##Overview of Election Audit
A Colorado Board of Elections employee has assigned the following tasks to complete the election audit of a recent local congressional election.
1. Calculate the total number of votes cast.
2. Get a complete list of candidates who received votes.
3. Calculate the total number of votes each candidates received.
4. Calculate the percentage of votes each candidate won.
5. Determine the winner of the election based on popular vote.
##Resources
* Data Source: election_resuslts.csv
* Software: Python 3.9.7
##Election Audit Summary
The analysis of the election show that:
* There were 369,711 votes cast in the election.
* The candidates were:
* Charles Casper Stockham
* Diana DeGette
* Raymon Anthony Doane
* The candidate results were:
* Charles Casper Stockham received 23.0% of the vote and 85,213 number of votes.
* Diana DeGette received 73.8% of the vote and 272,892 number of votes.
* Raymon Anthony Doane received 3.1% of the vote and 11,606 number of votes.
* The winner of the election was:
* Diana DeGette, who received 73.8% of the vote and 272,892 number of votes.
The script in this project can be modified in order to be used for other election types. For example, it can help audit election results for state-level elections (i.e, governor). It also be modified and used for elections on a smaller scale, for example, school district.