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US Elections: Americans Head to Polls

US Elections: Americans Head to Polls

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The Facts

  • American voters went to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in statewide and local elections, in addition to the presidential election between Democratic Vice Pres. Kamala Harris and Republican former Pres. Donald Trump. It's expected that seven battleground states will determine the winner of the Electoral College.American voters went to the polls Tuesday to decide whether Democratic candidate Vice Pres. Kamala Harris pr Republican candidate former Pres. Donald Trump will be elected US President. Voters have also taken part in local and state elections.

  • If Harris wins, she'll become the first woman, first Black woman, and first person of South Asian descent to become president. Trump, meanwhile, has garnered the support of tens of millions of Americans despite facing criminal charges in several cases across the country and having been convicted of 34 felony counts in New York.If Harris wins, she'll become the first woman, first Black woman, and first person of South Asian descent to become president. If Trump is re-elected – having won in 2016 before losing to Pres. Biden in 2020 – he will become the first convicted felon to hold the office of president.

  • If this election follows the same path as the 2020 election, the first states will be called around 7 p.m. EST. Kentucky and Vermont were called first by the Associated Press in 2020, but it took four days until it was determined Joe Biden had won. Many states don't start counting mail-in ballots until Election Day, postponing their final counts.The first states are expected to declare at approximately 7 p.m. EST. Kentucky and Vermont were called first by the Associated Press, but it took four days until it was determined Joe Biden had won. Many states don't start counting mail-in ballots until Election Day, postponing their final counts.

The Spin

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