(NEXSTAR) – Voters are heading to the polls to cast their votes in the 2024 presidential election, which will be historic if either Harris or Trump wins.
If Vice President Kamala Harris wins, she will become the country’s first female president, while if Donald Trump wins, he will become the first former president to lose the White House and return to power nonconsecutively since 1892. If Trump is re-elected, he will become the first U.S. president to hold office after being convicted of a crime.
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Emotions have been running high over the past four years surrounding the contest, which has seen (among other significant events): On January 6, a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol. Dismantling Roe v. Wade. President Trump’s baseless rejection of the election. Anger over the U.S.-Mexico border continues to smolder. war in the middle east. Two assassination attempts against President Trump. And Harris entered the race at the last minute.
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In the days leading up to Tuesday, early voters cast their ballots in droves, and both candidates made last-minute sales pitches to win over key voters, including women and young people.
Recent polls by Emerson College Polling and The Hill show that Harris and Trump are deadlocked in several key battleground states, with Harris leading slightly in Michigan, Arizona, Georgia and North Carolina. The state, Pennsylvania, shows Trump holding the lead. Ahead of the race for 270 electoral votes, the candidates are tied in Nevada and Wisconsin.
Stay tuned for live updates, streaming video, and complete coverage of the 2024 US Presidential Election. Initial voting will end as early as 6 p.m. ET in Indiana and Kentucky, which are in separate time zones, followed by Georgia, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia, ending at 7 p.m. ET. do.
