Election 2024 live updates: Latest Trump vs Harris news, polls and results
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump conclude 2024 campaigning as polls close on election night
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Your support makes all the difference.The first polls have closed as Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump conclude their campaigns. Florida has been called for Trump, while Pennsylvania and Georgia are still being counted. Another group of states will be called at 9pm ET.
The economy and the state of US democracy are among the top issues cited by voters in NBC News’s exit poll, according to the preliminary results.
Thirty-five percent said democracy was their top issue while slightly fewer, 31 percent, said the economy. Abortion was the top issue for 14 percent of voters while 11 percent said immigration. Four percent said foreign policy was most important to them.
Meanwhile, Trump dismissed critics who expressed concerns that he would not concede an election loss as “crazy” as he cast his vote in Florida.
The former president told reporters as he voted with his wife Melania Trump: “If I lose an election, if it’s a fair election, I’d be the first one to acknowledge it.”
Trump later declared that his supporters are “not violent people.”
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Polls close in Georgia, some results expected by 8pm
Polls are closed in Georgia, and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger expects a bulk of results by 8 pm.
The state is currently too close to call.
Trump projected winner in Indiana and Kentucky while Harris takes Vermont
Donald Trump wins Kentucky and Indiana, according to the Associated Press.
Kamala Harris wins Vermont.
7pm ET — Polls close in first six states including battleground Georgia
It is 7pm on the East Coast and polls are now closed in the following states:
- Georgia
- Indiana*
- Kentucky*
- South Carolina
- Vermont
- Virginia
*Indiana and Kentucky are in split time zones; the earliest results will be seen in the 6 pm ET hour.
Gamblers spend more than $3.3bn on Polymarket betting on 2024 presidential election, mostly for Trump
Gamblers have spent more than $3.3bn on the betting site Polymarket guessing the results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, with nearly two-thirds of them banking on a Trump win.
The money spent on Polymarket election bets now even eclipses the combined fundraising hauls of both presidential campaigns, who together have garnered over $2.5bn in donations.
As The Independent has reported, interest in election betting has surged this cycle, thanks to the rise of cryptocurrencies and a recent court ruling clearing the way for another betting market, Kalshi, to operate election contracts inside the U.S. for the time being, over the arguments of federal commodities regulators.
Gamblers spend more than $3.3bn on Polymarket betting on the election
Interest in political betting has surged during 2024 election
Philadelphia DA responds to Trump ‘cheating’ claim: ‘No factual basis whatsoever’
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner responded to Donald Trump’s claims of “cheating” on Tuesday night.
“The only talk about massive cheating has come from one of the candidates, Donald J. Trump,” he said in a statement. “There is no factual basis whatsoever within law enforcement to support this wild allegation.”
He added: “We have invited complaints and allegations of improprieties all day. If Donald J. Trump has any facts to support his wild allegations, we want them now. Right now. We are not holding our breath. “
Walz believes Trump ‘probably will’ concede election if he loses
Donald Trump “probably will” concede the presidential election, Tim Walz said as he spoke to reporters before boarding a plane from Pennsylvania to Washington DC on Tuesday, 5 November.
Kamala Harris’s running mate declared that he was “feeling good” about the polls and pledged to shake the hands of the winner if his campaign loses.
As he cast his vote, the former president — who has previously repeatedly and falsely claimed that the 2020 election was “stolen” — told reporters as he voted with his wife Melania Trump: “If I lose an election, if it’s a fair election I’d be the first one to acknowledge it.”
Bomb threats sent to mostly Black polling stations in Georgia
Trump vs Harris: Live election 2024 results map
This Election Day, voters across America are going to the polls to cast their vote for the 47th president of the United States.
As election workers count ballots and voting data is released, media outlets will begin to call states in favor of either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump this evening. While outlets will likely call the final result in the days or week(s) after November 5, their determination is only ever a projection. The election will be officially certified on January 6 by Congress.
NBC News, among other outlets, released the results of their exit polls on Tuesday afternoon. Voters ranked the state of democracy as their number one issue, while the economy came second.
Trump vs Harris: Live election 2024 results map
Follow along for live updates as the polls close Tuesday evening and the candidates race for 270 electoral votes
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