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Topline As voters make their final choices between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump—and in hundreds of congressional and state races, and ballot issues—Forbes will compile the biggest stories from the best news sources right here, until it’s all over. Timeline Key Background Tuesday marks the culmination of one of the most chaotic election cycles in history: A former president, convicted of felonies and facing dozens of other criminal charges, challenges a vice president who was elevated to the top of the ticket after the primaries when President Joe Biden, 81, bowed out of the race following a pressure campaign from within his own party. Harris would be the first woman elected president, and Trump would be the oldest.
Polls show the race is deadlocked nationally and in the seven swing states set to decide the election, after Trump led President Joe Biden in surveys before his exit and Harris carved out an early lead after her entrance into the contest. What To Watch For Republicans are poised to retake the Senate, though the House is more of a toss-up. In the Senate, where Democrats have a razor-thin 51-49 seat majority, 23 Democrat-held seats are up for re-election, compared to just 11 held by Republicans, none of which are rated toss-ups by Cook Political Report .
In the House, where Republicans hold a 221-214 majority, Republicans have a 51% chance of maintaining control, according to Five Thirty Eight , while Democrats would win control 49 times out of 100. When Do Polls Close? The first polls close in eastern Kentucky and most of Indiana at 6 p.m.
But the real indicators of who might win won’t come until later in the night, when the seven swing states begin releasing counts, with Georgia and North Carolina likely the first to report results. Further Reading What To Expect On Election Night: An Hour-By-Hour Guide To Trump Vs. Harris (Forbes) Election Day 2024: Here Are Harris’ Clearest Paths To Victory (Live Updates) (Forbes) Election Day 2024: Here Are Trump’s Clearest Paths To Victory (Live Updates) (Forbes).
