Polls are closing, and counting is beginning, in large parts of Indiana and Kentucky as Americans await the results of what is expected to be a close presidential race.
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are trying to secure the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the presidency.
Polls closed at 6 p.m. Eastern in most of Indiana (counties close to Chicago are on central time) and about half of Kentucky (the state is evenly divided between eastern and central time zones,) according to Ballotpedia. Voters already in line when polling locations are scheduled to close can still cast their ballots.
Polls close at 7 p.m. Eastern in South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, parts of New Hampshire, most of Florida, Washington D.C. and Georgia, which will be the first swing state to begin reporting results. In North Carolina, Ohio, and West Virginia, polls close at 7:30 Eastern, followed by a slew of states at 8 p.m. Eastern. They include Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, the eastern part of South Dakota, Tennessee, and Texas.
As The Center Square reported Monday, Trump and Harris are virtually tied nationally, according to Real Clear Politics’ polling average. More than 150 million Americans are expected to cast ballots this election.
Among the swing states that will decide the outcome, RCP has Trump leading Arizona by 2.5 points, Georgia by 1.9 points, Nevada by 1 point, North Carolina by 1.5 points, and Pennsylvania by 0.3 points.
In the same averaging of recent polls, Harris leads Michigan by 1.2 points and Wisconsin by 0.4 points.
It remains unclear if voters will know a winner by Wednesday morning.
