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Highlights and analysis from Election Day 2020

Presidential election results as ballots are counted in key swing states for President Trump and Joe Biden. Get live coverage and electoral vote updates.
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Election Day is over, with polls having closed across the country and officials processing both in-person and mail-in ballots.

As Tuesday bled into Wednesday, President Donald Trump and Joe Biden were running a tight race. Trump was projected to win some key battleground states such as Florida, Ohio and Texas, while Biden was projected to win New Hampshire and Minnesota. Meanwhile, election officials in three other key states, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Arizona, still have millions of ballots to count.

This live coverage has ended. Continue reading election news from November 4, 2020.

Read live updates below:

870d ago / 9:39 AM UTC

'Squad' wins re-election

870d ago / 9:31 AM UTC

Kansas candidate wins seat in legislature despite abuse allegations

870d ago / 9:07 AM UTC

'Outrageous, unprecedented, and incorrect': Biden camp slams Trump's remarks

870d ago / 8:59 AM UTC

Las Vegas Dreamer hopes Nevada will be blue

870d ago / 8:18 AM UTC

Allegheny County in Penn. suspending mail-in ballot scanning until 10 a.m.

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870d ago / 8:05 AM UTC

With millions of votes still to be counted, Trump falsely claims he won

870d ago / 8:05 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: Early voters swung for Biden; Election Day voters backed Trump

870d ago / 7:53 AM UTC

Sarah McBride to become first transgender state senator in U.S. history

870d ago / 7:37 AM UTC

NBC News projects Steve Daines wins Montana Senate race, a blow to Democrats who hoped to flip seat

870d ago / 7:35 AM UTC

Voters reject DA who recused herself from Ahmaud Arbery case

870d ago / 7:27 AM UTC

White House guests, including Fox News personalities, schmooze and watch results

870d ago / 7:24 AM UTC

Arizona, Montana, South Dakota vote to legalize use of marijuana

870d ago / 7:24 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: Support for Trump increased among Black and Hispanic voters

870d ago / 7:23 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: Biden peels off 2016's third-party voters and non-voters

870d ago / 7:14 AM UTC

Voter flies to Georgia from D.C. after absentee ballot failed to be delivered

870d ago / 7:11 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: Biden the projected winner in Minnesota, gains ground there

870d ago / 7:08 AM UTC

Oregon voters approve ‘magic’ mushrooms for therapeutic use

870d ago / 7:06 AM UTC

Voters in Nevada may not see final results for days

870d ago / 7:01 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: Among small share of voters dissatisfied with both candidates, Trump was clear choice

870d ago / 6:57 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: More Iowa voters want a Republican-controlled Senate

870d ago / 6:52 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: In Iowa, Trump draws support from white evangelicals and rural voters

870d ago / 6:49 AM UTC

Mississippi Senate rematch ends Democrats' hopes for an upset

870d ago / 6:47 AM UTC

Biden wins Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, NBC News projects

870d ago / 6:45 AM UTC
870d ago / 6:43 AM UTC

NBC News projects Democratic Tina Smith of Minnesota wins Senate race

870d ago / 6:38 AM UTC

Ballot delivery by helicopter

870d ago / 6:38 AM UTC

Biden wins Minnesota, NBC News projects

870d ago / 6:37 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: Biden loses some support from Black men as compared to past Democratic candidates

870d ago / 6:32 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: Trump support among white voters declining slightly in industrial Midwest

870d ago / 6:24 AM UTC

Rep. Ben Ray Lujan wins Senate race in New Mexico, NBC News projects.

870d ago / 6:22 AM UTC
870d ago / 6:19 AM UTC

With Biden's speech done, cars at drive-in rally leave

870d ago / 6:14 AM UTC

Trump wins Texas, NBC News projects

870d ago / 6:12 AM UTC

California passes Proposition 22, backed by Uber and Lyft

870d ago / 6:03 AM UTC

Biden's early morning speech sparks optimism at Wilmington event

870d ago / 6:02 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: Trump's projected Florida win driven by voters who say racism, climate change not a problem

870d ago / 5:59 AM UTC

A Las Vegas woman convinced her husband to be her voice at the polls

870d ago / 5:58 AM UTC

Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa wins re-election, NBC News projects

870d ago / 5:57 AM UTC

Trump wins Iowa, NBC News projects

870d ago / 5:56 AM UTC

Las Vegas Election Day watch party also honors volunteers

870d ago / 5:54 AM UTC

Biden speaks to supporters, expresses confidence he's going to win

870d ago / 5:52 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: Majority of Asian Americans nationwide support Biden

870d ago / 5:47 AM UTC

Third-party vote vastly diminished compared to 2016

870d ago / 5:45 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: Latino voters show small shifts in some Sun Belt states

870d ago / 5:43 AM UTC

Trump wins Florida, NBC News projects

870d ago / 5:38 AM UTC

Why the vote result is delayed in Georgia

870d ago / 5:34 AM UTC
870d ago / 5:32 AM UTC

Photo: Watch parties go too late for some

870d ago / 5:32 AM UTC

Here’s why we still don’t know who won the presidency

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870d ago / 5:25 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: Trump gets higher marks than 4 years ago, but most voters still view him negatively

870d ago / 5:25 AM UTC

Hope, worry and cheers at Biden event in Wilmington

870d ago / 5:20 AM UTC

Word of the night from the Biden campaign is 'slog'

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870d ago / 5:17 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: Biden is the projected winner in Virginia with the help of independents

870d ago / 5:15 AM UTC

Biden wins Virginia, NBC News projects

870d ago / 5:13 AM UTC

Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, Republican Jim Risch of Idaho win re-election

870d ago / 5:13 AM UTC

Polls close on Election Day with no apparent cyber interference

870d ago / 5:09 AM UTC

It's after midnight ET — see where the path to 270 could go

870d ago / 5:08 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: Women, college graduates drive Biden's projected Washington state win

870d ago / 5:07 AM UTC
870d ago / 5:07 AM UTC

Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi wins re-election, NBC News projects

870d ago / 5:05 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: White voters who didn't graduate college boost Trump in Ohio

870d ago / 5:01 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: Despite spike in cases, coronavirus not a top concern for Montana voters

870d ago / 4:59 AM UTC

Trump wins Ohio, NBC News projects

870d ago / 4:46 AM UTC

Jay Inslee wins third term as Washington governor

870d ago / 4:43 AM UTC

Rep. Ilhan Omar wins re-election in Minnesota

870d ago / 4:42 AM UTC

A protest flares up on Black Lives Matter Plaza in D.C.

870d ago / 4:41 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: Biden wins California, despite dip in Black voter support

870d ago / 4:35 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: Two-thirds of voters see climate change as serious problem

870d ago / 4:32 AM UTC

Rep. Roger Marshall wins Kansas Senate race, NBC News projects

870d ago / 4:30 AM UTC
870d ago / 4:29 AM UTC

Louisiana approves amendment stating abortion is not a right, NBC News projects

870d ago / 4:29 AM UTC

Despite record-breaking fundraising, South Carolina Democrat Harrison falls short

870d ago / 4:27 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: Oregon voters sharply critical of how Trump handled Portland protests

870d ago / 4:24 AM UTC

Democrats hold on to Senate seats in Oregon and Rhode Island, NBC News projects

870d ago / 4:22 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: Kamala Harris viewed favorably by just over half of voters

870d ago / 4:10 AM UTC

Lindsey Graham wins re-election in South Carolina, NBC News projects

870d ago / 4:10 AM UTC

GOP Senate wins: Bill Cassidy in Louisiana and Cynthia Lummis in Wyoming

870d ago / 4:04 AM UTC

GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler will advance to runoff in Georgia Senate race, NBC News projects

870d ago / 4:04 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: In Minnesota, Biden surges with college-educated white voters

870d ago / 4:01 AM UTC

Biden is up overall, Trump leading in more swing states

870d ago / 3:58 AM UTC

Cars filing into lot at Biden drive-in event

870d ago / 3:55 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: Biden outperforming Clinton among union households in Michigan and Wisconsin

870d ago / 3:55 AM UTC

Wall Street whipsaws as election winner remains far from clear

870d ago / 3:52 AM UTC

Democrat Dick Durbin re-elected in Illinois Senate race, NBC News projects

870d ago / 3:51 AM UTC

Vote Watch: Twitter takes down network of spam accounts pushing anti-Biden conspiracy theories

870d ago / 3:50 AM UTC

Utah voters promote Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox to state's top job

870d ago / 3:48 AM UTC

Mnuchin describes feeling inside East Room of White House, where people are watching results

870d ago / 3:48 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: In New York, Biden gains among whites, sheds voters of color

870d ago / 3:41 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: Racial unrest in Wisconsin reflected in voter priorities

870d ago / 3:38 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: Nevada voters split between containing the coronavirus and rebuilding the economy

870d ago / 3:34 AM UTC

What will it take for Biden or Trump to get to 270? Control the path with our tool

870d ago / 3:34 AM UTC

Black Lives Matter movement draws some Las Vegas voters to the polls

870d ago / 3:33 AM UTC

Trump takes the lead in Ohio, other swing states. Biden opens up early lead in Arizona.

870d ago / 3:31 AM UTC

Fulton County, Georgia, results will be stalled

870d ago / 3:30 AM UTC

Biden wins New Hampshire, NBC News projects

870d ago / 3:28 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: Biden is favorite among voters who suffered Covid-19 financial hardship

870d ago / 3:28 AM UTC

Democrat Mark Kelly leading in Arizona Senate race, but too early to call, NBC News projects

870d ago / 3:28 AM UTC

Internet outage at Florida election office to delay some voting results

870d ago / 3:27 AM UTC

Republicans flip Alabama Senate seat red, dealing blow to Democrats

870d ago / 3:23 AM UTC

Democrats keep control of House, NBC News projects

870d ago / 3:21 AM UTC
870d ago / 3:17 AM UTC

Biden wins New Mexico, NBC News projects

870d ago / 3:15 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: Latino voters in Florida shift toward Trump

870d ago / 3:15 AM UTC

As Michigan tallies its vote, Democrats are encouraged by high voter turnout in Detroit

870d ago / 3:13 AM UTC

Georgia special election will go to runoff, NBC News projects

870d ago / 3:10 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: Trump and Biden voters sharply divided on questions involving racial justice

870d ago / 3:08 AM UTC

Biden supporters watch the results roll in

870d ago / 3:06 AM UTC
870d ago / 3:06 AM UTC

NBC News projects Sen. Ben Sasse wins re-election in Nebraska

870d ago / 3:02 AM UTC

New Jersey votes to legalize marijuana, NBC News projects

870d ago / 2:54 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: Gender gap narrows as more men back Biden than supported Clinton in 2016

870d ago / 2:53 AM UTC

Asian markets skittish at open as U.S. election winner remains unclear

870d ago / 2:52 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: Trump's support among veterans slides

870d ago / 2:52 AM UTC

Sarah McBride to become first transgender state senator in U.S. history

870d ago / 2:45 AM UTC

Senate fight at a glance: Dems flip one seat, while Republicans hold on to several incumbent seats

870d ago / 2:45 AM UTC

Trump leads in Texas, NBC News projects

870d ago / 2:43 AM UTC

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wins re-election in New York

870d ago / 2:42 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: Biden outperforming Clinton among new voters

870d ago / 2:37 AM UTC

Trump wins South Carolina, NBC News projects

870d ago / 2:36 AM UTC

Trump, Biden supporters face off in Texas

870d ago / 2:33 AM UTC

North Dakota re-elects GOP Gov. Doug Burgum, NBC News projects

870d ago / 2:32 AM UTC

Hickenlooper wins Colorado Senate race, flipping seat from red to blue

870d ago / 2:31 AM UTC

Vote Watch: U.S. Cyber Command took prior action against Russian and Iranian government hackers

870d ago / 2:29 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: Despite 'law and order' appeals, white suburban women say economy, not crime, is top issue

870d ago / 2:25 AM UTC
870d ago / 2:24 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: Biden is ahead with independent voters nationwide

870d ago / 2:23 AM UTC

Sen. Mitch McConnell gives victory speech

870d ago / 2:22 AM UTC

Gov. Jim Justice wins re-election in West Virginia, NBC News projects

870d ago / 2:22 AM UTC

Biden holds early Electoral College advantage, but no swing states have been called

870d ago / 2:21 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: In Pennsylvania, Trump losing ground with college-educated whites

870d ago / 2:19 AM UTC

Tensions high as Texans await the results of a tight presidential race

870d ago / 2:14 AM UTC

GOP Sen. Mike Rounds wins South Dakota Senate race, NBC News projects

870d ago / 2:14 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: In Texas, Biden is performing better among white voters than any Democrat in decades

870d ago / 2:14 AM UTC

Nevada court rejects Trump campaign effort to halt mail ballot processing

870d ago / 2:13 AM UTC

See the map two hours after the first polls closed and choose the path to the presidency

870d ago / 2:12 AM UTC

Florida too close to call, but Trump leading

870d ago / 2:02 AM UTC

GOP Sens. Tom Cotton of Arkansas and John Cornyn of Texas win re-election

870d ago / 2:01 AM UTC

As more polls close, more Senate races too early to call

870d ago / 2:00 AM UTC

Biden wins New York. Trump wins Arkansas.

870d ago / 2:00 AM UTC

Gov. Phil Scott wins re-election in Vermont

870d ago / 1:59 AM UTC

Still quiet at Biden headquarters

870d ago / 1:57 AM UTC

NBC News Exit Poll: Trump has edge with older voters, who support his handling of the economy

870d ago / 1:55 AM UTC

Analysis: Biden gets big surge in major North Carolina counties

870d ago / 1:52 AM UTC

Trump's former White House doctor, Ronny Jackson, wins House seat in Texas

870d ago / 1:51 AM UTC

The big picture: Election Day across America

870d ago / 1:50 AM UTC

Trump expected to speak Tuesday night, Kellyanne Conway says

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870d ago / 1:39 AM UTC
870d ago / 1:38 AM UTC

Georgia voter drives 800 miles to vote in person after absentee ballot fails to be delivered on time

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870d ago / 1:32 AM UTC

Marjorie Taylor Greene, QAnon supporter, wins House seat in Georgia

870d ago / 1:30 AM UTC

Trump wins West Virginia, Biden wins Conn., NBC News projects