It’s voting day in the United States of America. After a bitter election campaign, the voters will either make Kamala Harris the first woman president in the country’s history or deliver Donald Trump a second non-consecutive stint in the Oval office.
As polling stations open nationwide on Election Day, Democratic vice president Harris, 60, and Republican former president Trump, 78, are dead-even in the tightest and most volatile White House race of modern times.
The bitter rivals spent their final day of the campaign frenziedly working to get their supporters out to the polls and trying to win over any last undecided voters in the swing states expected to decide the outcome.
A final outcome may not be known for several days if the results are as close as the polls suggest, adding to the tension in a deeply divided nation.
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Most Asian Markets Rise As US Heads To Polls In Toss-Up Vote
Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday, a day before results from the US presidential election rolled in, with opinion polls showing a knife-edge vote. Uncertainty about the outcome and worries that the winner might not be known for days has led to warnings that investors could be in for a period of volatility. Eyes will also be on the Federal Reserve’s policy decision on Thursday, with expectations for another cut.
Trump Has Hinted He May Refuse To Accept Another Loss
Trump, who still refuses to admit he fairly lost the 2020 election to Biden, has hinted that he would refuse to accept another loss, and in the final days of the campaign brought up baseless claims of election fraud while saying he should “never have left” the White House.
History Beckons
A Trump comeback would be historic — the first non-consecutive second term for a US president since Grover Cleveland in 1893 and just the second ever.
A Harris victory meanwhile would give the US its first Black woman and South Asian president — and signal an end to the Trump era which has dominated US politics for nearly a decade.
Harris And Trump Are Tied In 7 Main Swing States
Harris and Trump are effectively tied in the seven main swing states — Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin.
Harris Or Trump: America Decides In Knife-Edge Election
American voters deliver their verdict Tuesday after an extraordinarily turbulent election that will either make Kamala Harris the first woman president in US history or deliver Donald Trump a comeback.
As polling stations open nationwide on Election Day, Democratic vice president Harris, 60, and Republican former president Trump, 78, are dead-even in the tightest and most volatile White House race of modern times.
When Will Results Be Known
A final outcome may not be known for several days if the results are as close as the polls suggest, adding to the tension in a deeply divided nation.
More Than 82 Million People Have Already Voted
Polling stations open at 6:00 am (1100 GMT) on the US east coast and tens of millions of voters are expected to cast their ballots, on top of the more than 82 million people who have already voted early in the preceding weeks.
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