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The chances of Kamala Harris securing the White House have narrowed significantly as Donald Trump has won North Carolina, the first of seven crucial battleground states.
The vice president’s best chance is now in the “blue wall” states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Counting also continues in Georgia, Arizona, and Nevada, which offer other paths to 270 Electoral College votes.
Polls remain open in Alaska and Hawaii.
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.”
12am ET — Polls close in Hawaii
It is now midnight on the East Coast and polls have now closed in Hawaii.
Joe Sommerlad6 November 2024 05:00
Watch: Trump has ‘insurmountable lead’ in Georgia, says GA Sec of State Raffensperge
Oliver O’Connell6 November 2024 04:58
Harris wins Virginia
The Associated Press has called the state of Virginia for Kamala Harris.
Oliver O’Connell6 November 2024 04:54
Harris watch party mood shifts to ‘doom-an-gloom’
The mood took a turn towards doom-and-gloom at Kamala Harris’s election night watch party at Howard University shortly before midnight, as CNN’s talking heads on the screen indicated that Pennsylvania was slipping further out of reach while outlining Harris campaign concerns in other Blue Wall states: Michigan and Wisconsin.
It’s already a night of significantly lowered expectations for Democrats, and some have begun to trickle out of the event. The majority of the crowd is still here; the music’s still playing. But the dancing is over, at least for now.
John Bowden6 November 2024 04:51
In pictures: Elation for Trump fans as mood sinks for Harris supporters
Oliver O’Connell6 November 2024 04:48
With Elon Musk, Donald Trump has met his match as an agent of chaos
As his private jet landed in Palm Beach, Florida to spend election night at Trump’s private resort on Tuesday evening, the Tesla and SpaceX boss – who also owns the social network X – couldn’t have known whether he has backed a winner or a loser.
Io Dodds reports from San Francisco.
Oliver O’Connell6 November 2024 04:44
Watch: Maryland becomes first state to protect reproductive rights in 2024 election
Oliver O’Connell6 November 2024 04:36
Battleground state tracker — North Carolina goes to Trump
Oliver O’Connell6 November 2024 04:35
Harris wins New Mexico and Oregon
The Associated Press has called New Mexico and Oregon for Kamala Harris.
Oliver O’Connell6 November 2024 04:34
Polling ‘Nostradamus’ says early returns are ‘scary’ for his prediction of a Harris win
The American political historian is known as the “Nostradamus” of elections because he has successfully predicted the last nine out of 10 presidential races since 1984. He has consistently backed his original prediction that Harris would win in 2024.
Oliver O’Connell6 November 2024 04:30
