Americans are voting everywhere coast to coast on Tuesday deciding who the nation’s next Commander-in-Chief will be, former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris.
This whirlwind election, where the former president, a Republican, seeks to return to the office he left four years ago faces off against a vice president who supplanted her party’s president as the Democrat nominee without a primary after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race this summer, comes to a close finally.
The seven major battleground states everyone is watching are North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. To win the White House, a candidate needs to win 270 electoral votes. This photo-finish presidential race is and has been for weeks described by all sides and observers as “close” and “down to the wire.” Who Americans elect as their president will have major implications for the nation and every major issue facing the country, as well as for the world as a whole.
In addition to the presidency, the majorities in both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House are on the line. Republicans see a clear pathway to the Senate majority, but Democrats see a clear pathway to a House majority. Which party controls either or both could go a very long way to either jumpstarting the agenda of who wins the White House, or tying the hands of the next president, who will be sworn in on January 20, 2025, at the inauguration.
Follow along here on Breitbart News for live breaking news, analysis, and results as they stream in from all around the country.
UPDATE 9:35 p.m. ET:
With 55 percent reporting in North Carolina now per the Times, Trump has taken a nearly 100,000 vote lead over Harris. He’s up 51 percent to 48 percent there.
UPDATE 9:33 p.m. ET:
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has won reelection in Texas, defeating Democrat Collin Allred, per Fox News. Also per Fox News, former Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) has won New Hampshire’s governor race, holding that office for the GOP.
What’s more, in Pennsylvania amazingly, exit polls show Trump actually leading among those who believe there is a threat to democracy–but Harris leads among those who believe democracy is secure? Talk about backwards expectations:
UPDATE 9:29 p.m. ET:
With 76 percent in in Georgia per the Times, Trump has an approximately 190,000 vote lead–and is up 5 percent–with 52 percent to Harris’s 47 percent. Things are looking dire for Harris in the Peach State.
UPDATE 9:19 p.m. ET:
With just 3 percent reporting in Wisconsin, Trump has a lead over Harris by about 20,000 votes. He’s at 61 percent to her 38 percent. It’s really early there this will tighten, but strong start off the bat for Trump.
UPDATE 9:16 p.m. ET:
Exit polls are looking horrible for Harris in both Wisconsin and Michigan:
UPDATE 9:10 p.m. ET:
Donald Trump has won the state of Ohio, per the Associated Press. That’s a massive victory.
UPDATE 9:09 p.m. ET:
With 49 percent reporting in Ohio’s U.S. Senate race, Republican Bernie Moreno has taken a lead over Democrat incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown–leading by about 30,000 votes or so. Moreno’s 49.3 percent is more than a full percent better than Brown’s 47.9 percent.
UPDATE 9:04 p.m. ET:
According to the New York Times, in Virginia, with 51 percent reporting, Trump has taken a slightly less than 30,000 vote lead over Harris. It’s still a state leaning to the Democrats per the Times but the fact Trump is up right now–49.8 percent to 48.5 percent–probably has the Harris campaign uneasy.
UPDATE 9:02 p.m. ET:
Trump has won Texas per many network projections including CNN and Fox News, and Cruz continues to extend his lead in the Lone Star State Senate race.
UPDATE 9:00 p.m. ET:
Polls have now closed in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
UPDATE 8:53 p.m. ET:
In Texas, with 52 percent reporting in the U.S. Senate race between Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Democrat Rep. Collin Allred, Cruz has a comfortable and growing lead of more than 200,000 votes–51 percent to 48 percent. This is the next step for Republicans to retake the Senate majority, for Cruz to win.
UPDATE 8:44 p.m. ET:
With 21 percent reporting in North Carolina now, Trump has blown open a big lead there and is up by 7 points–53 percent to 46 percent.
UPDATE 8:42 p.m. ET:
With 44 percent reporting in Virginia, Trump is less than 8,000 votes behind Harris. Harris is at 49.3 percent and Trump is at 49 percent. The Times says this is a lean Democrat state, but that’s way closer than Harris would like at this point.
UPDATE 8:40 p.m. ET:
The Harris campaign is frantically using celebrities to urge emergency turnout efforts among college students in battlegrounds–even having them FaceTime call college kids in line, and in some cases show up there:
UPDATE 8:36 p.m. ET:
With 14 percent reporting now in North Carolina, Trump has moved ahead of Harris by less than 20 votes. They’re both at 49.5 percent, and the Times still rates it as a tossup. It’s early here, but Trump’s team believes they have the edge.
UPDATE 8:31 p.m. ET:
With 54 percent reporting in Georgia, the New York Times says that it is now leaning Republican. Trump has an 11 percent lead–55 percent to 44 percent–with nearly 300,000 more votes than Harris.
UPDATE 8:30 p.m. ET:
Polls have closed in Arkansas.
UPDATE 8:28 p.m. ET:
Trump won independents in Pennsylvania, per NBC exit polls:
UPDATE 8:15 p.m. ET:
Hispanic men are going for Trump by double digits according to exit polling, a massive, massive swing from 2020:
UPDATE 8:11 p.m. ET:
Marijuana and abortion amendments have now formally failed in Florida, a massive win for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis:
UPDATE 8:09 p.m. ET:
Donald Trump now has a 70 percent chance of winning the entire election, per Decision Desk HQ:
UPDATE 8:07 p.m. ET:
Republicans have made absolutely historic gains in Hispanic stronghold Miami:
UPDATE 8:02 p.m. ET:
Trump, as expected, has won the state of Florida as well as several red states that were just called for Trump in addition. This is massive.
UPDATE 8:00 p.m. ET:
Polls have now closed in all of Florida, and most importantly in Pennsylvania. They have also closed in Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, and Tennessee.
UPDATE 7:59 p.m. ET:
There are majorly positive signs for Trump in parts of Virginia:
UPDATE 7:57 p.m. ET:
While North Carolina’s presidential results are far too early to call still with just 3 percent reporting, Fox News has called North Carolina’s governor race for Democrat Josh Stein. This is not a surprise and totally expected given the major problems that plagued Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s campaign.
UPDATE 7:53 p.m. ET:
This is a major issue for Harris and a boon for Trump in Georgia:
UPDATE 7:48 p.m. ET:
Trump’s Georgia chances just went up yet again:
UPDATE 7:45 p.m. ET:
While it’s still early, Georgia is beginning to look very strong for Donald Trump and it’s becoming harder and harder to see Harris winning the state:
UPDATE 7:42 p.m. ET:
In Florida’s U.S. Senate race, Republican Sen. Rick Scott is like Trump putting up dominant numbers and viewers should expect a formal call as soon as the polls close in the western part of the state. That’s an important development as taking the U.S. Senate majority for Republicans means holding Florida and Texas, and flipping West Virginia plus either Ohio or Montana. In Ohio, with just 1 percent reporting, Republican Bernie Moreno has a lead over incumbent Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown.
UPDATE 7:36 p.m. ET:
The AP has called West Virginia’s U.S. Senate race for Republican Gov. Jim Justice, and the governor’s race for GOP Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. That’s a U.S. Senate pickup, as expected, for Republicans.
UPDATE 7:33 p.m. ET:
With 71 percent reporting in Florida, Trump has a more than 600,000 vote lead–and is up by 9 percent. It’s very likely this state gets called right at 8 p.m. ET when the polls close in the western part of the state.
UPDATE 7:30 p.m. ET:
Polls have just closed in West Virginia, Ohio, and North Carolina.
CNN projects West Virginia goes to Trump.
UPDATE 7:25 p.m. ET:
With 1 percent in in Virginia now, Harris has moved in front. Long way to go there.
UPDATE 7:23 p.m. ET:
This is an absolutely abysmal number for Kamala Harris:
UPDATE 7:18 p.m. ET:
Trump has opened an early lead over Harris in Georgia 51 percent to 49 percent with 3 percent reporting. It’s early there.
But, in Indiana, the AP just called the U.S. Senate race for Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN), who will be the next U.S. Senator from Indiana:
UPDATE 7:16 p.m. ET:
With 42 percent reporting in Florida, Trump has a massive lead–52 percent to Harris’s 47 percent. Remember, the extremely red panhandle still has polls open for another 45 minutes. Florida, while not formally called yet, is shaping up to be a bloodbath for Democrats.
Meanwhile, just a few votes are in in Virginia and Trump has the lead there too with just over 5 thousand votes to Harris’s just over 3,400 votes. Less than 1 percent is in there so this will dramatically change. But the energy is clearly there for Trump this evening and lagging for Harris.
UPDATE 7:12 p.m. ET:
Donald Trump big time won independent voters in Georgia according to exit polling:
CNN’s panel led by Chris Wallace was flabbergasted at this result, since Biden won independents there last time. This is bad news for Harris.
UPDATE 7:08 p.m. ET:
The early numbers out of Duval County, FL, usually a good tell for how Georgia will go, is very strong for Trump and weak for Harris:
With election day numbers, Trump’s number here will likely rise. Duval tends to be a little left of Georgia in the end.
UPDATE 7:03 p.m. ET:
AP has called Indiana for Trump though so that’s a lock:
This means according to AP, Trump has 19 electoral votes and Harris has just 3. More race calls are likely coming soon. More results are coming soon in key states.
UPDATE 7:00 p.m. ET:
CNN projects Trump wins Kentucky and that Harris wins Vermont. That puts Trump in the lead over Harris. CNN says Indiana is still too close to call but Trump has a more than 20 percent lead there.
UPDATE 7:00 p.m. ET:
Polls are now closed in Georgia, Virginia, South Carolina, Vermont, parts of Florida, and the rest of Indiana and Kentucky. Expect results from each soon.
There are issues at several Georgia precincts where alleged un-credible “bomb threats,” according to CNN, has forced a handful of precincts to remain open for anywhere from 20 extra minutes to less than an hour extra.
UPDATE 6:56 p.m. ET:
There’s a “lid” at the White House, meaning Biden is done making planned public appearances for the day:
UPDATE 6:48 p.m. ET:
At 7 p.m. ET, polls close in Georgia, Virginia, South Carolina, Vermont, parts of Florida, and the rest of Indiana and Kentucky.
CNN exit polls in battleground Georgia show the most important issue there for voters is the economy, with 40 percent saying that. Only 28 percent said “democracy” was the most important issue, a potential harbinger of bad news for Harris.
Republicans are very confident of Trump’s chances in Georgia on the precipice of the polls closing, with many telling Breitbart News they are close to certain it is a lock.
UPDATE 6:36 p.m. ET:
The Saint Johns County, Florida, GOP chairman Denver Cook told Breitbart News that with about a half hour until the polls close on the east part of Florida, GOP turnout is near 90 percent. That’s astoundingly high. Those numbers are incredible. That kind of energy is likely to translate across the country for Trump.
UPDATE 6:30 p.m. ET:
The Washington Times is reporting that Joe Biden will skip Kamala Harris’s election night party.
UPDATE 6:27 p.m. ET:
The Harris campaign is seemingly grasping at straws here:
Meanwhile, CNN is reporting it found lots of silent Trump voters in Virginia:
If Trump is competitive in Virginia, this could be a very bad night for Democrats.
UPDATE 6:26 p.m. ET:
CNN has called Indiana and Kentucky for Trump. The fact the calls came so early is incredible for him.
UPDATE 6:14 p.m. ET:
Some concerns are emerging with turnout among Democrat-heavy cities in key battleground states:
UPDATE 6:05 p.m. ET:
Trump’s favorability across racial lines is as such per exit polling:
For whatever it’s worth, a lot of confidence at Trump HQ right now:
And CNN is panicking:
UPDATE 6:00 p.m. ET:
Polls are now closed in parts of Indiana and Kentucky. First results are expected soon.
UPDATE 5:57 p.m. ET:
More signs of possible problems for Harris:
Trump is actually holding his own on abortion:
UPDATE 5:52 p.m. ET:
Less than 10 minutes until the first polls close in parts of Indiana and Kentucky–and exit polls are beginning to stream out showing where voters are on major issues. The general picture is strong for Trump and weak for Harris.
But it is somewhat mixed across the networks.
What’s more, early signs for Harris facing issues in Michigan:
When the first polls close, the reuslts should start coming soon.
