We, the People, now must decide who will stand at the helm of the nation’s most powerful office. Stay tuned for the latest updates.*
*(All times in Eastern Time).
8:10 - Electoral scores surge
Votes for both Harris and Trump have surged, pushing their electoral scores to 72 and 105, respectively.
8:00 P.M. - New batch of states closes
A massive wave of states, including two “blue wall” states, has closed, leaving 171 electoral votes in the balance. Michigan and Pennsylvania, which Trump flipped in 2020 and lost in 2024, could determine the race’s outcome.
Early predictions show Trump at 32 electoral votes to Harris’s three.
7:30 P.M. - Polls close in three more states, early results trickle in
Voting has ended in Ohio, West Virginia, and North Carolina as early results trickle in from Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Vermont, and more. Within 30 minutes of the first polls closing, Florida had already counted over 50% of its votes. Harris won her first victory in the Green Mountain State. With 320,000 votes counted, Georgia currently leans toward Trump.
7:10 P.M. - First states called for Trump
Multiple sources have called Indiana and Kentucky, both Republican strongholds, for Trump. Neither state had counted more than 15% of the vote.
7:00 P.M. - First major wave of states close
All polls have closed in six states, including the first swing state, Georgia, putting 60 electoral votes on the line. Although it took over two weeks to call the Peach State for Biden in 2020, analysts predict the state will count “relatively fast” this year. With 16 electoral votes, Georgia could prove crucial to either candidate’s path to victory.
Additionally, select polls have closed in Florida and New Hampshire.
6:00 P.M. - First polls close
Select polls have officially closed in Indiana and Kentucky. Both states will likely vote for Trump.
5:45 P.M. - Another swing state extends voting
Two precincts in North Carolina have extended voting by an extra half hour after technical issues stalled polling places in Burke and Wilson counties.
3:30 P.M. - Cambria County extends voting hours in crucial battleground state
The Keystone State prolonged voting hours for Cambria County voters after a “software malfunction… prevented voters from scanning their ballots.” Reportedly, the issue threatened “to disenfranchise a significant number of voters.”
“Our Pennsylvania lawyers are all over this issue and will ensure fairness and accuracy in the process,” wrote Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley.
1:30 P.M. - NYT admits election results “could take days.”
“Counting the votes will extend beyond election night on Tuesday,” the New York Times predicted. After surveying election officials in all 50 states, the newspaper determined that America may not know the outcome of the race for several days. Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Nevada, in particular, will “take longer than election night.”
GOP declares election integrity victory in swing state
HUGE election integrity victory in Georgia.
— Michael Whatley (@ChairmanWhatley) November 4, 2024
Democrat-run Cobb County wanted to accept 3,000 absentee ballots AFTER the Election Day deadline. We took this case to the Georgia Supreme Court.
We just got word that we WON the case. Election Day is Election Day — not the week…
1:10 P.M. - Final polling averages in battleground states show Trump ahead in four states, trailing in Pennsylvania: According to FiveThirtyEight’s final polling averages, Trump leads Harris in four of the seven swing states: Arizona (2.1 points), Nevada (0.3), North Carolina, (0.9.), and Georgia (0.8). Harris maintains a slight advantage in the “blue wall” states: Michigan (1), Wisconsin (1), and Pennsylvania (0.2). All seven states are still considered toss-ups.
