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the 2020 election unlike any other playing out amid a pandemic that has killed more than 200,000 people in the U. S Cove in 19 a virus unknown just one year ago. Now a major issue for voters. Americans are very concerned about the government's response to it, Analysts say. This election will be a referendum on the Trump administration's handling of the pandemic and the action it has and has not taken to help Americans. We're not just dealing with the question of Are you going to get sick? But how are you able to pay your bills? The economy taking a huge hit, small businesses closed, industries struggling to survive and millions of Americans out of work? There are indications that the economy is perhaps the most single most important issue that people are gonna be voting on in 2020. Another major issue health care. For many people, losing their jobs has meant losing their health insurance. One of the things that voters are thinking about is the Supreme Court and how there is a case in November about the Affordable Care Act, analysts say the future of the Supreme Court could galvanize more Democrats than Republicans this election. Conservatives will feel satisfied that they have the court. Democrats will not on the nationwide movement demanding racial justice and equality a motivating factor for many voters. The issue of racial justice in America has really pushed young voters to consider which party is there for them and if they see themselves being part of the electoral systems.
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Live Updates: National election results
Americans are making their choice between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden.Over 100 million Americans voted early, and now it falls to Election Day voters to finish the job.The candidates are looking to clinch 270 Electoral College votes. Control of the Senate is at stake, too.See the latest updates below (all times Eastern):11:08 p.m.President Donald Trump has won the state of Utah.The Republican nominee on Tuesday was awarded its six electoral votes.Utah hasn’t supported a Democratic presidential candidate since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.Trump won Utah in 2016, but independent candidate Evan McMullin had a strong showing in the state owing to widespread distaste of both Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton. McMullin captured more than 20% of the vote.11 p.m.Democrat Joe Biden has won California, Oregon and Washington state, while President Donald Trump has won Idaho.California, Oregon and Washington are all liberal states, while Idaho is conservative.California has 55 electoral votes, the biggest haul of any state. It’s also the home of Biden’s running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris. She served as the San Francisco district attorney and the state’s attorney general before winning election to the Senate in 2016.Biden nets 74 electoral votes for the three Western states, while Trump takes four electoral votes from Idaho.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10:54 p.m.Democrat Joe Biden has won New Hampshire and its four electoral votes, holding on to a state that President Donald Trump only narrowly lost in 2016.The state was considered a 2020 battleground despite not going for a Republican presidential candidate since George W. Bush in 2000.Four years ago, Democrat Hillary Clinton won the small state over Trump by roughly 2,700 votes. That’s less than 1% of the 732,000 ballots cast, and it was the second-closest margin of victory in the country.Biden didn’t fare as well in New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation Democratic primary in February. He finished a dismal fifth, behind Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren. But his candidacy took off after a commanding win later that month in the South Carolina primary, leading to the exits of several of his competitors.10:30 p.m.President Donald Trump has won the state of Missouri.The Republican nominee on Tuesday was awarded its 10 electoral votes.In 2016, Trump beat Democrat Hillary Clinton in the state by 18 percentage points.9:59 p.m. President Donald Trump has won the state of Kansas and was awarded its six electoral votes.In 2016, Trump coasted to victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton by 20 percentage points in the state.Meanwhile, Republican Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has secured a fourth term in the Senate, defeating Democrat Jamie Harrison.Some polling in the campaign’s closing weeks showed a head-to-head race, and Harrison’s massive fundraising broke records. But Graham mustered support across South Carolina, where all statewide offices are held by Republicans and support for President Donald Trump remains strong. 9:44 p.m.Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has defeated incumbent Republican Sen. Cory Gardner, according to the Associated Press, marking the first flip of a Senate seat in the 2020 election.Colorado has become reliably Democratic under Trump, and for that reason, Gardner has been seen as one of the most vulnerable Republican senators seeking reelection.Trump embraced Gardner as behind him “100%” in February — an endorsement seized by Hickenlooper in his bid to replace Gardner.9:37 p.m.Democrat Joe Biden has won the state of Colorado.He was awarded its nine electoral votes on Tuesday.The state, which went for Democrat Hillary Clinton four years ago, has trended sharply to the left since President Donald Trump’s 2016 election. 9:27 p.m.Democrat Joe Biden has won the District of Columbia.He was awarded its three electoral votes on Tuesday.District voters have been allowed to cast presidential ballots since 1964 and have always voted overwhelmingly Democratic. Hillary Clinton’s win there over Republican Donald Trump in 2016 was by the widest margin ever. 9 p.m.President Donald Trump has won Louisiana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming and some of Nebraska's electoral votes, while Democrat Joe Biden has won New Mexico and New York.Nebraska, which is one of two states that divides its electoral votes, has five total electoral votes up for grabs. Trump won the statewide vote, which is good for two electoral votes. He also won the 3rd Congressional District, which nets him a third vote.Nebraska’s 1st and 2nd congressional districts haven’t yet been called.Trump nets 20 electoral votes from his wins in Louisiana, Nebraska, Nebraska’s 3rd, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming, while Biden takes 34 electoral votes for winning New Mexico and New York.8:52 p.m.President Donald Trump has won the state of Indiana.The Republican nominee on Tuesday was awarded its 11 electoral votes.Indiana is the home state of Trump’s running mate, Vice President Mike Pence.Trump won Indiana by 19 percentage points in 2016 over Democrat Hillary Clinton.8:30 p.m.President Donald Trump has won the state of Arkansas.The Republican nominee on Tuesday was awarded its six electoral votes.Arkansas is a reliably Republican state that hasn’t voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since Bill Clinton in 1996.8:19 p.m.Republican President Donald Trump defeated Democratic former Vice President Joe Biden to carry Kentucky, a state where the GOP has dominated federal elections for more than 20 years. That includes the last presidential election, when Trump carried Kentucky by 30 percentage points.The last Democrat to carry Kentucky was Bill Clinton in 1996. Neither candidate campaigned in Kentucky, instead focusing on swing states elsewhere. 8:05 p.m.Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has won a seventh term in Kentucky.McConnell is the chief ally of President Donald Trump in Congress and the longest-serving Republican Senate leader in history.The 78-year-old McConnell defeated Democrat Amy McGrath, a retired Marine combat pilot who challenged him as a political outsider.8 p.m.Numerous races are being called by The Associated Press.President Donald Trump picked up Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Oklahoma.Democrat Joe Biden won Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Rhode Island. 7:55 p.m.Virginia voters elected Joe Biden, according to the Associated Press, giving the Democrat 13 electoral votes.President Donald Trump has won the state of South Carolina.The Republican nominee on Tuesday was awarded its nine electoral votes.Trump handily won the state in 2016 over Democrat Hillary Clinton. South Carolina hasn’t voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since Jimmy Carter in 1976.Joe Biden’s victory in the South Carolina primary in February started a wave of wins that helped cement his status as Democrats’ presidential nominee. South Carolina Republicans didn’t hold a primary, an early sign of their support for Trump’s reelection.7:30 p.m.President Donald Trump has won West Virginia's five electoral votes, according to The Associated Press. Trump had been widely expected to defeat Democrat Joe Biden in a state that backed him in 2016 with 68% of the vote. West Virginia has largely abandoned Democratic presidential candidates in recent decades. While Sen. Joe Manchin won reelection as a moderate Democrat in 2018, the last Democrat to win a presidential race in West Virginia was Bill Clinton in 1996.7 p.m.Former Vice President Joe Biden has captured Vermont's three electoral votes, according to The Associated Press.Polls are closing in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Virginia and Vermont. Some areas, such as western Florida, still have polls open due to the time zone they’re in. Georgia also has some exceptions.6 p.m.The first polls close at 6 p.m. Eastern time in swaths of Indiana and Kentucky, followed by a steady stream of poll closings every 30 minutes to an hour throughout the evening. The last polls in Alaska shut down at 1 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday.Voters already have braved long lines and the threat of the coronavirus to cast ballots as they chose between two starkly different visions of America for the next four years. It's already elicited a record-setting early vote and legal skirmishing over how it will be counted.The nation is bracing for what's to come — and a result that might not be known for days. Check back here as we report on major updates. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Americans are making their choice between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden.

Over 100 million Americans voted early, and now it falls to Election Day voters to finish the job.

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The candidates are looking to clinch 270 Electoral College votes. Control of the Senate is at stake, too.

See the latest updates below (all times Eastern):

11:08 p.m.

President Donald Trump has won the state of Utah.

The Republican nominee on Tuesday was awarded its six electoral votes.

Utah hasn’t supported a Democratic presidential candidate since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.

Trump won Utah in 2016, but independent candidate Evan McMullin had a strong showing in the state owing to widespread distaste of both Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton. McMullin captured more than 20% of the vote.


11 p.m.

Democrat Joe Biden has won California, Oregon and Washington state, while President Donald Trump has won Idaho.

California, Oregon and Washington are all liberal states, while Idaho is conservative.

California has 55 electoral votes, the biggest haul of any state. It’s also the home of Biden’s running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris. She served as the San Francisco district attorney and the state’s attorney general before winning election to the Senate in 2016.

Biden nets 74 electoral votes for the three Western states, while Trump takes four electoral votes from Idaho.


10:54 p.m.

Democrat Joe Biden has won New Hampshire and its four electoral votes, holding on to a state that President Donald Trump only narrowly lost in 2016.

The state was considered a 2020 battleground despite not going for a Republican presidential candidate since George W. Bush in 2000.

Four years ago, Democrat Hillary Clinton won the small state over Trump by roughly 2,700 votes. That’s less than 1% of the 732,000 ballots cast, and it was the second-closest margin of victory in the country.

Biden didn’t fare as well in New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation Democratic primary in February. He finished a dismal fifth, behind Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren. But his candidacy took off after a commanding win later that month in the South Carolina primary, leading to the exits of several of his competitors.


10:30 p.m.

President Donald Trump has won the state of Missouri.

The Republican nominee on Tuesday was awarded its 10 electoral votes.

In 2016, Trump beat Democrat Hillary Clinton in the state by 18 percentage points.

9:59 p.m.

President Donald Trump has won the state of Kansas and was awarded its six electoral votes.

In 2016, Trump coasted to victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton by 20 percentage points in the state.

Meanwhile, Republican Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has secured a fourth term in the Senate, defeating Democrat Jamie Harrison.

Some polling in the campaign’s closing weeks showed a head-to-head race, and Harrison’s massive fundraising broke records. But Graham mustered support across South Carolina, where all statewide offices are held by Republicans and support for President Donald Trump remains strong.

9:44 p.m.

Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has defeated incumbent Republican Sen. Cory Gardner, according to the Associated Press, marking the first flip of a Senate seat in the 2020 election.

Colorado has become reliably Democratic under Trump, and for that reason, Gardner has been seen as one of the most vulnerable Republican senators seeking reelection.

Trump embraced Gardner as behind him “100%” in February — an endorsement seized by Hickenlooper in his bid to replace Gardner.


9:37 p.m.

Democrat Joe Biden has won the state of Colorado.

He was awarded its nine electoral votes on Tuesday.

The state, which went for Democrat Hillary Clinton four years ago, has trended sharply to the left since President Donald Trump’s 2016 election.

9:27 p.m.

Democrat Joe Biden has won the District of Columbia.

He was awarded its three electoral votes on Tuesday.

District voters have been allowed to cast presidential ballots since 1964 and have always voted overwhelmingly Democratic. Hillary Clinton’s win there over Republican Donald Trump in 2016 was by the widest margin ever.

9 p.m.

President Donald Trump has won Louisiana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming and some of Nebraska's electoral votes, while Democrat Joe Biden has won New Mexico and New York.

Nebraska, which is one of two states that divides its electoral votes, has five total electoral votes up for grabs. Trump won the statewide vote, which is good for two electoral votes. He also won the 3rd Congressional District, which nets him a third vote.

Nebraska’s 1st and 2nd congressional districts haven’t yet been called.

Trump nets 20 electoral votes from his wins in Louisiana, Nebraska, Nebraska’s 3rd, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming, while Biden takes 34 electoral votes for winning New Mexico and New York.

8:52 p.m.

President Donald Trump has won the state of Indiana.

The Republican nominee on Tuesday was awarded its 11 electoral votes.

Indiana is the home state of Trump’s running mate, Vice President Mike Pence.

Trump won Indiana by 19 percentage points in 2016 over Democrat Hillary Clinton.


8:30 p.m.

President Donald Trump has won the state of Arkansas.

The Republican nominee on Tuesday was awarded its six electoral votes.

Arkansas is a reliably Republican state that hasn’t voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since Bill Clinton in 1996.

8:19 p.m.

Republican President Donald Trump defeated Democratic former Vice President Joe Biden to carry Kentucky, a state where the GOP has dominated federal elections for more than 20 years. That includes the last presidential election, when Trump carried Kentucky by 30 percentage points.

The last Democrat to carry Kentucky was Bill Clinton in 1996. Neither candidate campaigned in Kentucky, instead focusing on swing states elsewhere.

8:05 p.m.

Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has won a seventh term in Kentucky.

McConnell is the chief ally of President Donald Trump in Congress and the longest-serving Republican Senate leader in history.

The 78-year-old McConnell defeated Democrat Amy McGrath, a retired Marine combat pilot who challenged him as a political outsider.

8 p.m.

Numerous races are being called by The Associated Press.

President Donald Trump picked up Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Oklahoma.

Democrat Joe Biden won Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Rhode Island.

7:55 p.m.

Virginia voters elected Joe Biden, according to the Associated Press, giving the Democrat 13 electoral votes.

President Donald Trump has won the state of South Carolina.

The Republican nominee on Tuesday was awarded its nine electoral votes.
Trump handily won the state in 2016 over Democrat Hillary Clinton. South Carolina hasn’t voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since Jimmy Carter in 1976.

Joe Biden’s victory in the South Carolina primary in February started a wave of wins that helped cement his status as Democrats’ presidential nominee. South Carolina Republicans didn’t hold a primary, an early sign of their support for Trump’s reelection.

7:30 p.m.

President Donald Trump has won West Virginia's five electoral votes, according to The Associated Press. Trump had been widely expected to defeat Democrat Joe Biden in a state that backed him in 2016 with 68% of the vote.

West Virginia has largely abandoned Democratic presidential candidates in recent decades. While Sen. Joe Manchin won reelection as a moderate Democrat in 2018, the last Democrat to win a presidential race in West Virginia was Bill Clinton in 1996.

7 p.m.

Former Vice President Joe Biden has captured Vermont's three electoral votes, according to The Associated Press.

Polls are closing in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Virginia and Vermont. Some areas, such as western Florida, still have polls open due to the time zone they’re in. Georgia also has some exceptions.

6 p.m.

The first polls close at 6 p.m. Eastern time in swaths of Indiana and Kentucky, followed by a steady stream of poll closings every 30 minutes to an hour throughout the evening. The last polls in Alaska shut down at 1 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday.

Voters already have braved long lines and the threat of the coronavirus to cast ballots as they chose between two starkly different visions of America for the next four years. It's already elicited a record-setting early vote and legal skirmishing over how it will be counted.

The nation is bracing for what's to come — and a result that might not be known for days.

Check back here as we report on major updates. The Associated Press contributed to this report.