Watch: PBS 2024 Election special coverage
Election Day is here and millions of Americans are heading to the polls to cast their ballot and make their voice heard.
Presidential candidates Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are in a dead heat as they reach the finish line of their campaign journeys which criss-crossed the U.S. in the hopes of gaining votes in key swing states that will have a major impact on the outcome of this election.
Also in the spotlight for this election are a number of key Senate and House races that could shift the power balance in Congress.
Stay up-to-date on the election results as they are happening tonight with special Election Day 2024 coverage from a trusted team at PBS.
How to Watch
PBS News will provide live special coverage of the 2024 presidential and congressional elections on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5 beginning at 6 p.m.
The News Hour broadcast will begin at 6 p.m. EDT. Tune in on YouTube at the video player above (or the player below for ASL Interpretation), or on your local PBS station.
PBS News will offer live ASL for its election special coverage, thanks to interpreters from DPAN.tv . Watch live in the player above starting at 6 p.m. EST.
Co-anchored by Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett, coverage will include reporting from PBS News Hour Capitol Hill and Trump campaign correspondent Lisa Desjardins; White House and Harris campaign correspondent Laura Barrón-López from the Harris campaign headquarters; national correspondent William Brangham from the Trump campaign headquarters; national correspondent and PBS News Weekend anchor John Yang in Pennsylvania; correspondent and PBS News Hour West anchor Stephanie Sy in Arizona; correspondent Miles O’Brien in Georgia; senior correspondent Judy Woodruff; and several PBS station reporters in multiple states across the country.
Starting at 7 p.m. EDT, co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett will host on-air special analysis with a group of panelists and special guests, including:
- Judy Woodruff, News Hour special correspondent and former anchor and managing editor
- Amy Walter, publisher and editor-in-chief of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter
- David Brooks, New York Times columnist
- Jonathan Capehart, Washington Post associate editor
- Kevin Madden, Republican strategist
- Faiz Shakir, Democratic strategist
When polls close, correspondent Lisa Desjardins will be at our live results wall, breaking down results for president, Senate, House and ballot initiatives with real-time graphics.
More resources from PBS:
There’s a live fact check from PolitiFact, who will focus on election integrity and fact-checking stories on claims about election results.
U.S. Presidential Election Results Live Tracker
2024 Election Fact Checks Blog
Watch results in real time with the Electoral College calculator
