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Election Night

Episode Number: 72    Season Num: 4    First Aired: Wednesday November 6, 2002    Prod Code: 175308
Election day finally arrives with the staff eagerly anticipating the outcome; Toby gets back at Josh; Sam is increasingly concerned about the Wilde campaign in Orange County; Toby worries about the effect of Andy's pregnancy on the voters; Donna accidentally votes for Richie and tries to rectify the situation by trying to find someone who will vote-swap; Josh resists Deborah's new office rules until she reveals their basis; Bartlet has some new health issues to worry about.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Aaron Sorkin
Story: David Handelman, David Gerken
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Star: Martin Sheen (President Jed Bartlet),  Dulé Hill (Charlie Young),  Allison Janney (Claudia Jean "C.J." Cregg),  Rob Lowe (Sam Seaborn (Episodes 1-84)),  Richard Schiff (Toby Ziegler),  John Spencer (Leo McGarry),  Bradley Whitford (Josh Lyman),  Janel Moloney (Donna Moss (Episodes 23-, recurring previously)),  Stockard Channing (Abbey Bartlet (Episodes 45-, recurring previously))
Recurring Role: Lily Tomlin (Debbie Fiderer),  Devika Parikh (Bonnie),  Kim Webster (Ginger),  Peter James Smith (Ed),  William Duffy (Larry),  Penny Griego (Anchor),  Joshua Malina (Will Bailey),  Kathleen York (Andrea Wyatt),  Danica McKellar (Elsie Snuffin),  Melissa Fitzgerald (Carol Fitzpatrick),  Ivan Allen (Roger Salier),  Ron Ostrow (John),  Timothy Davis-Reed (Mark),  Charles Noland (Steve),  Kris Murphy (Katie Witt)
Guest Star: Richard Saxton (Anaheim Anchor),  Derek Thompson (Man),  Howard Mann (Senior Citizen),  Christopher Schauble (Anchor),  Mindy Thomas (Anchor),  Michael Mulheren ("Statehood Supporter" (uncredited)),  Christian Slater (Jack Reese),  Andrew McFarlane (Anthony Marcus),  Maria Lazam Hanson (Passerby),  Megan Cavanaugh ("Voting Shortcut"),  Omar Benson Miller (Orlando Kettles),  Kris Iyer (Andrea's Doctor),  Kaarina Aufranc ("Ten Dollars"),  Lynette Romero (Anaheim Anchor),  Don Dowe (Technician),  Leesa Severyn (Michelle),  Ron Morehouse ("Bow Tie"),  Ashleigh Olden (Sharon)

Notes

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Awards and Nominations:
Nomination at 2003 Eddie Awards for Best Edited One-Hour Series for Television (Janet Ashikaga A.C.E.)
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Music:
1. "The Times They Are A-Changin" is sung in this episode not by Bob Dylan but by Richie Havens, from his Richie Havens Sings Beatles and Dylan CD.
2. Sam sings a few lines of "Won't You Come Home, Bill Bailey" as he goes to his office to answer a call from Will Bailey. The song's words and music are by Hughie Cannon and it was originally performed by Bobby Darin. (edit)

Quotes

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Richie Supporter: Let me ask you this. Bartlet's supposed to be smart right? He's the smart one, we're the dumb ones, he knows best. So what does it say to you when his people don't know how to fill out a ballot? Maybe he's a little out of touch. Is that what it says? (walks away)
Donna (yelling after him): Or maybe it says with the president's supporters accidentally voting for the wrong candidate, you're still gonna get creamed you little fascist! (edit)
C.J.: Did you--?
Sam: Yes. I turned, I cursed, I spat, it froze. (edit)
C.J.: (to Toby) Listen, I know better than to stick my face in your personal life. Except, you know, for sport. (edit)
Toby: I've got a speech if he wins. I've got a speech if he doesn't.
Sam: You wrote a concession?
Toby: Of course I wrote a concession. What are...you wanna tempt the wrath of the whatever, from high atop the thing? (edit)
Josh (on the new meeting rules): That's insane.
Debbie: Well, I'm quite mad. (edit)

Trivia

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Why isn't Vice President Hoynes with Bartlet on the victory platform? (edit)
Why does the time appear to be the same in California and Washington, D.C.? (edit)

Allusions

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Josh: You've got to go outside, turn around three times and curse.
Toby: Spit.

The actions to reverse the bad luck is a reference to the play Macbeth.
It is said that the play Macbeth is cursed. Saying "Macbeth" inside a theater will bring bad luck. To reverse the bad luck things like Josh and Toby say have to be done by the person who said it. (edit)
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