Election 2024 results live: Latest Trump-Harris news as battleground states too close to call
Most polls now closed as America awaits results from battleground states
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Your support makes all the difference.Most polls have now closed as Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump conclude their campaigns for the White House.
The key battleground state of North Carolina has been called for Trump but other key swing states Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Arizona are still being counted.
Only Alaska and Hawaii officially still have polls open but those voters in line can still cast ballots in states such as Nevada.
The economy and the state of US democracy are among the top issues cited by voters in NBC News’s exit poll, according to the preliminary results.
Thirty-five percent said democracy was their top issue while slightly fewer, 31 percent, said the economy. Abortion was the top issue for 14 percent of voters while 11 percent said immigration. Four percent said foreign policy was most important to them.
Meanwhile, Trump dismissed critics who expressed concerns that he would not concede an election loss as “crazy” as he cast his vote in Florida.
The former president told reporters as he voted with his wife Melania Trump: “If I lose an election, if it’s a fair election, I’d be the first one to acknowledge it.”
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Which pop artist helped register the most new voters?
Sabrina Carpenter helped register more new voters ahead of today’s US presidential election than any other artist.
The “Please Please Please” singer, 25, worked with voter registration organisation HeadCount.
HeadCount told The Independent that Carpenter registered 35,814 voters, with an additional 263,087 voters engaged in other ways, such as checking their registration status or polling location.
Kevin E G Perry reports from Los Angeles.
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