American Horror Story Election Night (Season 7, Episode 1)
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TV Episode | 50 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

American Horror Story

Election Night (Season 7, Episode 1)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 50 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

A married couple struggles with their lives and marriage while clowns terrorize the city.

Showrunner

Ryan Murphy

Director

Bradley Buecker

Writers

Ryan Murphy (created by) (written by) | Brad Falchuk (created by) (written by) | Todd Kubrak (executive story editor) | Joshua Green (story editor) (as Josh Green)

Producers

Lou Eyrich | Eryn Krueger Mekash | Ryan Murphy | Adam Penn

Composer

Mac Quayle

Cinematographer

Gavin Kelly

Editor

Danielle Wang

Casting Directors

Eric Dawson | Carol Kritzer | Robert J. Ulrich

Production Designer

Jeffrey Mossa

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Edit Released

Updated Aug 25, 2017

Release date

Sep 5, 2017 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 17 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 114 wins & 413 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
24 cast members

Name	Known for
Sarah Paulson Ally Mayfair-Richards Ally Mayfair-Richards See fewer	12 Years a Slave (2013)
Evan Peters Kai Anderson Kai Anderson See fewer	X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
Cheyenne Jackson Dr. Rudy Vincent Dr. Rudy Vincent See fewer	American Horror Story (2011)
Billie Lourd Winter Anderson Winter Anderson See fewer	Booksmart (2019)
Alison Pill Ivy Mayfair-Richards Ivy Mayfair-Richards See fewer	Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
John Carroll Lynch Twisty the Clown Twisty the Clown See fewer	The Founder (2016)
Colton Haynes Detective Jack Samuels Detective Jack Samuels See fewer	Rough Night (2017)
Tim Kang Tom Chang Tom Chang See fewer	Rambo (2008)
Aimee Carrero Picnic Girl Picnic Girl See fewer	The Menu (2022)
Cooper Dodson Oz Mayfair-Richards Oz Mayfair-Richards See fewer	The Fabelmans (2022)
Rafael de la Fuente Picnic Guy Picnic Guy See fewer	Empire (2015)
Jorge-Luis Pallo Pedro Morales Pedro Morales See fewer	Minority Report (2002)
Zack Ward Roger Roger See fewer	A Christmas Story (1983)
Blanca Araceli Pilar Pilar See fewer	Coco (I) (2017)
Chaz Bono Gary K. Longstreet Gary K. Longstreet See fewer	American Horror Story (2011)
Kholee Campbell Pentagram Pentagram See fewer	School Dance (2014)
Kimberly Dawn Guerrero Ballgag Ballgag See fewer	Dognapped: Hound for the Holidays (2022)
Zay Harding Holes Holes See fewer	Globe Trekker (1994)
Nanrisa Lee Marylin Chang Marylin Chang See fewer	Quantum Leap (2022)
Bo Roberts Kooks Kooks See fewer	300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
Stephen Simon Officer Officer See fewer	American Horror Story (2011)
Arlene Barshinger Election Party House Guest (uncredited) Election Party House Guest (uncredited) See fewer	Fruitvale Station (2013)
Mara Junot Female News Anchor (uncredited) Female News Anchor (uncredited) See fewer	Arcane (2021)
Dalia Kaissi Waitress (uncredited) Waitress (uncredited) See fewer	All-Star Weekend