Today (November 5), American voters cast their ballots to elect the 47th President of the United States. Results are sometimes announced within hours of polling stations closing.
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However, this year, due to the tight race between former President Donald Trump, the Republican candidate, and current Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate, the wait for results may be longer. When the winner is announced In some presidential elections, the winner is announced late on Election Day or early the next morning. However, in this year's election, the race is so tight in many states that the media will have to wait longer before predicting the winner. Kamala Harris and her opponent Donald Trump have been in a fierce battle for weeks. A close victory can also lead to a recount. For example, in the swing state of Pennsylvania, a statewide recount is conducted if the difference between the votes for the winner and the loser is within 0.5%. In 2022, that margin is just over 1.1%. Legal challenges are also possible. More than 100 lawsuits have been filed ahead of the election, including challenges to voting eligibility and voter roll management, brought by Republicans. Other scenarios that could delay the declaration of a winner include any election-related disruptions, particularly at polling places. On the other hand, the vote-counting process has been sped up in some areas, including the key state of Michigan, due to fewer mail-in ballots this year than in the previous election, which took place during the Covid-19 pandemic. When were the results of the most recent elections announced? The 2020 US presidential election took place on November 3. However, US television networks did not call Joe Biden the winner until November 7, after the results in Pennsylvania became clear. In other elections, the wait was shorter. In 2016, when Mr. Trump won, he was declared the winner just before 3 a.m., the day after the election. In 2012, when President Barack Obama was re-elected, his victory was predicted just before midnight on the day of the vote. However, the 2000 election between George W. Bush and Al Gore was a notable exception. The vote took place on November 7, but the two candidates were so close in Florida that it was not decided until December 12. The US Supreme Court decided to end the state's recount, giving Mr. Bush the victory. Key states that will decide the winner in 2024 Across the US, the first polls will close at 6 p.m. on November 5, and the final polls will close at 1 a.m. on November 6. Early vote counts could show a Republican bias in some states, a phenomenon known as the red mirage. This is because smaller areas with fewer voters will finish counting their votes earlier than larger cities, which tend to lean Democratic. However, the race for the White House is expected to hinge on the results of seven battleground states where experts believe either Harris or Trump could win: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The new president takes the oath of office The president-elect will begin his term after being inaugurated on Monday, January 20, 2025, on the grounds of the Capitol complex. At that event, the new president will take the oath of office, pledge to support the Constitution, and then deliver the inaugural address.
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