US Presidential Election: Latest News and Results Map

On November 3, a popular vote in the presidential election took place in the United States. The race involves the incumbent President of the United States, Donald Trump, and the Democratic candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden. In addition, there are several dozen more candidates from small and local parties, but they have almost no chance of winning.

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This election became a record number of voters who voted early. By the latest data Almost 100 million Americans, namely 99 voters, have already made their choice. In total, just over 657 million people in the United States have the right to vote in these elections.

Today, November 3, is the last day when you can cast your vote for one of the candidates.

Most polling stations began their work from 06:00 am local time in each of the states (including Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, New York, and others). New Hampshire sites were the earliest to open, starting at midnight (the same time as New York) on November 3. And from 05:00 (also New York time) you can vote in Vermont.

A little later, at 06:30, sites opened in West Virginia, Ohio and North Carolina. Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Alabama, Utah, Colorado, Michigan, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Iowa, Texas, Wyoming are accepting voters from 07:00.

And most recently, at 08:00 local time (09:00 New York time), lots opened in Nebraska.

Most polling stations will close at 20:00 pm local time in each state. Polling stations in Indiana and Kentucky will close earlier than everyone else - 18:00 local time (the same as New York).

The latest sites to close in California are 20:00 p.m. local time (23:00 p.m. New York time).

Five states—Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington and Utah—vote exclusively by mail.

Schedules and addresses of all sites in each state can be viewed here.

ForumDaily is following the development of events and will keep its readers informed about the main news and the results of the vote count.

Results card

We monitor exit poll data, polling station reports, media forecasts and experts. Based on this, we are constantly updating the map with the voting results.

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ELECTION VOTES

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THE VOICES OF THE VOTERS

Breaking news (times are in New York)

Nov 7 11:45 am: Joe Biden received Pennsylvania (20) electoral votes and won the US presidential election.

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16: 00: lawyers assessed Trump's chances to change the election results in his favor through an appeal to the Supreme Court. Their opinions are collected here.

14: 00: Fake polling station discovered in California... An investigation is underway.

9: 30: both candidates have a chance to win. Possible scenarios for the development of events are collected here.

November 5, 08:30: Biden received more votes in the election than any candidate in US history... But this still does not guarantee him victory. Democrats have won a popular vote in 6 of the last 7 presidential elections (1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2012, 2016), but they did not lead the White House during the three presidential terms that fell over those years.

16:30 pm: win in Michigan got Biden, 16 votes state electors, according to preliminary data, go to him. However, in this region, Trump's headquarters went to court with a request to schedule a recount.

14: 00: counting of ballots in Wisconsin, 10 state electoral votes go to Biden... Although Trump's headquarters already petitioned for recounts in Wisconsin and Michigan... The President suspects falsification.

11:00 November 4: there are still no election results, but many US cities have protests began, dozens of people were arrested.

05: 30: during the night of the counting of votes, the winner has not yet been determined. Trump won Texas' electoral votes, while Biden won Arizona and Maine. Now the situation is extremely tense: Biden has 238 electoral votes, and Trump has 213. Both have chances of winning. Voices in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin will be decisive.

00:55: Trump promised to speak to the public soon and talk about the “big victory”.

00:49 am: Joe Biden speaks to supporters in Delaware and urged them to be patient. “We knew it would take a long time,” he said, referring to the vote counting process.

00:37: Trump got Florida support, one of the key states in this election, this gives him 29 additional electoral votes.

00:21: Trump wins in Montana (3 votes) and in Iowa (6 votes).

00:15: Biden leave 10 electoral votes from Minnesota.

00:10 Nov 4: Biden received 4 electoral votes from Hawaii; Trump took 18 votes from Ohio.

23:02 p.m.: Biden wins the electoral votes of Washington (12), Oregon (7) and California (55); Trump - Idaho electoral votes (4). Now the gap between the candidates is huge - 209 versus 118 in favor of Biden. However, key states: Florida, Texas and Pennsylvania, as well as a number of other regions, have not yet determined the winners.

22:41 pm: Biden receives 4 electoral votes New Hampshire, and Trump - 6 votes from Utah. At the moment, the candidates' performance looks like this: Biden has 135 electoral votes, Trump has 115.

22: 33: according to preliminary voting results, Trump wins the Missouri election and takes 10 state electoral votes.

22:00: Trump receives 6 Kansas electoral votes.

21: 23: Biden gets a preliminary victory in Coloradoby taking 9 electoral votes region.

21:05 pm: Biden gets support New York and New Mexico — 29 and 5 electoral votes, respectively; Tramp adds electoral votes to its piggy bank Wyoming, North and South Dakotas (three votes each state), Louisiana (8) and Nebraska (2).

21: 00: critical in elections are the so-called vacillating states (whose voters do not express stable preferences for one or the other party). In 2020 this Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin. The most fierce struggle of candidates is taking place there. So far there are no results for any of them.

20: 32: to support Trump added Arkansas' 6 electoral votes. In total, the current president now has 72 votes, Biden has 88 electoral votes. But preliminary results have so far come from a small number of states, and the outcome of the elections could be dramatically changed. To remind, a candidate must receive at least 270 electoral votes to win.

20:06 pm: Biden receives electoral votes from Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland, Rhode Island, Delaware, and DC.

20: 02: data on the results of voting appeared in Illinois, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama. Illinois supports Biden, the other four states are on the side of the incumbent president.

19: 59: preliminary results show that Trump leaves 9 South Carolina electoral votes.

19:55 pm: The GOP National Committee left its Washington DC building on November 3 and moved to another location, which is being kept under wraps, writes Fox... It is possible that riots will break out in Washington after the election results are announced, so it was decided in this way to protect the committee members.

19: 38: preliminary results of voting in Virginia indicate that the voices 13 state electors leave for Biden.

19: 32: preliminary data of the vote count in West Virginia indicate that 5 electoral votes for this state go to Trump.

19:10: appeared preliminary results of voting in Vermont. There, Biden wins with three electoral votes.

19:05: Preliminary voting results in Kentucky and Indiana are released. Trump wins in both states with 8 and 11 electoral votes, respectively.

18:50: In anticipation of the announcement of the election results, a wall was erected around the White House. Why is it needed, read here.

18:43: Record voter turnout expected in Maine, writes CNN... The current record of turnout in the region is 72% and, according to state authorities, it will be broken. The exact data will be known after the closure of the sites. Analysts expect a record turnout in this election in many states.

18: 00: first exit poll results show that a third of the respondents who voted for Biden admitted that they did so in order not to defeat Trump. At the same time, they vote for Trump not in spite of, but precisely for his policy. Only 14% of the respondents who voted for him said that they did so that Biden did not win. Moreover, voters of both candidates named the state of the economy as one of the most important factors influencing their decision-making during these elections. However, they are almost equally divided over whether the economy has gotten worse or better over the past 4 years.

18:00 pm: Indiana and Kentucky 1% vote counts are available. Trump is still leading in both regions.

Members of the American-Ukrainian Yemets family living in Los Angeles have different political views. Yuri supports the current president, while his wife and son support Joe Biden. How do they get along in the same house, read here to register:.

The ForumDaily New York correspondent went to polling stations in New York and talked to Russian-speaking voters to find out who they voted for and why they made such a choice. Read about how Russian-speaking New York votes.

16: 30: in North Carolina reported that summing up the voting results will take a little due to a printer failure at one polling station, a computer failure at another, and an employee error at a third. Because of these problems, the work of the polling stations has been extended - and the voting results will be released later, writes Mashable.

15:00: first results appear. In New Hampshire, 26 votes were counted (less than 1% of the total number of voters in the state). 16 of those votes were cast for Trump, 10 for Biden. Of course, this is not yet an indicator for determining election results. The first larger data will be available at 18 p.m. New York City when the Indiana and Kentucky sites close.

12: 00: the first half of the day was marked by problems at the polling stations. Malfunctions of voting machines and misinformation of voters have become a problem in many regions. Details - here.

November 3rd around 10:00 First Lady Melania Trump personally visited a polling station in Palm Beach, Florida, writes USA Today.

On the way back, she stopped briefly to take a picture and spoke to reporters.

When asked why she did not vote with her husband last week, she replied, "Election day is today, so I decided to come here in person on this very day to vote."

10:28 am New York time 42nd US President Bill Clinton wrote on your Twitter pagethat he and Hillary Clinton have already cast their votes for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

“Hillary and I proudly voted for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. They will work tirelessly to bridge differences and build a better future for us all. If you haven't already, vote today," Clinton wrote.

We choose not only the president. Voters across the country today, November 3, will decide more than choosing between the two main candidates for the presidency. State residents will voice their opinions on several important issues, including legalizing marijuana, restricting access to abortion, voting reform, and more. Read about what questions are in the bulletins of different states in this stuff.

On the morning of November 3 It became known that several “dead souls” voted by mail in New York. The police are investigating. Details - here.

Free trips to the sites: Traditionally, on the day of the US presidential election, various carriers offer discounts on travel to polling stations. There was an action in these elections as well. Various companies are ready to take Americans to polling places with a discount or free of charge. Read more - here to register:.

important details

To become president of the United States, strictly speaking, you do not need to win a popular vote. Instead, candidates seek to win a majority in the so-called electoral college, the newspaper explained. with the BBC.

Some important terms:

• State barometer: for example, Ohio and Missouri, traditionally voting for a candidate who then wins the election.
• Exit Poll: polling of citizens at the exit from polling stations. Only a small number of voters are interviewed, so the exit poll result may differ from the official result after the vote count.
• Electoral college: each state represents a certain number of electors, roughly proportional to its population. In most cases, whichever candidate wins, he receives the votes of all electors from that state. The board members then formally elect the president and vice president. Since the electoral college has 538 votes, a candidate needs 270 to win.
• Projections and final (calls): on election night, counting the ballots will predict the likely winner in each state and country as a whole. When there is enough data to rule out other options, American TV channels will issue final winner predictions by state and then nationwide. The data on the basis of which these conclusions are drawn include the results of pre-election polls, exit polls on election day and the first, incomplete results of the actual vote count (more on this below).
• Fluctuating states: in a number of states, such as Florida or North Carolina, the voters of both parties are approximately equal in number. A candidate from any party can win here.
• "Red" and "Blue" States: in these states there is a clear majority of supporters of one of the two parties. Republican-majority states are traditionally called “red,” while states with Democratic majorities are “blue.” Swing states are also called “purple states.”

How to find out who is winning

Due to the influx of ballots by mail this year, it will be difficult to immediately determine which of the candidates is leading.

Different states have different rules on how and when to count mailing ballots, which means that some will have delays in voting results. In some states, such as Florida and Arizona, pre-processing of ballots begins several weeks before November 3. Others, such as Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, will start counting all votes at the same time, immediately after the elections, and this will take longer.

Compounding the confusion is the fact that all states have different deadlines for mailing ballots. Some, such as Georgia, will count only ballots received no later than November 3, while others, such as Ohio, will count late ballots if they are postmarked no later than November 3.

It's safe to say that in some states, it can take weeks to get full results. This means that the date when we will be able to officially name the next US president is almost impossible to predict.

This has not usually happened in past elections. Typically, you could set an alarm for the time when areas on the country's west coast officially closed. In 2008, the results became known exactly at this time, in 2012 - only 15 minutes late.

However, in 2016, Donald Trump's victory over Hillary Clinton became clear only after the results in Pennsylvania came in at 01:35 a.m. Eastern Time.

Do not let yourself be deceived

There are a few other things worth paying attention to this year.

First of all, preliminary results can be deceiving. This is partly due to the large number of reporting differences between states.

In some states, ballots cast in person on election day are counted first. More votes are expected for Trump, as his supporters are expected to vote on November 3, according to polls.

But other states are the first to publish the results of the postal and early voting (somewhere apart from the first counts for November 3, somewhere along with them). These preliminary results may be in Biden's favor, as Democrats are more likely than Republicans to vote by mail and early this year.

The specter of election fraud, a popular refrain throughout the Trump campaign, also looms. It is important to note that cases of election fraud are extremely rare, and there is no evidence that mail ballots are any more vulnerable in this regard. Overall, according to a 2017 Brennan Center for Justice study, the rate of voter fraud in the United States is between 0,00004% and 0,0009%.

Where do the forecasts come from?

After polling stations close, the mainstream US media will use their election models to predict the winner. The models are based on various data such as exit polls and actual votes cast, counted by local authorities and then entered into a database.

If journalists consider that one of the candidates has an undeniable advantage in some state, they will give the final forecast of the result. The same principle applies to other elections (to Congress and local governments). It should be understood that this is still a forecast, not a final result.

In the same way, the results of elections for the country as a whole will be issued. It will take the states weeks to count all the ballots; it has always been this way, but this time due to the many votes cast in the mail, it will surely take even longer

In 2016, Hillary Clinton's vote counting lead continued to widen even more than a month after election day as the counting continued. However, by that time, Trump had already won enough states to qualify for the presidency.

Why voting by mail causes delays

Tens of millions of ballots will be cast by mail in this year's election, perhaps double the number in 2016.

There were concerns that the postal service would not be able to handle so many items and would not be able to deliver them on time. But the US Postal Service assures that this will not happen.

Some states will accept ballots after election day if they are stamped no later than November 3, further slowing down the vote count.

In addition, counting votes by mail takes longer than counting ballots cast in person. Mailing lists must be manually removed from the envelopes and checked to be valid before tabulated.

What happens if there is no clear winner

If no candidate wins a clear lead on November 3, it will be several days - or weeks - before the vote count is complete.

It is normal that not all votes are counted on election night, but counting may take even longer this year.

In addition, as has happened before, candidates can challenge the results in court.

Which states to follow

The final results will not appear immediately, but some states may suggest the name of the winner.

In North Carolina, voting ends at 19:30 pm ET. The large number of people who voted in person here means that the first predictions will appear rather quickly. Donald Trump won this state by a slight margin in 2016, and this time there is no clear favorite here either. A Trump or Biden victory in North Carolina could mean a good overall outcome for them.

At 20:00 local time, the last sites will close in Florida. In this state, the fate of the presidential elections has been decided more than once, and the same thing may happen this time. Keep in mind: Florida will be the first to announce the results of the postal and first-hand ballots, and they will likely be for Biden.

And at 21:00, polling stations will close in Arizona, where the counting of votes began on October 20. Trump won here in 2016, but polls now show higher levels of support for Biden. In Arizona, as in Florida, the preliminary vote count may indicate a victory for Biden, whose supporters are more likely to vote early or by mail.

In several other states, officials will not count a single ballot until November 3. This means waiting for the count to complete in several key states, the results of which are critical to getting a clear picture of the country as a whole.

In Ohio, voting ends at 19:30 pm. Officials will release preliminary results on election day, but then no other data will appear until the final election results are confirmed, which must be done by November 28. Ohio is more than just a wavering state: it has voted for the future winner of every presidential election since World War II.

Voting in Pennsylvania will end at 20:00. The path of both candidates to the White House is likely to run through this state, where Biden was born, and Trump won in 2016 by one percentage point.

In both Wisconsin and Michigan, voting ends at 21:00 p.m. local time. Since Hillary Clinton's loss in Wisconsin in 2016, Democrats have doubled down in the state. Polls now suggest Biden will win, but there are still no guarantees. Neighboring Michigan, another key state, will also be under the microscope. He is considered very important for the victory of both Biden and Trump.

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