States to watch We know that final results will be slow, but there are still some states that may give us early clues.
The first swing state to report its first tranche could be Georgia , where polls close at 19:00 EST (midnight GMT) and then half an hour later it's North Carolina at 19:30 EST (00:30 GMT) , where a large number of early in-person voters means projections could come quickly. Here, the overwhelming majority of results are expected by the end of the night. Donald Trump narrowly won this state in 2016 and it is a toss-up between parties once again. A win here for Mr Trump or Mr Biden could mean a good night ahead.
Soon after, at 20:00 EST (01:00 GMT) the last polls will close in Ohio and Florida. Ohio is not just a swing state, it is also a presidential fortune-teller: it has backed the winner at every presidential contest bar one since World War Two. But if it's close in Ohio, don't expect a projected winner on the night.
Florida is perhaps the night's biggest prize, and we expect the first set of results to be announced shortly after 20:30 EST (01:30 GMT). White House races have been won and lost in this battleground state, and the same may be true this year. A note of caution - early in-person and postal ballots will be reported first in Florida and these will likely favour Mr Biden.
Another titan of US elections is Texas . Like Georgia, it's rarely considered Democratic territory but demographical trends mean Texas has moved closer in their direction over recent years. Polls close at 21:00 EST (02:00 GMT) and we should get plenty of results from counties there through the night.
Is Florida key to this election? And at 21:00 EST (02:00 GMT) , polls will shutter in Arizona , where officials began counting ballots on 20 October. Mail ballots that arrived after 1 November will not be counted until after election day, so if this state is close a projection will be slow. Trump was victorious here in 2016, but national polls now give Mr Biden a razor's-edge lead.
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States to watch We know that final results will be slow, but there are still some states that may give us early clues.
The first swing state to report its first tranche could be Georgia , where polls close at 19:00 EST (midnight GMT) and then half an hour later it's North Carolina at 19:30 EST (00:30 GMT) , where a large number of early in-person voters means projections could come quickly. Here, the overwhelming majority of results are expected by the end of the night. Donald Trump narrowly won this state in 2016 and it is a toss-up between parties once again. A win here for Mr Trump or Mr Biden could mean a good night ahead.
Soon after, at 20:00 EST (01:00 GMT) the last polls will close in Ohio and Florida. Ohio is not just a swing state, it is also a presidential fortune-teller: it has backed the winner at every presidential contest bar one since World War Two. But if it's close in Ohio, don't expect a projected winner on the night.
Florida is perhaps the night's biggest prize, and we expect the first set of results to be announced shortly after 20:30 EST (01:30 GMT). White House races have been won and lost in this battleground state, and the same may be true this year. A note of caution - early in-person and postal ballots will be reported first in Florida and these will likely favour Mr Biden.
Another titan of US elections is Texas . Like Georgia, it's rarely considered Democratic territory but demographical trends mean Texas has moved closer in their direction over recent years. Polls close at 21:00 EST (02:00 GMT) and we should get plenty of results from counties there through the night.
Is Florida key to this election? And at 21:00 EST (02:00 GMT) , polls will shutter in Arizona , where officials began counting ballots on 20 October. Mail ballots that arrived after 1 November will not be counted until after election day, so if this state is close a projection will be slow. Trump was victorious here in 2016, but national polls now give Mr Biden a razor's-edge lead.
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