5 years ago Biden wins California, New Hampshire, Oregon and Washington By Jenny Marder The Associated Press called these four states for Former Vice President Joe Biden after polls closed at 11 p.m. EST. Hillary Clinton won these states in 2016, and Biden was expected to win them all this year. Together these add 78 electoral votes to Biden’s total.
5 years ago Don’t expect results from Pennsylvania until well after midnight By Jenny Marder We’re not going to have a clear picture of results in Pennsylvania until well after midnight, the NewsHour’s Daniel Bush reports from on the ground in the Philadelphia area. But things from an election security standpoint, he said, are going “relatively smoothly.” Pennsylvania is the largest battleground state in the Midwest, with 20 electoral votes, and both presidential campaigns consider it key to a victory after the state went for President Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012 and then flipped to hand Donald Trump a win in 2016.
5 years ago Polls to close in California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington at 11 p.m. ET By Jenny Marder At 11 p.m. ET, polls close in California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. Washington, California and Oregon are among the nine states that automatically mailed ballots to all registered voters. In all three cases, early voting has accounted for more than 70 percent of the states’ respective total 2016 turnouts.
5 years ago Trump wins Missouri By Jenny Marder The Associated Press has called Missouri for President Donald Trump more than two hours after polls closed at 8 p.m. EST. He won the state by 18.5 percentage points in 2016 and was expected to win again this year. Missouri has 10 electoral votes.
5 years ago About 1 in 5 voters in Florida is Latino By Jenny Marder About 3.1 million Latino voters live in Florida, accounting for roughly 20% of the state’s electorate. Florida has the third largest share of Latino voters in the nation after California and Texas.
5 years ago Sen. John Cornyn wins reelection in Texas By Jenny Marder Texas GOP Senator John Cornyn defeated his Democratic challenger M.J. Hegar in a race listed as leaning Republican by the Cook Political Report. Polls closed in Texas at 9 p.m. ET.
5 years ago First round of Pennsylvania results not expected until midnight By Jenny Marder The first round of results in Pennsylvania is not expected until midnight and the second round tomorrow morning, reports NewsHour’s Senior Political Reporter Daniel Bush. Under state law, Pennsylvania could not begin counting ballots until 7 am on election day.
5 years ago Trump wins Kansas By Jenny Marder The Associated Press called Kansas for President Donald Trump. He won the state by 20.5 percentage points in 2016 and was expected to win again easily this year. Kansas has 6 electoral votes.
5 years ago Sen. Lindsey Graham wins reelection By Jenny Marder The Associated Press called the South Carolina Senate race for incumbent Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham. His challenger, Democrat Jaime Harrison, set an all-time fundraising record in the last quarter. Graham won the seat by more than 15 points in 2016 but the race was rated a toss-up this year.
5 years ago Republicans lose Senate seat in Colorado By Jenny Marder Former Democratic Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has defeated Republican incumbent Sen. Cory Gardner, securing a coveted Senate seat from the GOP. The race was listed as leaning Democrat, according to the Cook Political Report.