ELECTION DAY: LIVE COVERAGE

11:53 PM PST
Trump press spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany tweets about the reported GOP vote leading margins :

WISCONSIN
-2016:  22,748
-2020:  104,963 (77% reporting)

MICHIGAN
-2016:  10,704
-2020:  289,703 (61%)

PENNSYLVANIA
-2016:  44,292
-2020:  696,960 (66%)

FINAL RESULTS:

The overall election results are not that surprising in the U.S. Senate or House.

It appears the GOP will maintain control of the Senate and the Democrats will keep the majority in the House.

Governorships remain almost the same, with one flip to the GOP.

While the Trump campaign appears close to the 270 electoral college votes necessary to win reelection, until all votes are counted and these swing states in the mid-west are called, no one can declare victory.

There will likely be legal disputes over late-arriving ballots and missing ballots and signature matches.

2020’s anxious moments are not over.

Signing off for the night.

11:35 PM PST
President Trump spoke from the East Room at the White House at 2:20 AM in front of friends and family gathered for a long election night.

Mr. Trump was with the first lady, Melania, and the Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, whom he thanked.

The President thanked the American people for their support and votes.

He claimed “we will not stand for those who are trying to disenfranchise our voters.”

“We were winning everything and all of a sudden it was called off.

Such a vote, such a success.  Record numbers to support our incredible movement.

We won Florida by a lot.  We won the great state of Ohio, and Texas by 700,000 votes.

We are up in Georgia and they cannot catch us.

We clearly won North Carolina, by 77,000 votes with only 5% left to count.  They cannot catch us.

We have a lot of life yet in Arizona.

We are winning Pennsylvania by a lot.  We are up 600,090 votes.  These are not even close.

It’s almost impossible to catch us.

We are winning Michigan by almost 300,000 votes.

We are winning Wisconsin, and we don’t need all of them.

We had such a big night.  And the margins.

They knew they couldn’t win, and so let’s go to court.

I predicted this.  Either they were going to win or take us to court.

This is a fraud on the American public.

This is an embarrassment to our country.

Frankly, we did win this election.

So our goal now is to ensure the integrity….for the good of our nation.

We will be going to US Supreme Court and want all voting to stop.

We don’t want them to find votes at 3 o’clock in the morning.

As far as I’m concerned, we already have won.

I want to thank all of those who worked with us.

Vice President Pence spoke next and thanked “the millions Americans who have cast their vote.

While votes are being counted, we will remain vigilant and protect the integrity of the vote.”

11:20 PM PST
11 Governors’ seats were up for election this evening. All the seats remain as before, with the exception of Montana, which has flipped to the GOP.

11:16 PM PST
It appears that Republican incumbent Senators Steve Daines in Montana and David Perdue in Georgia are leading late into the evening, meaning the GOP may hold onto the US Senate, according to fivethirtyeight.com

11:02 PM PST
Incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins is holding onto a lead in Maine.

10:36 PM PST
Fox News is reporting that Republican newcomer Kim Klacik fell short on Election Day in her bid to win a U.S. House seat in a Maryland district that includes inner-city Baltimore.

With a viral campaign ad that received backing from President Trump, Klacik was defeated by Democratic incumbent Rep. Kweisi Mfume in the state’s very Democratic 7th Congressional District.

10:31 PM PST
JTA reports that Kathy Manning, a former immigration attorney who led two national Jewish organizations, won a congressional seat in North Carolina as a Democrat.

Manning defeated Lee Haywood, her Republican opponent in an open Greensboro-area district.

Manning, 63, was the first woman to chair the Jewish Federations of North America from 2009-2012, and she was a founding chairwoman of Prizmah, the umbrella body for Jewish day schools of all denominations.

10:30 PM PST
Both Jewish Republican members of Congress, Lee Zeldin in New York, and David Kustoff in Tennessee, appear to have easily won reelection tonight.

10:08 PM PST
Black Republican candidate John James has taken a lead over incumbent Democrat Senator Gary Peters in Michigan.

10:07 PM PST
It appears that Pennsylvania will take several days to sort out, due to the mail – in vote and potential disputes and litigation.

That may or may not matter, depending on a few other state results.

No formal call yet on Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, Nevada, Montana, North Carolina, and a couple of the special Congressional Districts that could come into play.

ELECTORAL COLLEGE :  LIST OF ALL STATES & DC

SOURCES ARE CNN, FOX NEWS, DAILYWIRE.com and Five Thirty Eight.com

FLORIDA  (29)      TRUMP
INDIANA     (11)    TRUMP
GEORGIA   (16)    TRUMP AHEAD
VIRGINIA    (13)    BIDEN
S. CAROLINA (9) TRUMP
KENTUCKY  (8)    TRUMP
VERMONT    (3)    BIDEN
OHIO            (18)      TRUMP
N. CAROLINA (15) too close to call
W. VIRGINIA (5) TRUMP
NEW HAMPSHIRE   (4)   BIDEN
PENNSYLVANIA  (20)     too early / mail in votes not counted yet
ALABAMA  (9)     TRUMP
ARKANSAS  (6)    TRUMP
CONNECTICUT   (7)    BIDEN
DELAWARE   (3)    BIDEN
DC  (3)    BIDEN
ILLINOIS   (20)   BIDEN
MAINE (4)  TRUMP ahead  (2nd Cong. District may go to BIDEN)
MARYLAND   (10)     BIDEN
MASSACHUSETTS (11)    BIDEN
MISSISSIPPI   (6)    TRUMP
MISSOURI  (10)   TRUMP
NEW JERSEY  (14)     BIDEN
OKLAHOMA  (7)     TRUMP
RHODE ISLAND  (4)    BIDEN
TENNESSEE  (11)     TRUMP
ARIZONA  (11)  Fox News called Arizona formally for BIDEN
COLORADO  (9)   BIDEN
KANSAS  (6)   TRUMP
LOUISIANA  (8)   TRUMP
MICHIGAN  (16)   too close to call
MINNESOTA  (10)   BIDEN
NEBRASKA  (5)   TRUMP  (BIDEN may win the 2nd Cong. District)
NEW MEXICO  (5)  Leaning BIDEN
NEW YORK  (29)    BIDEN
NORTH DAKOTA  (3)   TRUMP
SOUTH DAKOTA (3)    TRUMP
TEXAS   (38)  TRUMP
WISCONSIN  (10)   too close to call
WYOMING (3)   TRUMP
IOWA  (6)   TRUMP
MONTANA (3)   Leaning Trump
NEVADA (6)  too early
UTAH (6)   TRUMP
CALIFORNIA  (55)   BIDEN
IDAHO  (4)    TRUMP
OREGON (7)   BIDEN
WASHINGTON (12)   BIDEN
HAWAII (4)   BIDEN
ALASKA (3)    Leaning TRUMP

9:51 PM PST
President Trump has just tweeted:

“We are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the Election. We will never let them do it. Votes cannot be cast after the Polls (sic) are closed!”

He is expected to make a public statement soon.

9:47 PM PST
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden spoke from Wilmington, Delaware, at 12:42 AM, EST,  asserting he is on track to win the election, and asking for patience as the ballots are counted.

“We are feeling good about where we are…..We are confident about Arizona, Minnesota, and we are still in the game in Georgia. And we are feeling real good about Wisconsin and Michigan. We are going to win Pennsylvania.”

After holding 14 rallies in three days, President Donald Trump spent Election Day at the White House making calls, giving interviews, monitoring events and hoping for a come-from-behind victory. He is watching the returns with some 400 guests at the White House and has not yet spoken publicly about the evening’s results.

9:25 PM PST
In a widely watched U.S. Senate race, Republican incumbent Thom Tillis, North Carolina, has declared victory over Cal Cunningham.

Democrat Mark Warner has won reelection in Virginia.

9:21 PM PST
In a key battle for U.S. Senate party control, the Sioux City Journal is reporting that Republican Joni Ernst, the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate in Iowa, on Tuesday became the first woman reelected to that federal post after surviving a scare by edging out Democrat Theresa Greenfield in a hard-fought and expensive 2020 political slugfest.

9:17 PM PST
Mississippi’s new state flag will feature the magnolia flower as the state discards its decades-old banner that included a Confederate battle emblem.

Sixty-eight percent of voters approved the “In God We Trust” magnolia design as the new state flag, while 32% voted against it, according to CNN projections.

9:12 PM PST
ELECTORAL COLLEGE :  LIST OF ALL STATES & DC

SOURCES ARE CNN, FOX NEWS, DAILYWIRE.com and Five Thirty Eight.com

FLORIDA  (29)      TRUMP
INDIANA   (11)    TRUMP
GEORGIA   (16)    TRUMP AHEAD
VIRGINIA    (13)    BIDEN
S. CAROLINA (9) TRUMP
KENTUCKY  (8)    TRUMP
VERMONT    (3)    BIDEN
OHIO   (18)      TRUMP
N. CAROLINA (15) too close to call
W. VIRGINIA (5) TRUMP
NEW HAMPSHIRE   (4)
PENNSYLVANIA  (20)     too early / mail in votes not counted yet
ALABAMA  (9)     TRUMP
ARKANSAS  (6)    TRUMP
CONNECTICUT   (7)    BIDEN
DELAWARE   (3)    BIDEN
DC  (3)    BIDEN
ILLINOIS   (20)   BIDEN
MAINE (4)  TRUMP ahead  (2nd Cong. District may go to BIDEN)
MARYLAND   (10)     BIDEN
MASSACHUSETTS (11)    BIDEN
MISSISSIPPI   (6)    TRUMP
MISSOURI  (10)
NEW JERSEY  (14)     BIDEN
OKLAHOMA  (7)     TRUMP
RHODE ISLAND  (4)    BIDEN
TENNESSEE  (11)     TRUMP
ARIZONA  (11)   BIDEN IS LEADING
COLORADO  (9)   BIDEN
KANSAS  (6)   TRUMP
LOUISIANA  (8)   TRUMP
MICHIGAN  (16)   too close to call
MINNESOTA  (10)   leaning BIDEN
NEBRASKA  (5)   TRUMP  (BIDEN may win the 2nd Cong. District)
NEW MEXICO  (5)  Leaning BIDEN
NEW YORK  (29)    BIDEN
NORTH DAKOTA  (3)   TRUMP
SOUTH DAKOTA (3)    TRUMP
TEXAS   (38)
WISCONSIN  (10)   too close to call
WYOMING (3)   TRUMP
IOWA  (6)
MONTANA (3)
NEVADA (6)  too early
UTAH (6)   TRUMP
CALIFORNIA  (55)   BIDEN
IDAHO  (4)    TRUMP
OREGON (7)   BIDEN
WASHINGTON (12)   BIDEN
HAWAII (4)   too early
ALASKA (3)   too early

9:05 PM PST
Democrats have won North Carolina House seats in Districts 2 and 6.

Daily Wire is reporting that Republican Carlos Gimenez, the former mayor of Miami-Dade County, defeated incumbent Democrat Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in Florida’s 26th Congressional District.

And Republican Maria Elvira Salazar knocked off far-left Rep. Donna Shalala in Florida’s 27th Congressional District.

Also, Nicole Malliotakis, who is Cuban-American, has reportedly upset incumbent Rep. Max Rose in New York’s 11th Congressional District.

8:45 PM PST
In a race watched by many Jewish voters, veteran incumbent (D) Lois Frankel defeated Jewish activist (R) Laura Loomer’s bid for her Congressional seat in Florida’s 21st district.

Frankel, 72, has served in Congress for eight years from the Palm Beach area.

8:38 PM PST
CNN is reporting on the following Congressional races:

Democrat Senators Durbin in Illinois and Merkley in Oregon have won reelection as has (R) Sen. Cassidy in Louisiana.

(D) Rep. Ocasio-Cortez wins reelection in NY, and so does (D) Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and (D) Rep. Rashida Tlaib in Michigan.

Arizona challenger (D) Mark Kelly is leading incumbent (R) Sen. Marthy McSalley.

Rep. Liz Cheney (R) has won reelection to the Wyoming House seat and (R) Cynthia Lummis will be a new U.S. Senator from Wyoming.

And the Georgia special Senate election is heading to a runoff between (R) Sen. Kelly Loeffler and (D) Raphael Warnock.

8:27 PM PST
New Jersey voters have approved a ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana, CNN projects.

Voter have amended the state constitution to legalize cannabis for personal, non-medical use by adults 21 and older.

Legalization measures are also on the ballot in Arizona, Montana and South Dakota. Mississippi voters are also weighing a pair of ballot questions to legalize medical marijuana.

Pre-election polling showed that the ballots initiatives had support in New Jersey, as well as Arizona and Montana.

8:18 PM PST
Republican newcomer Madison Cawthorn on Tuesday night was called the winner of the U.S. House seat in western North Carolina that was vacated by White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.

Cawthorn, 25, becomes the youngest person elected to Congress since the late 1700s.

The candidate, who spoke at the Republican National Convention in August, getting up from his wheelchair at one point on stage — defeated incumbent U.S. Rep. Moe Davis, D-N.C., to capture the 11th Congressional District seat, according to The Associated Press, which first called the election results.

8:01 PM PST
BREAKING:
Incumbent Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has been declared the winner of the South Carolina U.S. Senate race, defeating Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison, per Daily Wire.

8:00 PM PST
At 11 PM EST/8 PM PST, Trump’s position is improving.

He has won Florida and is currently ahead in the key battleground states of North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio, Texas, Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, as reported by CNN. Some of these states are too early to call.

Biden is ahead in Arizona, Minnesota, and in Iowa’s early vote total.

The Betting Markets have turned toward Trump, and U.S. Stock Market futures are rising as well.

7:52 PM PST
U.S. voters were asked to rank their issues priorities, with Gallup reporting Coronavirus topping the list, followed by government leadership, race relations, the economy, unifying the country, crime / violence, health care, jobs, the courts, and the environment rounding out the top 10.

During a time of relative international peace, national security / foreign policy did not rank high among voter priorities.

For those voting for Mr. Trump, 80% polled said their vote was affirmatively for Trump, while 20% said they were voting against Biden.

For those voting for Mr. Biden, 50% said their vote was affirmatively for Biden, while 50% said they were voting against Trump.

LABOR:   Public labor Unions focused on worker health and safety and collective bargaining appear to have strongly favored the Democrats, though with a strong dissent from some workers in the energy sector and law enforcement community.

BLACK VOTE:  The GOP appears to have grown its share of the African American vote from 8% in 2016  to 15% or so in 2020.

HISPANIC VOTE: The GOP also appears to be growing its share of the Hispanic vote from 29% in 2016 to close to 40% in 2020.

ELDERLY VOTE:  It appears that President Trump has won the senior vote by a comfortable margin.

JEWISH VOTE: This vote can be difficult to measure, but consensus had the Jewish vote for Hillary Clinton in 2016 at approximately 71%.  It is not yet clear what the final Jewish vote will be in 2020 but pre-election polls had the vote at roughly 75% – 25% in favor of Mr. Biden.

7:26 PM PST
Politico reports on some key state ballot measures, propositions and referendums throughout the nation.

Criminal justice reform measures in 6 states include requiring search warrants for electronic data, funding drug treatment centers, adding crime victims’ rights, and removing slavery as a punishment in Utah.

Economic proposals in several states would classify gig workers (Uber and Lyft drivers) as contractors, establishing paid family and medical leave, raise the minimum wage, and bolster consumer privacy laws.

Election related measures relate to the Electoral College, redistricting, and rank-choice voting.

7:14 PM PST
ELECTORAL COLLEGE :  LIST OF ALL STATES & DC
SOURCES ARE CNN, FOX NEWS, and Five Thirty Eight.com

FLORIDA  (29)   TRUMP
INDIANA     (11)    TRUMP
GEORGIA   (16)    TRUMP AHEAD
VIRGINIA    (13)    too close to call
S. CAROLINA (9) TRUMP
KENTUCKY  (8)    TRUMP
VERMONT    (3)    BIDEN
OHIO            (18)    too close to call
N. CAROLINA (15) too close to call
W. VIRGINIA (5) TRUMP
NEW HAMPSHIRE   (4)
PENNSYLVANIA  (20)     too early / mail in votes not counted yet
ALABAMA  (9)     TRUMP
ARKANSAS  (6)    TRUMP
CONNECTICUT   (7)    BIDEN
DELAWARE   (3)    BIDEN
DC  (3)    BIDEN
ILLINOIS   (20)   BIDEN
MAINE (4)
MARYLAND   (10)     BIDEN
MASSACHUSETTS (11)    BIDEN
MISSISSIPPI   (6)    TRUMP
MISSOURI  (10)
NEW JERSEY  (14)     BIDEN
OKLAHOMA  (7)     TRUMP
RHODE ISLAND  (4)    BIDEN
TENNESSEE  (11)     TRUMP
ARIZONA  (11)
COLORADO  (9)   BIDEN
KANSAS  (6)
LOUISIANA  (8)   TRUMP
MICHIGAN  (16)
MINNESOTA  (10)
NEBRASKA  (5)   TRUMP
NEW MEXICO  (5)  BIDEN
NEW YORK  (29)    BIDEN (CNN projects)
NORTH DAKOTA  (3)   TRUMP
SOUTH DAKOTA (3)    TRUMP
TEXAS   (38)
WISCONSIN  (10)   too early
WYOMING (3)   TRUMP
IOWA  (6)
MONTANA (3)
NEVADA (6)
UTAH (6)
CALIFORNIA  (55)
IDAHO  (4)
OREGON (7)
WASHINGTON (12)
HAWAII (4)
ALASKA (3)

7:03 PM PST
BREAKING:
President Donald Trump has won the battleground state of Florida, collecting 29 electoral votes, Decision Desk HQ reports.

7:01 PM PST
KEY HOUSE RACES TO WATCH

The current balance of power in the House is 232 Democrats to 197 Republicans with one Libertarian and five vacancies.

Most of the interesting and closely fought House races are in the suburbs of Pennsylvania, New York, Missouri, Indiana, Virginia, Arkansas, Nebraska, Georgia, Texas, Arizona, and 2 hard-fought races in San Diego, CA.

6:33 PM PST
Fox News is reporting that Incumbent (R) Senator Cory Gardner has been defeated by (D) former Gov. John Hickenlooper in Colorado.

CNN is reporting wins for (R) Sen. McConnell, (R) Sen. Rounds, and (R) Sen. Cotton.
Republican Bill Haggerty has won the Tennessee open seat.

(R) Sen. Shelly Moore Capito has won in West Virginia, and Democrat Sen. Chris Coons (Delaware), Jeanne Shaheen (New Hampshire) and Cory Booker (New Jersey) all held their seats.

6:24 PM PST
KEY U.S. SENATE RACES TO WATCH

ALABAMA —  Incumbent (D) Sen. Doug Jones is an underdog against (R) Tommy Tuberville.
COLORADO —  Incumbent (R) Sen. Cory Gardner is an underdog against (D) former Gov. John Hickenlooper.
ARIZONA —  Incumbent (R) Sen. Marthy McSally is an underdog against (D) Mark Kelly.
NORTH CAROLINA — Incumbent (R) Sen. Thom Tillis is in a close race against (D) former state senator Cal Cunningham.
MAINE  —  Incumbent (R) Sen. Susan Collins is in a close race against (D) Sara Gideon
IOWA —  Incumbent (R) Sen. Joni Ernst is in a close race against (D) Theresa Greenfield
GEORGIA  — Incumbent (R) Sen. David Perdue is in a close race against (D) Jon Ossoff
GEORGIA — Incumbent (R) Sen. Kelly Loeffler is in a close 3 way race against (R) Doug Collins and (D) Raphael Warnock
SOUTH CAROLINA — Incumbent (R) Sen. Lindsey Graham is in a close race against (D) Jaime Harrison
MICHIGAN —  Incumbent (D) Sen. Gary Peters is in a close race against (R) John James

In the key swing states:

Biden is doing very well so far in Ohio and is competitive in North Carolina.

Trump has taken the lead in Georgia and is doing well in Virginia.

FLORIDA (29) TRUMP AHEAD
INDIANA (11) TRUMP
GEORGIA (16) TRUMP AHEAD
VIRGINIA (13) too close to call
S. CAROLINA (9) too close to call
KENTUCKY (8) TRUMP
VERMONT (3) BIDEN
OHIO (18) too early
N. CAROLINA (15) too early
W. VIRGINIA (5) TRUMP
NEW HAMPSHIRE (4)
PENNSYLVANIA (20)
ALABAMA (9) TRUMP
ARKANSAS (6) TRUMP
CONNECTICUT (7) BIDEN
DELAWARE (3) BIDEN
DC (3) BIDEN
ILLINOIS (20) BIDEN
MAINE (4)
MARYLAND (10) BIDEN
MASSACHUSETTS (11) BIDEN
MISSISSIPPI (6) TRUMP
MISSOURI (10)
NEW JERSEY (14) BIDEN
OKLAHOMA (7) TRUMP
RHODE ISLAND (4) BIDEN
TENNESSEE (11) TRUMP
ARIZONA (11)
COLORADO (9)
KANSAS (6)
LOUISIANA (8)
MICHIGAN (16)
MINNESOTA (10)
NEBRASKA (5)
NEW MEXICO (5)
NEW YORK (29) BIDEN (CNN projects)
NORTH DAKOTA (3)
SOUTH DAKOTA (3)
TEXAS (38)
WISCONSIN (10)
WYOMING (3)
IOWA (6)
MONTANA (3)
NEVADA (6)
UTAH (6)
|CALIFORNIA (55)
IDAHO (4)
OREGON (7)
WASHINGTON (12)
HAWAII (4)
ALASKA (3)