Presidential Election is one of the fastest-rising stories on Reddit right now. We found 3 threads in 3 different communities, starting at Nov 1, 05:57 UTC; r/nottheonion, r/worldnews and r/europe carry most of the discussion. That adds up to around 5.6K upvotes and 951 comments. It is also a rising Google search (“presidential election” in Google Trends for US).
What the sources report
Here is how the outlets linked in these threads describe what happened, word for word.
- Al Jazeera: Initial results indicate victory for Iotova in Bulgarian presidential vote
Acting President Iotova would become nation’s first elected female head of state if official results confirm her win.
Where Reddit is talking about it
| Community | Threads | Upvotes | Comments | First thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r/nottheonion | 1 | 3,422 | 632 | Nov 1, 05:57 UTC |
| r/worldnews | 1 | 1,378 | 186 | Nov 1, 22:34 UTC |
| r/europe | 1 | 847 | 133 | Nov 1, 20:14 UTC |
The biggest threads
- Is there a presidential election in Arizona this year? Some think sor/nottheonion · 3,422 upvotes · 632 comments · Nov 1, 05:57 UTC · azcentral.com
- Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Exit polls show a win for the pro-Russian candidater/worldnews · 1,378 upvotes · 186 comments · Nov 1, 22:34 UTC · sofiaglobe.com
- Bulgaria Elects First Woman President as Yotova Defeats Gyurov in Runoffr/europe · 847 upvotes · 133 comments · Nov 1, 20:14 UTC · novinite.com
Timeline on Reddit
- First thread we found, in r/nottheonion: “Is there a presidential election in Arizona this year? Some think so”
- The biggest thread so far is posted in r/nottheonion (3,422 upvotes, 632 comments by our last count).
- The story reaches r/europe: “Bulgaria Elects First Woman President as Yotova Defeats Gyurov in Runoff”
- The story reaches r/worldnews: “Bulgaria’s 2026 presidential elections: Exit polls show a win for the pro-Russian candidate”
How this page is made
SubMouse watches dozens of large, safe-for-work subreddits and Google's trending searches. When several communities start talking about the same event at the same time, we group those threads into one story and publish this page, then refresh it while the story keeps rising. The counts are ours; everything said about the event itself is quoted and credited to the post or outlet it comes from. Claims in Reddit posts are unverified unless an outlet confirms them. Upvote and comment counts come from Reddit's public data via the Arctic Shift archive and can lag. Spotted a mistake? Tell us. Not affiliated with Reddit.