▁they ▁hear ▁the ▁conversation ▁and ▁they ▁totally ▁agree ▁with ▁Cla ire . ▁H ale y ▁opens ▁the ▁letter ▁and ▁she ▁finds ▁out ▁that ▁she ▁made ▁the ▁waiting ▁list . ▁Every one ▁is ▁happy ▁with ▁that ▁since ▁it ▁is ▁better ▁than ▁nothing . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁episode , ▁despite ▁her ▁loss , ▁we ▁see ▁that ▁Cla ire ▁finally ▁gets ▁the ▁ST OP ▁sign ▁she ▁asked ▁for ▁( and ▁was ▁the ▁reason ▁she ▁decided ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁town ▁council ▁after ▁the ▁council ▁himself ▁rejected ▁her ▁proposal ). ▁However , ▁a ▁car ▁then ▁drives ▁past ▁it ▁without ▁stopping , ▁so ▁she ▁dec ides ▁that ▁the ▁road ▁needs ▁speed ▁b umps . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Rat ings ▁In ▁its ▁original ▁American ▁broadcast , ▁" E lection ▁Day " ▁was ▁watched ▁by ▁ 1 0 . 3 5 ▁million ; ▁down ▁by ▁ 0 . 2 5 ▁million ▁from ▁previous ▁episode . ▁The ▁adult ▁ 1 8 - 4 9 ▁rating / share ▁was ▁ 4 . 2 / 1 1 . ▁ ▁Re views ▁ ▁The ▁episode ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews . ▁ ▁Don na ▁Bow man ▁of ▁The ▁A . V . ▁Club ▁gave ▁and ▁A - ▁rate ▁to ▁the ▁episode ▁saying ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁episodes ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁" E lection ▁Day ▁sounds ▁like ▁just ▁the ▁thing ▁to ▁bring ▁our ▁Modern ▁Family ▁gang ▁back ▁from ▁their ▁hi atus , ▁and ▁back ▁together ▁for ▁a ▁classic - style ▁ensemble ▁episode . ▁I ’ m ▁happy ▁to ▁report ▁that