diff --git a/output/results-metadata.json b/output/results-metadata.json
index b87b5dc..8708fc3 100644
--- a/output/results-metadata.json
+++ b/output/results-metadata.json
@@ -6859,17 +6859,5 @@
       "299": "COMMITTEEMAN - 49TH WARD",
       "300": "COMMITTEEMAN - 50TH WARD"
     }
-  },
-  "19830": {
-    "year": 1983,
-    "date": "2/22/1983",
-    "label": "1983 Primary - Democratic",
-    "races": { "0": "Mayor" }
-  },
-  "19831": {
-    "year": 1983,
-    "date": "4/12/1983",
-    "label": "1983 General Election",
-    "races": { "0": "Mayor" }
   }
 }
diff --git a/scripts/elections.json b/scripts/elections.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a15c55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/elections.json
@@ -0,0 +1,440 @@
+{
+  "242": {
+    "year": 2023,
+    "date": "4/3/23",
+    "label": "2023 Municipal Runoff - 4/3/23",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "241": {
+    "year": 2023,
+    "date": "2/28/23",
+    "label": "2023 Municipal General - 2/28/23",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "156": {
+    "year": 2022,
+    "date": "11/8/2022",
+    "label": "2022 General Election - 11/8/2022",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "252": {
+    "year": 2022,
+    "date": "6/28/2022",
+    "label": "2022 Primary - Democratic - 6/28/2022",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "253": {
+    "year": 2022,
+    "date": "6/28/2022",
+    "label": "2022 Primary - Republican - 6/28/2022",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "254": {
+    "year": 2022,
+    "date": "6/28/2022",
+    "label": "2022 Primary - Libertarian - 6/28/2022",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "255": {
+    "year": 2022,
+    "date": "6/28/2022",
+    "label": "2022 Primary - Non-Partisan - 6/28/2022",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "251": {
+    "year": 2020,
+    "date": "11/3/2020",
+    "label": "2020 General Election - 11/3/2020",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "250": {
+    "year": 2020,
+    "date": "3/17/2020",
+    "label": "2020 Primary - Non-Partisan - 3/17/2020",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "240": {
+    "year": 2020,
+    "date": "3/17/2020",
+    "label": "2020 Primary - Republican - 3/17/2020",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "230": {
+    "year": 2020,
+    "date": "3/17/2020",
+    "label": "2020 Primary - Democratic - 3/17/2020",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "220": {
+    "year": 2019,
+    "date": "4/2/2019",
+    "label": "2019 Municipal Runoffs - 4/2/2019",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "210": {
+    "year": 2019,
+    "date": "2/26/2019",
+    "label": "2019 Municipal General - 2/26/2019",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "200": {
+    "year": 2018,
+    "date": "11/6/2018",
+    "label": "2018 General Election - 11/6/2018",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "2": {
+    "year": 2018,
+    "date": "3/20/2018",
+    "label": "2018 Primary - Non-Partisan - 3/20/2018",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "1": {
+    "year": 2018,
+    "date": "3/20/2018",
+    "label": "2018 Primary - Republican - 3/20/2018",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "0": {
+    "year": 2018,
+    "date": "3/20/2018",
+    "label": "2018 Primary - Democratic - 3/20/2018",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "3": {
+    "year": 2017,
+    "date": "2/28/2017",
+    "label": "2017 Municipal General - 2/28/2017",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "4": {
+    "year": 2016,
+    "date": "11/8/2016",
+    "label": "2016 General Election - 11/8/2016",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "8": {
+    "year": 2016,
+    "date": "3/15/2016",
+    "label": "2016 Primary - Non-Partisan - 3/15/2016",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "7": {
+    "year": 2016,
+    "date": "3/15/2016",
+    "label": "2016 Primary - Green - 3/15/2016",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "6": {
+    "year": 2016,
+    "date": "3/15/2016",
+    "label": "2016 Primary - Republican - 3/15/2016",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "5": {
+    "year": 2016,
+    "date": "3/15/2016",
+    "label": "2016 Primary - Democratic - 3/15/2016",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "9": {
+    "year": 2015,
+    "date": "4/7/2015",
+    "label": "2015 Municipal Runoffs - 4/7/2015",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "10": {
+    "year": 2015,
+    "date": "2/24/2015",
+    "label": "2015 Municipal General - 2/24/2015",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "11": {
+    "year": 2014,
+    "date": "11/4/2014",
+    "label": "2014 General Election - 11/4/2014",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "12": {
+    "year": 2014,
+    "date": "3/18/2014",
+    "label": "2014 Primary - Democratic - 3/18/2014",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "13": {
+    "year": 2014,
+    "date": "3/18/2014",
+    "label": "2014 Primary - Republican - 3/18/2014",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "14": {
+    "year": 2014,
+    "date": "3/18/2014",
+    "label": "2014 Primary - Green - 3/18/2014",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "15": {
+    "year": 2014,
+    "date": "3/18/2014",
+    "label": "2014 Primary - Non-Partisan - 3/18/2014",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "16": {
+    "year": 2013,
+    "date": "4/9/2013",
+    "label": "2013 Special Election - 2nd Congressional - 4/9/2013",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "17": {
+    "year": 2013,
+    "date": "2/26/2013",
+    "label": "2013 Special Primary - 2nd Congressional - Democratic - 2/26/2013",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "18": {
+    "year": 2013,
+    "date": "2/26/2013",
+    "label": "2013 Special Priamry - 2nd Congressional - Republican - 2/26/2013",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "19": {
+    "year": 2012,
+    "date": "11/6/2012",
+    "label": "2012 General Election - 11/6/2012",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "20": {
+    "year": 2012,
+    "date": "3/20/2012",
+    "label": "2012 Primary - Democratic - 3/20/2012",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "21": {
+    "year": 2012,
+    "date": "3/20/2012",
+    "label": "2012 Primary - Republican - 3/20/2012",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "22": {
+    "year": 2012,
+    "date": "3/20/2012",
+    "label": "2012 Primary - Green - 3/20/2012",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "23": {
+    "year": 2012,
+    "date": "3/20/2012",
+    "label": "2012 Primary - Non-Partisan - 3/20/2012",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "24": {
+    "year": 2011,
+    "date": "4/5/2011",
+    "label": "2011 Municipal Runoffs - 4/5/2011",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "25": {
+    "year": 2011,
+    "date": "2/22/2011",
+    "label": "2011 Municipal General - 2/22/2011",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "26": {
+    "year": 2010,
+    "date": "11/2/2010",
+    "label": "2010 General Election - 11/2/2010",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "27": {
+    "year": 2010,
+    "date": "2/2/2010",
+    "label": "2010 Primary - Democratic - 2/2/2010",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "29": {
+    "year": 2010,
+    "date": "2/2/2010",
+    "label": "2010 Primary - Republican - 2/2/2010",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "31": {
+    "year": 2010,
+    "date": "2/2/2010",
+    "label": "2010 Primary - Green - 2/2/2010",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "33": {
+    "year": 2009,
+    "date": "4/7/2009",
+    "label": "2009 Special Election - 5th Congressional - 4/7/2009",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "34": {
+    "year": 2009,
+    "date": "3/3/2009",
+    "label": "2009 Special Primary - 5th Congressional - Democratic - 3/3/2009",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "36": {
+    "year": 2009,
+    "date": "3/3/2009",
+    "label": "2009 Special Primary - 5th Congressional - Republican - 3/3/2009",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "38": {
+    "year": 2009,
+    "date": "3/3/2009",
+    "label": "2009 Special Primary - 5th Congressional - Green - 3/3/2009",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "40": {
+    "year": 2008,
+    "date": "11/4/2008",
+    "label": "2008 General Election - 11/4/2008",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "45": {
+    "year": 2008,
+    "date": "2/4/2008",
+    "label": "2008 Primary - Democratic - 2/4/2008",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "50": {
+    "year": 2008,
+    "date": "2/4/2008",
+    "label": "2008 Primary - Republican - 2/4/2008",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "55": {
+    "year": 2008,
+    "date": "2/4/2008",
+    "label": "2008 Primary - Green - 2/4/2008",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "60": {
+    "year": 2007,
+    "date": "4/17/2007",
+    "label": "2007 Municipal Runoffs - 4/17/2007",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "65": {
+    "year": 2007,
+    "date": "2/27/2007",
+    "label": "2007 Municipal General - 2/27/2007",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "70": {
+    "year": 2006,
+    "date": "11/7/2006",
+    "label": "2006 General Election - 11/7/2006",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "75": {
+    "year": 2006,
+    "date": "3/21/2006",
+    "label": "2006 Primary - Democratic - 3/21/2006",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "80": {
+    "year": 2006,
+    "date": "3/21/2006",
+    "label": "2006 Primary - Republican - 3/21/2006",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "85": {
+    "year": 2006,
+    "date": "3/21/2006",
+    "label": "2006 Primary - Other - 3/21/2006",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "90": {
+    "year": 2004,
+    "date": "11/2/2004",
+    "label": "2004 General Election - 11/2/2004",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "95": {
+    "year": 2004,
+    "date": "3/16/2004",
+    "label": "2004 Primary - Democratic - 3/16/2004",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "100": {
+    "year": 2004,
+    "date": "3/16/2004",
+    "label": "2004 Primary - Republican - 3/16/2004",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "101": {
+    "year": 2004,
+    "date": "3/16/2004",
+    "label": "2004 Primary - Other - 3/16/2004",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "105": {
+    "year": 2003,
+    "date": "4/1/2003",
+    "label": "2003 Municipal Runoffs - 4/1/2003",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "110": {
+    "year": 2003,
+    "date": "2/25/2003",
+    "label": "2003 Municipal General - 2/25/2003",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "115": {
+    "year": 2002,
+    "date": "11/5/2002",
+    "label": "2002 General Election - 11/5/2002",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "116": {
+    "year": 2002,
+    "date": "3/19/2002",
+    "label": "2002 Primary - Democratic - 3/19/2002",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "117": {
+    "year": 2002,
+    "date": "3/19/2002",
+    "label": "2002 Primary - Republican - 3/19/2002",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "118": {
+    "year": 2002,
+    "date": "3/19/2002",
+    "label": "2002 Primary - Other - 3/19/2002",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "120": {
+    "year": 2000,
+    "date": "11/7/2000",
+    "label": "2000 General Election - 11/7/2000",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "124": {
+    "year": 2000,
+    "date": "3/21/2000",
+    "label": "2000 Primary - Democratic - 3/21/2000",
+    "races": {}
+  },
+  "125": {
+    "year": 2000,
+    "date": "3/21/2000",
+    "label": "2000 Primary - Republican - 3/21/2000",
+    "races": {}
+  }
+  "19830": {
+      "year": 1983,
+      "date": "2/22/1983",
+      "label": "1983 Primary - Democratic",
+      "races": {"0": "Mayor"}
+  },
+  "19831": {
+      "year": 1983,
+      "date": "4/12/1983",
+      "label": "1983 General Election",
+      "races": {"0": "Mayor"}
+  }
+}
diff --git a/scripts/scrape_elections.py b/scripts/scrape_elections.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8bfe25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/scrape_elections.py
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+from io import BytesIO
+import xlrd
+from pprint import pprint
+from aiohttp import ClientSession
+from json import load
+from asyncio import Semaphore, gather, run
+from aiohttp_client_cache import CachedSession, SQLiteBackend
+from requests import get
+from itertools import dropwhile
+from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
+import warnings
+from multiprocessing import Pool
+from os import getenv
+import locale
+import csv
+from pathlib import Path
+
+locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, "en_US.UTF-8")
+
+DEBUG = getenv("DEBUG", 1)
+SCRAPE_PROCESSES = getenv("SCRAPE_PROCESSES", 6)  # my computer has 8 cores
+warnings.filterwarnings("error")
+
+
+def transform_type(v):
+    if v is None:
+        return None
+    if type(v) is float:
+        return int(v) if v.is_integer() else v
+    elif "%" in v:
+        return float(v[:-1].replace(",", ""))
+    elif "," in v:
+        return int(v.replace(",", ""))
+
+def book_pandas(d):
+    contest, race = d["contest"], d["race"]
+    book: BytesIO = d["data"]
+    try:
+        workbook: xlrd.Book = xlrd.open_workbook(
+            file_contents=book, ignore_workbook_corruption=True
+        )
+    except xlrd.XLRDError as e:
+        print(e)
+        return
+    sheet = workbook.sheet_by_index(0)
+    rows = sheet.get_rows()
+    subtables = []
+    for i in range(3):
+        next(rows)
+    cur_row = next(rows)
+    cols = []
+    while cur_row:
+        ward = int(cur_row[0].value.split(" ")[1])
+
+        # TODO: unfortunately there's a bug where, for certain races that simply can't be generated e.g.
+        cols = next(rows)
+
+        cols = [
+            col.value if col.value != "%" else cols[i - 1].value + " Percent"
+            for i, col in enumerate(cols)
+        ]
+        cur_row = next(rows)
+        try:
+            while not all(
+                [
+                    cell.ctype in (xlrd.XL_CELL_EMPTY, xlrd.XL_CELL_BLANK)
+                    for cell in cur_row
+                ]
+            ):
+                if cur_row[0].value != 'Total':
+                    precinct = transform_type(cur_row[0].value)
+                    row = [
+                        f'{ward:02d}{precinct:02d}',
+                        ward,
+                        *(
+                            transform_type(cell.value)
+                            if cell.ctype not in (xlrd.XL_CELL_EMPTY, xlrd.XL_CELL_BLANK)
+                            else None
+                            for cell in cur_row
+                        ),
+                    ]
+                    subtables.append(row)
+                cur_row = next(rows)
+        except StopIteration:
+            pass
+        except ValueError as e:
+            print(race, contest)
+            pprint(cur_row)
+            print(e)
+            raise e
+        cur_row = next(rows, None)
+
+    conv = {
+        "Total Voters": "total",
+        "Precinct": "precinct",
+        "Registered Voters": "registered",
+        "Ballots Cast": "ballots",
+        "Turnout": "turnout"
+    }
+    cols = ["ward", *[conv.get(col, col) for col in cols]]
+    Path(f"../output/{race}").mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    with open(f"../output/{race}/{contest}.csv", "w") as ofp:
+        writer = csv.writer(ofp)
+        writer.writerow(cols)
+        writer.writerows(subtables)
+
+
+async def fetch_contest_data(
+    race: int, contest: int, cs: ClientSession, elec_data: dict, sem: Semaphore
+):
+    await sem.acquire()
+    try:
+        resp = await cs.get(
+            f"https://chicagoelections.gov/elections/results/{race}/download?contest={contest}&ward=&precinct="
+        )
+        resp.raise_for_status()
+        # This happens for some contests e.g. https://chicagoelections.gov/elections/results/7/download?contest=334&ward=&precinct=
+        if resp.content_type != "application/vnd.ms-excel":
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                f"race {race} contest {contest} did not return an Excel spreadsheet"
+            )
+        return {"contest": contest, "race": race, "data": await resp.content.read()}
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(e, race, contest)
+        return None
+    finally:
+        sem.release()
+
+
+async def fetch_races():
+    resp = get("https://chicagoelections.gov/elections/results")
+    soup = BeautifulSoup(resp, "lxml")
+    races = [
+        dropwhile(lambda c: not c.isnumeric(), link["href"])
+        for link in soup
+        if link["href"].startswith("/elections/results")
+    ]
+    return races
+
+
+async def fetch_contests():
+    # <select name="contest"
+    raise NotImplementedError
+
+
+async def main():
+    with open("../output/results-metadata.json", "r") as ifp:
+        results_metadata: dict = load(ifp)
+    
+    pairs = (
+        (contest, race)
+        for contest, c_info in results_metadata.items()
+        for race in c_info["races"]
+    )
+    
+    if DEBUG == 1:
+        pairs = list(pairs)[:1000]
+
+    contest_data = {}
+    sem = Semaphore(10)
+    # maybe we can store this sqlite database for fast downloads?
+    async with CachedSession(cache=SQLiteBackend("test_cache")) as cs:
+        contest_data = await gather(
+            *(fetch_contest_data(*pair, cs, contest_data, sem) for pair in pairs)
+        )
+    # TODO: Need a more elegant solution for this. Occasionally there are tables where
+    # parts are empty - there's multiple candidates listed as 'No Candidate'
+    # e.g. https://chicagoelections.gov/elections/results/240/download?contest=390&ward=&precinct=
+    warnings.resetwarnings()
+    contest_data = list(filter(None, contest_data))
+
+    with Pool(6) as p:
+        p.map(book_pandas, contest_data)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    run(main())