Election.org Public Data API Downloads API

The Downloads API from Election.org Public Data API — 7 operation(s) for downloads.

Operations 7

GET /downloads/federal-contests-2026.csv Download permanent 2026 federal contest filing fields #
GET /downloads/federal-candidates-2026.csv Download identity-complete 2026 federal candidate filing records #
GET /downloads/federal-results-2022.csv Download official 2022 federal candidate result records #
GET /downloads/federal-results-2024.csv Download official 2024 federal candidate result records #
GET /downloads/federal-results-2020.csv Download official 2020 federal candidate result records #
GET /downloads/federal-results-2018.csv Download official 2018 federal candidate result records #
GET /downloads/federal-results-2016.csv Download official 2016 federal candidate result records #

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OpenAPI Specification

election-org-downloads-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Election.org Public Data Downloads API
  version: '2026-09-12'
  description: Source-first public election data. Public beta coverage is explicit; null and omitted values are never silently converted to zeroes or inferred facts.
  contact:
    email: data@election.org
servers:
- url: https://election.org/api/v1
tags:
- name: Downloads
paths:
  /downloads/federal-contests-2026.csv:
    get:
      summary: Download permanent 2026 federal contest filing fields
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Versioned CSV of covered 2026 U.S. House and Senate contests with sourced race identity and election-scope boundaries
          content:
            text/csv:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
      tags:
      - Downloads
      operationId: getDownloadsFederalContests2026Csv
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /downloads/federal-candidates-2026.csv:
    get:
      summary: Download identity-complete 2026 federal candidate filing records
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Versioned CSV of FEC filing records matched to covered 2026 contests; not proof of ballot qualification
          content:
            text/csv:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
      tags:
      - Downloads
      operationId: getDownloadsFederalCandidates2026Csv
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /downloads/federal-results-2022.csv:
    get:
      summary: Download official 2022 federal candidate result records
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Versioned CSV containing 3,098 FEC-published candidate result records
          content:
            text/csv:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
      tags:
      - Downloads
      operationId: getDownloadsFederalResults2022Csv
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /downloads/federal-results-2024.csv:
    get:
      summary: Download official 2024 federal candidate result records
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Versioned CSV containing 1,300 House Clerk-published candidate result records
          content:
            text/csv:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
      tags:
      - Downloads
      operationId: getDownloadsFederalResults2024Csv
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /downloads/federal-results-2020.csv:
    get:
      summary: Download official 2020 federal candidate result records
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Versioned CSV containing 2,994 FEC-published candidate result records
          content:
            text/csv:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
      tags:
      - Downloads
      operationId: getDownloadsFederalResults2020Csv
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /downloads/federal-results-2018.csv:
    get:
      summary: Download official 2018 federal candidate result records
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Versioned CSV containing 3,128 FEC-published candidate result records
          content:
            text/csv:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
      tags:
      - Downloads
      operationId: getDownloadsFederalResults2018Csv
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /downloads/federal-results-2016.csv:
    get:
      summary: Download official 2016 federal candidate result records
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Versioned CSV containing 2,560 FEC-published candidate result records
          content:
            text/csv:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
      tags:
      - Downloads
      operationId: getDownloadsFederalResults2016Csv
      x-operation-id-source: derived
externalDocs:
  description: Citation and reuse guidance
  url: https://election.org/data/api#attribution