This project is an election audit to help Seth and Tom with a submission to the election commission. The code dissects the election results of Jefferson, Denver, and Arapahoe Counties and uses python to analyze the data. The code used depicts a clear winner of the election while also tallying the votes per county and candidate, as well as percentages for comparison.
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The results clearly show that Denver County had the largest county turnout compared to the other counties with 306,055 votes out of the 369711 total votes, which was 82.8%.
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Jefferson County had the 2nd largest county turnout with 38,855 votes, which was 10.5% of the total votes.
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And 3rd largest county turnout was Arapahoe with 24,801 votes, which was 6.7% of the total votes.
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Charles Casper Stockham recieved 85,213 votes at 23% of total votes.
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Diana DeGett recieved 272,892 votes at 73.8% of total votes.
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Raymon Anthony Doane recieved 11,606 votes of 3.1% of total votes.
According to the election results, the winner of the election is Diana DeGette with 73.8% of all votes cast, which was 272,892 out of the total 369,711 total votes. This code can be used to find future election results with edits and additions to names and adjusting the ranges of what results are being sought after.