BUSINESS: Research + Stats Few U.S. Elections Kept Voters Waiting for Results By Staff Thursday, November 5, 2020 1:05 PM According to information gathered from media report, the current wait for the U.S. presidential election result has already been the second longest since the 1960s. Only on one other occasion did the day after the election pass without a concession speech from the unsuccessful candidate, as this graphic from Statista.com shows. (Editor’s Note: As of VMAIL’s presstime, a winner in this year’s election had not been declared.)The day after the infamous presidential election of 2000 actually featured a concession, to be precise, but one that was later taken back by Democratic candidate Al Gore. It wasn’t until 36 days and a recount in Florida later that Gore conceded for a final time, on December 13. Many presidential races of the last 60 years actually were a lot less close than this year’s election, allowing for them to be called before midnight East Coast time on Election Day.Click here to read the full story from Statista.com.