In the high-stakes presidential match-up between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, results have been projected in several of the key swing states, and Trump looks to be on track for a second presidency.
Beyond the presidential race, also voters hit the polls around the country Tuesday and cast ballots to decide who controls not only the White House, but also Congress, state and local governments.
Reporters from 538 and ABC News are following along every step of the way with live updates, analysis and commentary on the results. Keep up to date with our full live blog below.
Will Trump win the popular vote?
Trump claims in his victory speech that he has won the popular vote. That's a little premature; while he does currently have 5 million more votes than Harris, Harris is expected to add to her total as more ballots are counted in states like California. If Trump does win the popular vote, it will be a remarkable achievement: Only one Republican (George W. Bush in 2004) in the last eight presidential elections has done so.
Trump claims victory
Trump is claiming victory at his speech. "I want to thank the American people for the extraordinary honor of being elected your 47th president," he said. (ABC News hasn't yet projected that he has won, but he is very close to clinching 270 electoral votes.)
Trump is speaking
Trump, on the verge of winning the presidency, is now speaking to his supporters.
Missouri joins 5 other states in voting in favor of abortion rights
ABC News projects that Missouri's Amendment 3, which would legalize abortion in the state up until fetal viability, will pass narrowly. Missouri joins Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Nevada and New York in voting tonight to expand or guarantee abortion rights in their respective states. Though we’re still waiting for projections for the abortion related measures in Montana, Nebraska, and South Dakota, it’s safe to say that voters have made their voices heard in the post-Roe era.
A nationalized election? So far, yes.
When we see the same trend across a broad range of places — with a shift toward the GOP presidential candidate in all kinds of places, and a small incumbency advantage in competitive Senate races —that's evidence of the nationalization Julia mentioned much earlier.