America will be glued to the TV on election night as the results of this historic election pour in, but it’s quite possible that we won’t know the winner of the election on Tuesday night. Given the record number of mail-in ballots being cast in this election, the votes may not all have been counted by the end of the night. “It's important for the american people to know if we don't have a result on election night that does not mean anything is wrong,” said White House journalist Rachel Scott.