Among all 50 states, the most important votes come from just seven “swing states” where the competition between Donald Trump and Ms Kamala Harris is most intense. Follow our live coverage here. WEST PALM BEACH (Florida) - Polls have started to close on Nov 5 in one of the closest US election races in history and also perhaps the most divisive as former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris offer very different visions for the United States.
Voters are casting their ballots in 50 states across six time zones as a long night of waiting for a result that could take days or even weeks to decide begins. Polling stations have closed in six US states, including in the key battleground of Georgia, which is one of seven “swing states” where the competition between Trump and Ms Harris is most intense. Polling places also closed in Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia.
The largest swing state of Pennsylvania and some parts of Michigan wrap up at 8pm Eastern Time (9am Singapore). In the next phase at 9pm ET, Arizona, Wisconsin and the remainder of Michigan will close. The last swing state where polling booths close in Nevada at 10pm ET.
Three early states to close, solidly Republican Kentucky and Indiana, were called for former president Donald Trump by CNN. Vermont has been called by US news outlets for Harris. To win the White House, a candidate has to reach the simple majority of 270 electoral votes in a 538-member electoral college under A.
