scrape_elections() — single entry point for downloading election results.
Routes automatically to the appropriate scraper based on state. Supports
state, county, precinct, town, and parish level results depending on the
jurisdiction. Covers dedicated scrapers for Connecticut (2016–present),
Georgia (2000–present), Indiana (2019–present), Louisiana (1982–present),
North Carolina (2000–present), and Utah (2023–present), plus a multi-state
ElectionStats scraper for the remaining states.
db_available_years() — returns a data frame of earliest and latest
available years for each state and scraper source.
db_list_states() — lists states supported by DownBallotR scrapers,
optionally filtered by source.
db_list_sources() — lists all registered Python scraper sources.
downballot_install_python() — creates a reticulate virtual environment
and installs required Python dependencies (pandas, requests, lxml,
bs4, playwright) and Playwright Chromium.
downballot_use_python() — pins reticulate to the DownBallotR virtual
environment for the current R session.
downballot_python_status() — reports the status of the Python environment,
installed packages, and Playwright Chromium availability.