Editors be aware: This publish will likely be up to date with the newest information all through Election Night time. Refresh for up to date.
7:04 p.m. PT/10:04 p.m. ET
Polls have simply closed in the important thing swing state of Nevada, however like different swing states, the race remains to be too name.
Kamala Harris was projected to win Illinois and Colorado, whereas Donald Trump took Utah and Montana, based on the AP.
On MSNBC, there was some speak among the many hosts as to why the race is so shut.
“Simply consider the final two weeks of what Donald Trump has stated,” stated Pleasure Reid.
Nicole Wallace, nonetheless, stated that the cut up of the nation implies that the kind of decisive victories, with early calls on election night time, have been a factor of the previous.
6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET: Hollywood Democrats Anxious As Race Factors To A Lengthy Night time
Polls simply closed in the important thing swing state of Nevada, whereas Kamala Harris was projected to win New Jersey and New York, as anticipated, in addition to Delaware.
Donald Trump was projected to win Ohio, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming and Louisiana.
In a race that has been shut since late summer season when the VP took over the Democratic normal from President Biden, tonight’s outcomes thus far are displaying that that is all concerning the margins.
That truth is nervousness inducing amongst some prime Hollywood donors who’ve been deep in on Crew Harris for months. “It’s going to be an extended night time,” one producer advised Deadline this night as polls began closing in states on the East Coast. “It’s all about Michigan, the battlegrounds, that’s what’s making me tense.”
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In Senate races, Lisa Blunt Rochester is projected to turn into the primary Black particular person to characterize Delaware, whereas Angela Alsobrooks was projected to win in Maryland, defeating the state’s former Republican governor, Larry Hogan.
In Home races, Maxwell Frost was reelected to the Home in Florida. He’s the youngest member of Congress.
Additionally within the Sunshine State, a Florida abortion rights modification was projected to fail. It might have enshrined abortion rights into the state Structure and garnered 57% of the vote, in need of the 60% margin wanted.
5:32 p.m. PT/8:32 p.m. ET: Key Swing States Too Early To Name; Donald Trump Wins Arkansas
Donald Trump picked up one other state, successful Arkansas, as anticipated, per the AP’s projection.
In the meantime, key swing states stay too early to name.
Numerous networks have projected that Democrat Josh Stein would handily defeat Republican Mark Robinson within the governor’s race in North Carolina. However it seems that the scandals surrounding Robinson could not have harm Trump’s prospects within the state, which stays too near name.
5:20 p.m. PT/8:20 p.m. ET: As Polls Shut In Japanese States, Kamala Harris Takes Massachusetts, Donald Trump Wins Florida; Key Swing States Too Early To Name
Donald Trump has gained his residence state of Florida, in addition to South Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri, Alabama and Mississippi, and Kamala Harris has gained Massachusetts, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Rhode Island and Connecticut, the AP projected.
As a slew of states polls closed on the prime of the hour, the early returns confirmed Harris main in Texas and Ohio, however these figures are misleading, cautioned CNN’s John King.
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“Warning is the operative phrase right here,” King stated.
Polls simply closed in Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Washington, D.C., remaining elements of Florida, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Tennessee.
4:30 p.m. PT/7:30 p.m. ET: Donald Trump Wins West Virginia As Polls Shut In Georgia And North Carolina
Donald Trump was projected to win one other state, West Virginia, a deep pink state, as polls closed there.
Polls additionally closed in two key swing states — North Carolina and Georgia — however they’re too early to name.
4:02 p.m. PT/7:02 p.m. ET: Donald Trump Wins Kentucky and Indiana, Kamala Harris Wins Vermont
Donald Trump has gained the states of Kentucky and Indiana, and Kamala Harris has gained Vermont, based on the AP’s projections.
Neither state was doubtful for both candidate, and a slew of extra states are anticipated to be referred to as within the subsequent hour or so after a wave of ballot closings.
Polls simply closed in Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia and elements of Florida.
3:01 p.m. PT/6:01 p.m. ET: First Polls Of 2024 Shut In Indiana And Kentucky
The primary polls within the 2024 election have closed, in parts of Indiana and Kentucky.
The primary projections are anticipated at 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET, when a number of states’ polls shut, together with the swing state of Georgia.
Networks are also releasing extra exit ballot knowledge, together with one which confirmed that 80% of voters made up their minds on who to vote for earlier than September. Simply 3% made up their minds in the previous couple of days, per CNN knowledge.
2:11 p.m. PT: First Exit Ballot Knowledge Exhibits Broad Dissatisfaction With How Issues Are Going In U.S.
The primary set of exit ballot knowledge reveals large-scale dissatisfaction with the best way issues are going within the U.S.
Some 72% stated that they had been dissatisfied or offended over the course of the nation, in comparison with 26% who stated they had been enthusiastic or glad, based on CNN.
President Joe Biden’s approval ranking is simply 41%, with 58% disapproval.
That stated, a big majority — 61% — stated that they imagine that America’s finest days are sooner or later.
As for many necessary points, 35% of these polled stated it was democracy, adopted by 31% who stated it was the financial system, 14% who stated abortion and 11% immigration.
The figures are early, and will likely be up to date because the day goes on.
In the meantime, Kamala Harris made a cease at Democratic Nationwide Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C. to thank workers and volunteers and to make a name within the cellphone financial institution. Harris has achieved a sequence of radio interviews as we speak, and plans to do Zerlina Maxwell’s SiriusXM present this night.
Donald Trump, in the meantime, already is claiming that there’s “huge dishonest” in Philadelphia, simply as he did in 2020.
Philadelphia District Lawyer Larry Krasner wrote on X, “There isn’t any factual foundation by any means inside regulation enforcement to assist this wild allegation. We have now invited complaints and allegations of improprieties all day. If Donald J. Trump has any information to assist his wild allegations, we wish them now. Proper now. We’re not holding our breath.”
1:42 p.m. PT: Networks Set To Launch First Batch Of Exit Ballot Knowledge
The presidential election billed as one of the vital consequential in historical past will quickly see a primary batch of information, albeit the figures is not going to be precise outcomes.
Networks plan to offer their first replace at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT, which is able to present some perception as to the best way that voters really feel concerning the state of the nation, what are their most necessary points, and what they search for in a candidate.
The exit polls come from Edison Analysis for the Nationwide Election Pool, and are achieved for a consortium of media firms together with CNN, ABC, CBS and NBC. The preliminary knowledge is not going to present perception as to who’s successful. That will likely be launched solely when polls shut in a selected state.
The primary polls shut at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT in sure districts in Indiana and Kentucky.
At 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, polls shut in Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia and elements of Florida.
At 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT, polls shut in North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia.
At 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, polls shut in Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Washington, D.C., remaining elements of Florida, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Tennessee.
At 8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT, polls shut in Arkansas.
At 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, polls shut in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
At 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT, polls shut in Montana, Nevada and Utah.
At 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT, polls shut in California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
At 12 a.m. ET/9 p.m. PT, polls shut in Hawaii.
At 1 a.m. ET/10 p.m. PT, polls shut in Alaska.
