The episode follows the night of the U.S. Presidential Election, in which President Selina Meyer is running against Senator Bill O'Brien.
[1] The writers of "Election Night" won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series for the episode.
[3] It's election night and President Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) is in a hotel suite with her key campaign staffers (Tony Hale, Matt Walsh, Kevin Dunn, and Gary Cole); her running mate, Tom James (Hugh Laurie); and her daughter, Catherine (Sarah Sutherland).
They are watching the election returns on CNN, where ex-staffers Amy (Anna Chlumsky) and Dan (Reid Scott) are appearing as political pundits alongside anchor Greg Hart (Scott Adsit) and pollster Matty Curtis (Neil Casey).
Staffers Jonah (Timothy Simons) and Richard (Sam Richardson) are preparing Selina's campaign rally.
Sue (Sufe Bradshaw) is in the White House with a friend (Susan Kelechi Watson), stating that she will leave politics if Selina loses.
Club, Kate Kulzick wrote, "This is Veep firing on all cylinders, each character serviced and contributing to the larger whole with a clear narrative providing plenty of fodder for them to play with.
The comedy is informed by character and runs the gamut from subtle reactions in the background to goofy physicality to profanity and rage-fueled takedowns.
"[1] Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, and Tony Roche, writers of "Election Night", received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series.