Tuesday, November 8, 2016

LIVE: Results of the 2016 presidential election are rolling in LIVE: Results of the 2016 presidential election are rolling in

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The results for the 2016 presidential election began rolling in around 6 pm on Tuesday night.

The popular vote stands at 24,596,386 votes for Trump (48.9%), 23,497,293 for Clinton (47.%).

  • ARIZONA: Trump leads Clinton 58-46.
  • COLORADO: Clinton leads Trump 48-43.
  • IOWA: Clinton way ahead early with 57-37.
  • MICHIGAN: Trump holds a narrow lead over Clinton 47.9-47.2.
  • NEVADA: With half the precincts reporting, Clinton leads Trump 51-40.
  • NEW HAMPSHIRE: Trump leads Clinton 48-46.
  • OHIO: Trump leads Clinton 53-42, still too early to call.
  • PENNSYLVANIA: Clinton leads Trump 49-47.
  • WISCONSIN: Trump leads Clinton 48-46.

Alabama, Kentucky, Indiana, Texas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Kansas, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Ohio, Tennessee, Mississippi, Montana, Florida, North Carolina, and West Virginia have been called for Donald Trump. Vermont, Connecticut, California, Hawaii, New York, Illinois, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maryland, Rhode Island, Delaware, Washington DC, Colorado, Washington state, Oregon, and Virginia have been called for Hillary Clinton.

The election is poised to break voter turnout records across the US. Voters posted photos on social media throughout the day of long lines at various polling stations across the country.

There were no major voting incidents on Election Day. Colorado's voting registration system was down for about 29 minutes, and one Utah county reported that some of its machines were having problems.

The North Carolina State Board of Elections voting to extend polling hours in 8 Durham county precincts due to technical glitches. Democrats have a 4-to-1 registration advantage over Republicans in Durham.

Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton held rallies in key battleground states on Monday in their last appeal to voters before polls open on Tuesday morning. The final RealClearPolitics average of recent national polls released Monday showed Clinton with a 2-point lead over Trump, slightly higher than her average support last week.

The Democratic nominee and former secretary of state will be the first female president in US history if she is elected.

Follow our live blog below to keep up with the campaign's final stretch.

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