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Florida marijuana legalization ballot projected to fail
ABC News projects that the Florida ballot measure that would have legalized recreational marijuana will not pass.
Election Day 2024: See live results, analysis and voting maps
Last updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2024 4:30AM GMT
The big day is finally here: Tuesday, Nov. 5, is Election Day across the U.S. Millions of people will head to the polls today - joining more than 80 million who already voted early or by mail - to decide who controls everything from the White House to Congress to state and local governments.
All eyes are, of course, on the presidential race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. The election will likely come down to seven key swing states - Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin - where the polls are razor-close.
Watch ABC News now for full coverage of the 2024 presidential election.
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How to watch ABC News live coverage of 2024 election results
ABC News will have full coverage of the presidential election results and many other key down-ballot races on Election Day and the days afterward as votes continue to get counted.
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Track electoral vote count and results map for the presidential election
As the election enters its final stretch, it appears the presidential race remains close with a tight margin between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, the balance of power in the U.S. is up for grabs.
MORE | 2024 election: Track electoral vote count and results map for the presidential election
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Stein projected to be next governor of North Carolina
ABC News has projected Attorney General Josh Stein to be the next governor of North Carolina.
MORE | Live updates: North Carolina election results
Stein, like Gov. Roy Cooper, catapulted from the attorney general's office to the Executive Mansion.
The win makes Stein, 58, the first Jewish governor of the Tar Heel State. He defeated his Republican challenger Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who was hoping to become the state's first Black governor.
MORE | Stein projected to be next governor of North Carolina, ABC News says
ByMary Radcliffe
1:31 AM GMT
Trump is projected to carry South Carolina
Unsurprisingly, ABC News projects that Trump will win in South Carolina, a state that has been reliably red in presidential races since at least 1984. (Republicans won the state in 1980 also, but not by a very large margin.)
Also in the Palmetto State tonight, a ballot referendum that would prohibit noncitizens from voting in state and local elections, one of a raft of such measures around the country. With 23% of the expected vote reporting, the measure looks almost sure to pass: 84% of voters have voted in favor, with 16% opposed.
ByMatt Gutman, Olivia Rubin and Devin Dwyer
1:21 AM GMT
Voters waiting up to 7 hours to vote in Bethlehem, Pa.
Voters in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, were waiting in line for as long as seven hours to cast their ballots at a polling location near Lehigh University, an official confirmed to ABC News.
The official -- Scott Hough, the vice chair of the Northampton County Election Commission -- said the wait was due to a broken voting machine in one precinct.
A judge denied Pennsylvania Democrats' request to keep this polling location open until 10 p.m., but will allow any voters who were in line at 8 p.m. to cast their ballots.
The state's Democratic Party petitioned the judge to grant the extension, arguing the Northampton County Board of Elections "has failed to provide sufficient voting machines and personnel to accommodate" voters.
"Long wait times resulting from inadequate equipment and personnel have caused electors to potentially be unable to vote within the time for opening and closing of polls," the petition stated.
