ordered, Second Unofficial Returns are due no later than 3:00 PM on the 9th day after the Election. The Secretary of State will order a manual recount if the 2nd set of unofficial returns indicates that by a margin of ¼ of 1% or less of the total votes cast, a candidate for office was eliminated or defeated, a judicial candidate for retention was retained or not retained, or an issue was approved or rejected.


• Sunday, March 19, 2023: Official Returns are due no later than noon on the 12th day after the Election.
  

The Elections Canvassing Commission meets on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 9:00 AM to certify the Official Returns for federal and state offices on the ballot.

For detailed information about the outcome of county, municipal and other local races, please contact the respective county Supervisor of Elections office.