Using an existing Oracle Job makes your smart contract code more succinct. This page explains how to retrieve the winners of various elections based on the date, state, and race ID.

AP Election Data Consumer

In Make a GET Request, the example contract code declared which URL to use, where to find the data in the response, and how to convert it so that it can be represented on-chain.

This example uses an existing job that is pre-configured to make requests to get AP Election data.

You can find the job spec for this example on GitHub.

// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
pragma solidity ^0.8.7;

import "@chainlink/contracts/src/v0.8/ChainlinkClient.sol";

/**
 * Request testnet LINK and ETH here: https://faucets.chain.link/
 * Find information on LINK Token Contracts and get the latest ETH and LINK faucets here: https://docs.chain.link/docs/link-token-contracts/
 */

/**
 * THIS IS AN EXAMPLE CONTRACT WHICH USES HARDCODED VALUES FOR CLARITY.
 * PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS CODE IN PRODUCTION.
 */

contract APElection is ChainlinkClient {
    using Chainlink for Chainlink.Request;
  
    uint256 public voteCount;
    bytes32 public firstName;
    bytes32 public lastName;
    bytes32 public candidateId;
    bytes32 public party;
    bytes[] public candidates;
    
    address private oracle;
    bytes32 private jobId;
    uint256 private fee;
    
    event WinnerFound(bytes32 firstName, bytes32 lastName, uint256 voteCount, bytes32 candidateId, bytes32 party);
    
    /**
     * Network: Kovan
     * Oracle: 
     *      Name:           Chainlink DevRel - Kovan
     *      Address:        0xf4316Eb1584B3CF547E091Acd7003c116E07577b
     * Job: 
     *      Name:           AP Election Data
     *      ID:             2e37b8362f474fce9dd019fa195a8627
     *      Fee:            0.1 LINK
     */
    constructor() {
        setPublicChainlinkToken();
        oracle = 0xf4316Eb1584B3CF547E091Acd7003c116E07577b;
        jobId = "2e37b8362f474fce9dd019fa195a8627";
        fee = 0.1 * 10 ** 18; // (Varies by network and job)
    }

    /**
     * Initial request
     */
    function requestElectionWinner() public returns (bytes32 requestId) 
    {
        Chainlink.Request memory request = buildChainlinkRequest(jobId, address(this), this.fulfill.selector);
        request.add("date", "2021-11-02");
        request.add("raceId", "12111");
        request.add("statePostal", "FL");
        request.add("resultsType", "l"); // Replace with l for live results.  
        return sendChainlinkRequestTo(oracle, request, fee);
    }

    /**
     * Callback function
     */
    function fulfill(bytes32 _requestId, uint256 _voteCount, bytes32 _firstName, bytes32 _lastName, bytes32 _candidateId, bytes32 _party, bytes[] memory _candidates) public recordChainlinkFulfillment(_requestId)
    {
        voteCount = _voteCount;
        firstName = _firstName;
        lastName = _lastName;
        candidateId = _candidateId;
        party = _party;
        candidates = _candidates;
        emit WinnerFound(firstName, lastName, voteCount, candidateId, party);
    }
    
    function getCandidate(uint256 _idx) external view returns (uint32, string memory, string memory, string memory, uint32, bool) {
         (uint32 decodedId, string memory decodedParty, string memory decodedFirstName, string memory decodedLastName, uint32 decodedVoteCount, bool decodedIsWinner) = 
            abi.decode(candidates[_idx], (uint32, string, string, string, uint32, bool));
        return (decodedId, decodedParty, decodedFirstName, decodedLastName, decodedVoteCount, decodedIsWinner);
    }

    // function withdrawLink() external {} - Implement a withdraw function to avoid locking your LINK in the contract


}

For more information on finding existing jobs, see Find Existing Jobs.