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license: Apache-2.0
title: 'DownBallotR: Access Federal, State, and Local Election Data'
version: 0.1.0
identifiers:
- type: doi
  value: 10.32614/CRAN.package.DownBallotR
abstract: Provides an 'R' interface for downloading and standardizing election data
  to support research workflows. Election results are published by states through
  heterogeneous and often dynamic web interfaces that are not consistently accessible
  through existing 'R' packages or APIs. To address this, the package wraps state-specific
  'Python' web scrapers through the 'reticulate' package, enabling access to dynamic
  content while exposing consistent 'R' functions for querying election availability
  and results across jurisdictions. The package is intended for responsible use and
  relies on publicly accessible election result pages.
authors:
- family-names: Chickering
  given-names: Graham
  email: grahamchickering@gmail.com
preferred-citation:
  type: manual
  title: 'DownBallotR: Access Federal, State, and Local Election Data'
  authors:
  - family-names: Chickering
    given-names: Graham
    email: grahamchickering@gmail.com
  - family-names: Warshaw
    given-names: Chris
  year: '2026'
  notes: R package version 0.1.0
  url: https://github.com/gchickering21/DownBallotR
repository: https://gchickering21.r-universe.dev
repository-code: https://github.com/gchickering21/DownBallotR
commit: f4f05d3ecf4ed2fee24c988b69311ea6c0648232
url: https://gchickering21.github.io/DownBallotR/
date-released: '2026-06-04'
contact:
- family-names: Chickering
  given-names: Graham
  email: grahamchickering@gmail.com