Days and or weeks according to the article at the link below.
Bush declared victory at 3 p.m. EST Wednesday November 3, 2004
Now! OR if asking who is the winner of an election, after the election results are released. In major industrialized countries, this is generally the night of the election. However, in smaller countries, the final results can take weeks to arrive.
It depends on two issues. First, how long does it take each party to determine how many votes they still have to have and how long will it take them to do that. Second, if the election remains close nonetheless, there may be a recount which can take months.
90 days
about 6 weeks
Around the mid 1800s. Still are to this date
Take the whole of Great Britain during a nation wide Government election as an example. It takes time to gather the ballot boxes and complete the count. Then the results need to be gathered in a central position, before the the final count is called out.Now, when dealing with a country as big as North America/Alaska - you can times the British effort by several hundred times.
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About a couple months like three or four
From January to June of the election year
Take a look at the most recent presidential election and you see the results of voting.
it took about 1,000 years to send a letter from 1800s