卡米尔·贝克、罗伯特·尹 华盛顿 —— 华盛顿特区选民将于周二选出联邦和地方职位的领导人。以下是关于此次选举的一些关键事实，以及美联社决策团队将在计票过程中监测的数据点。投票于美国东部时间晚上8点结束。
CAMILLE BAKER, ROBERT YOON WASHINGTON — Washington, D.C., voters will elect leaders for federal and local offices on Tuesday. Here are some of the key facts about the election and data points the AP Decision Team will monitor as the votes are tallied. Polls close at 8 p.m. ET.
美联社将提供投票结果，并宣布市长、总检察长、美国代表、特区委员会、影子众议员、影子参议员、教育委员会以及一项投票倡议的获胜者。
The Associated Press will provide vote results and declare winners in races for mayor, attorney general, U.S. delegate, D.C. Council, Shadow Representative, Shadow Senator, school board and a ballot initiative.
在2022年华盛顿特区美国代表竞选中，约有20.1万张选票被投出。
About 201,000 votes were cast in the 2022 race for Washington, D.C.'s U.S. Delegate.
华盛顿特区主要通过邮寄方式投票，因为该特区所有登记选民都会自动收到选票。该特区最新的提前投票总数可在美联社的提前投票追踪器中找到。
Washington, D.C. votes predominantly by mail as all registered voters in the district are automatically sent a ballot. The latest advance vote totals for the district can be found in the AP’s advance vote tracker .
几乎所有提前现场投票的结果预计将在当晚首次投票报告中发布，连同几乎所有选举日现场投票的结果。只有部分缺席投票的结果预计将在当晚最后一次投票报告中发布。
Almost all results from early in-person voting are expected to be released in the first vote report of the night, along with almost all results from in-person Election Day voting. Only some results from absentee votes are expected to be released in the last vote report of the night.
2024年大选的首批结果于11月5日美国东部时间晚上9点58分开始报出，距投票结束约两小时。该特区于美国东部时间晚上10点04分达到50%的得票报告率，于11月7日美国东部时间下午3点59分达到90%的得票报告率。
The first results of the 2024 general election were reported starting at 9:58 p.m. ET on Nov. 5, about two hours after polls closed. The district reached 50% of votes reporting at 10:04 p.m. ET, and 90% of votes reporting at 3:59 p.m.
如果得票差距小于总票数的1%，华盛顿特区联邦职位、市长、总检察长和特区委员会等选举将自动重新计票。候选人也可以不论得票差距大小，申请并支付费用进行重新计票。如果美联社能确定领先优势大到足以使重新计票或法律挑战无法改变结果，美联社可能会在面临重新计票的竞选中宣布获胜者。
ET on Nov. 7. Recounts are automatic in D.C. elections for federal offices, mayor, attorney general and district council, among others, if the margin is less than 1% of the total vote. Candidates may also request and pay for a recount regardless of the vote margin. The AP may declare a winner in a race that is subject to a recount if it can determine the lead is too large for a recount or legal challenge to change the outcome.