US election: First official result announced in New Hampshire town

The first official result of the US presidential election has been announced.

In a presidential election that appears to be incredibly close, it was fitting that the first votes cast today (5 November) were evenly split, with three for Donald Trump and three for Kamala Harris.

The tiny New Hampshire resort town of Dixville Notch has a tradition dating back to 1960 of being the first in the nation to complete in-person voting.

The town’s six voters began casting their ballots on the stroke of midnight Tuesday and the vote count was complete 15 minutes later.

Voting took place in the living room of the Tillotson House, with cookies and coffee and a couple of very friendly dogs.