The presidential race remains too close to call in seven key swing states as vote counting continues across the country.
Polls are closed in battlegrounds Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia, North Carolina, Wisconsin and Arizona. These states and Nevada will determine the outcome of the presidential race.
As of 9:15 p.m. Eastern, former President Donald Trump holds a healthy lead in Georgia, 52.7% to 46.7%, with 69% of votes counted. Trump also leads in North Carolina, 52% to 47%, with 42% of the vote counted.
Vice President Kamala Harris holds early leads in Pennsylvania – 58% to 41% – with just 21% of ballots recorded; and Michigan, 54% to 44%, with 21% counted.
Fewer than 5% of ballots had been counted in Wisconsin while no vote totals have been reported in Arizona.
Virginia, which polling showed Harris with the advantage, remains tight. Trump holds a 49.5% to 48.7% lead with 52% of votes counted.
Trump and Harris are in a tight battle as they try to secure the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the presidency.
National media outlets are projecting Trump has already secured 195 electoral votes by winning in Texas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Louisiana, Wyoming, Arkansas, Indiana, West Virginia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma and Kentucky.
Harris has secured 113 electoral votes by winning in Colorado, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Illinois, Vermont, Maryland, Delaware and Rhode Island.
None of the called races are surprises.
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 had 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 led Michigan by 1.2 points and Wisconsin by 0.4 points.
It remains to be seen if voters will know a winner by Wednesday morning.
