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The following table lists the enumerations for the contest's stage in the
ExternalIdentifier entity:
Stage
Description
exit-polls
Results are based wholly or almost entirely on exit poll data and
other supporting signals or models, but not on actual vote counts.
estimates
Results are predicted outcomes based on some combination of collected
data, which might or might not include exit polls specifically, and
other supporting signals or models. They aren't substantially based on
actual vote counts.
projections
Results are predicted outcomes that substantially include or are
otherwise based on actual partial vote counts, but that might be
extrapolated by supported signals or models.
preliminary
Results are actual vote or seat counts as reported by an authoritative
source, before they are declared to be final by the official source. The
authority might or might not be the legally responsible entity, but in
any case hasn't certified the results.
official
Results are actual vote or seat counts as reported or corroborated by
an official, legally responsible, source.
unnamed
An unnamed stage in an election that supports multiple stages.
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