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Live Presidential Forecast — Heads-up: Forecasts may be volatile early in the night. These numbers will become more trustworthy once more votes have been counted. Hello there! These dials will spring to life around 7:15 PM ET. — Our best guess right now is that is on track to win.
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Presidential Election Results — The first results are expected at 6 p.m. Eastern Time. Here's the full list of poll closing times and our live coverage.
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Final Election Update: There's A Wide Range Of Outcomes, And Most Of Them Come Up Clinton — Throughout the election, our forecast models have consistently come to two conclusions. First, that Hillary Clinton was more likely than not to become the next president.
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2016 Election Night — Live coverage and results of the 2016 …
2016 Election Night — Live coverage and results of the 2016 …
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Ovetta Wiggins / Washington Post:
Maryland governor writes in his vote — for his father
Maryland governor writes in his vote — for his father
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Veronica Rocha / Los Angeles Times:
1 dead, multiple people shot near Azusa polling station; active shooter heavily armed, officials said — Police are responding to an active shooting in Azusa. (KTLA-TV Channel 5) — One person was killed and at least three others were wounded Tuesday in an active shooting near a polling place in Azusa.
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Tracy Bloom / KTLA:
1 Dead, 3 Injured in Azusa Shooting, Female Suspect Remains at Large; Memorial Park Polling Place Closed — One person was killed, and three others were injured, Tuesday afternoon when a shooting took place in a residential area in Azusa prompting the closures of two polling places and a lockdown …
Erin Dooley / ABC News:
Election 2016 Battleground State Exit Poll Results and Analysis — It's Election Day in America, and citizens in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., are heading to the polls to choose the nation's 45th president. — Exit polls from 28 key states will give us a glimpse of who's voting and what's motivating their choices.
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Early exit poll: Clinton winning ground game — More voters say they were contacted by Hillary Clinton's campaign than by Donald Trump's, according to new, preliminary results from a Morning Consult/POLITICO Exit Poll that appear to confirm Clinton's organizational advantage in the presidential race.
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Trump Projected to Win Florida and Iowa
Trump Projected to Win Florida and Iowa
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Paul Blake / ABC News:
Election 2016 National Exit Poll Results and Analysis
Election 2016 National Exit Poll Results and Analysis
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Danny Vinik / Politico:
Exit polls reveal deeply divided country
Exit polls reveal deeply divided country
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Early exit polls: Voters say they want a ‘strong leader’
Early exit polls: Voters say they want a ‘strong leader’
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Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
George W. Bush didn't cast a ballot for president — George W. Bush and Laura Bush did not vote for either major-party presidential nominee this year. Instead, they did not make a selection at the top of the ticket and voted for Republicans down ballot. — *Editor's note: This story has been updated throughout.
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Grace Curley / Howie Carr Show:
Howie Talks to Trump on Election Day
Howie Talks to Trump on Election Day
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Rudy Takala / Washington Examiner:
Limbaugh: George W. Bush voted for Clinton
Limbaugh: George W. Bush voted for Clinton
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Patti Domm / CNBC:
Dow futures down 300 as election looks tighter than expected — Stock futures plunged as traders watched for the outcome in a presidential race that continued to be extremely tight. — Investors moved into bonds and stock futures fell as traders questioned whether Democrat Hillary Clinton could win the race, as expected.
CBS Pittsburgh:
Voting Issues: Some Trump Voters Reporting Ballots Switching To Clinton — CLINTON TOWNSHIP (KDKA/AP) - Today is Election Day and for the most part, voting has been smooth. — Many areas are already seeing long lines with some officials saying they wouldn't be surprised if voter turnout topped 80 percent.
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
The Trump campaign just basically got laughed out of a Nevada courtroom — The first rule of Las Vegas is, the house always wins. Donald Trump's campaign made the case Tuesday that the presidential election in Sin City's home county might be rigged. — The court didn't agree.
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CBS News:
Nevada judge denies Trump campaign lawsuit over early voting
Nevada judge denies Trump campaign lawsuit over early voting
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Campaign Sues Over Early Voting In Nevada
Trump Campaign Sues Over Early Voting In Nevada
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Patrick McGreevy / Los Angeles Times:
Californians vote to legalize recreational use of marijuana in the state — Voters on Tuesday approved Proposition 64, which would make California the most populous state in the nation to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. — The approval of the ballot measure, which led in recent polls …
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Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
Marijuana wins big on election night
Marijuana wins big on election night
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Chrissie.Thompsonfink / Cincinnati.com:
Never Trumper John Kasich plans Thursday speech — John Kasich, a possible 2020 candidate, plans to give a speech less than 48 hours after polls close in this election, casting his vision for the future of the Republican Party after his vocal opposition to current GOP nominee Donald Trump.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia mayor creates firestorm with Election Day post — A metro Atlanta mayor got a quick lesson in social media exposure Tuesday. — As voters across Georgia went to the polls, Jefferson Riley posted this on his personal Facebook page, which identifies him as the mayor of the Newton County city of Mansfield:
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Ari Berman / The Nation:
This 99-Year-Old Man Rode His Bike to the Polls. Wisconsin Republicans Turned Him Away. — Scott Walker's voter-ID law is disenfranchising the greatest generation. — By , — Madison, WI— Fred Leidel was born in 1916, before women got the right to vote.
Alexandra Jaffe / NBC News:
ELECTION NIGHT — Happy Election Day! Today, Americans head to the polls to decide who will be the next president of the United States, Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Hillary Clinton. … Rubio Wins Reelection, Outrunning Trump in Florida — Republican Marco Rubio will be reelected …
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Alice Miranda Ollstein / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Sheriff Joe Arpaio goes down — “It's going to be a new day for Arizona.” — PHOENIX, ARIZONA—A scream rose from the crowd gathered at Grant Park on the south side of Phoenix when the Associated Press announced that Joe Arpaio's 23-year tenure as Maricopa County Sheriff had come to an end.
Joe Perticone / Independent Journal Review:
Omarosa: Republicans Who Vote Against Donald Trump Will Be Put On “A List” — NEW YORK — Omarosa Manigault, a surrogate of Donald Trump and former contestant on the reality television show “The Apprentice,” said the GOP presidential nominee will keep a list of Republicans who vote against him.
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Ylan Q. Mui / Washington Post:
Markets plunge worldwide as Trump shows surprising strength — Global financial markets plummeted Tuesday night as early voting results showed Donald Trump unexpectedly ahead in the race for the White House. — On Wall Street, all three major stock index futures sank more than 3 percent.
New York Daily News:
Bare-chested anti-Trump protesters removed from GOP candidate's Midtown Manhattan polling place — Two topless women stormed Donald Trump's Midtown Manhattan polling place on Tuesday in protest of the Republican candidate. — The women, in their mid-20s, arrived to the P.S. 59 polling site …
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Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Charlie Crist wins Florida House seat — Former Gov. Charlie Crist (D) is projected to win a Florida House seat, breaking his long run of unsuccessful bids for political office. — Crist defeated Rep. David Jolly (R) for the Pinellas County seat. The district became more Democratic …
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