Template:US elections imagemap/doc

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This is a template for creating image maps for yearly elections in the United States, particularly Senate and gubernatorial elections. For presidential elections, use Template:United States presidential election imagemap.

To create maps, use the base map File:Blank USA, w territories.svg, and fill it with colors from Wikipedia:WikiProject Elections and Referendums/USA Legend Colors § Seat control.

Parameters
Parameter Usage Example
image Map image 2018 United States gubernatorial elections results map.svg
link-template Template for links 2018 STATE gubernatorial election
cycle[a] The election cycle Gov2
extra-states Extra states to include[b] OR;WV[c]
extra-lines Extra raw lines to include[b] rect 702 391 725 423 [[2020–21 United States Senate special election in Georgia]][c]
state-overrides Override links for certain states[b] AZ=2020 United States Senate special election in Arizona
excluded-states States to exclude. Overridden by extra_states[b] AK;HI
  1. ^ If not specified, no states will be linked, unless added with extra-states or extra-lines.
  2. ^ a b c d (; delimited)
  3. ^ a b For valid values of |cycle= and |extra-states=, see below.

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Examples

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Simple

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{{US elections imagemap|image=2018 United States gubernatorial election results.svg|link-template=2018 STATE gubernatorial election|cycle=Gov2WithTerritories}}

Error: Image is invalid or non-existent.


With extra-states

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{{US elections imagemap|image=2018 United States Senate elections results map.svg|link-template=2018 United States Senate election in STATE|cycle=SenateClass1|extra-states=MNS;MSS|state-overrides=MSS=2018 United States Senate special election in Mississippi;MNS=2018 United States Senate special election in Minnesota}}

Error: Image is invalid or non-existent.