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America at the polls, a nation votes

10:01 p.m. - Harris leads in Michigan, Trump widens lead

While former Republican President Donald Trump has won 17 states now for a total of 178 electoral votes.

Trump is leading in New Mexico, Kansas, Mississippi, Ohio, Virginia, Minnesota, and North Carolina.

Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris leads in Michigan with its 15 electoral votes and Pennsylvania with 19. Harris is leading in New Hampshire, Maine, New Jersey, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, and Wisconsin.

Harris is up to 91 electoral votes so far.

9:32 p.m. - Trump wins in 15 states so far to Harris's six

Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris has picked up New York State and Rhode Island bringing her up to 62 electoral votes.

Former Republican President Donald Trump now has 162 electoral votes.

With 12 per cent of the vote counted in Michigan, Harris is leading with 59 per cent of the vote so far.

Officials in Detroit said all the votes should be counted in Michigan between midnight and 6 a.m. Wednesday.

9:12 p.m. - Harris wins more electoral votes, still behind Trump

Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris earned another three electoral votes when she won Vermont.

Former Republican President Donald Trump is up 154 electoral votes taking Texas with its 40 electoral votes and West Virginia with another four.

So far, the Republicans lead in 176 seats in the House of Representatives to the Democrats 129, while in the Senate, the Democrats picked up one seat for 33 compared to the Republicans 42.

Just a reminder, it could be a long night. In 2020, the final results of the U.S. Presidential Election weren't finalized for days.

8:36 p.m. - Arkansas goes to Trump

Former Republican President Donald Trump continues to lead the race to 270 electoral votes, but it's still too early to call the election in his favour. He currently has 105 electoral votes to Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris's 27.

Harris is leading in Pennsylvania, considered one of the seven states that could decide the election. She's leading by 53 per cent of the vote so far among women.

Democrat Elissa Slotkin is leading in the race to replace Debbie Stabenow in the U.S. Senate for Michigan.

Both the House of Representatives and the Senate are leaning Republican. In the House, Republicans are leading in 116 seats to the Democrats 83.

For the Senate, Republicans lead in 42 seats to the Democrats 32.

8:07 p.m. - First results starting to come in

According to ABC News, former Republican President Donald Trump is leading in eight states including his home state of Florida which has 30 electoral votes.

Trump is also up in Tennessee, Missouri, Alabama, Oklahoma and South Carolina.

So far, Trump has 99 electoral votes.

Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris has 27 electoral votes and is projected to win in Massachusetts, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.

Partial results are coming in for Pennsylvania which is leaning Democrat among Latino and voters who are members of a labour union.

Overall, the Democrats are leading 77.4 per cent to 21.6 per cent for the Republicans in Pennsylvania.

Democrats are leading in 83 seats for the House of Representatives to the Republican's 112 seats.

The Republicans are ahead so far in 42 seats in the Senate to the Democrats 32.

8:00 p.m. - Polls close in Michigan

Except for four counties in the Upper Peninsula, polls are closed in Michigan and 25 other states.

Michigan voters are electing not just the next President but 13 seats in the House of Representatives, all 110 seats in the Michigan House of Representatives, and one seat in the Senate.

Democrat Debbie Stabenow is retiring, and running for her seat are Democrat Elissa Slotkin and Republican Mike Rogers. Stabenow was first elected in 2001 and has held the seat since.

Who controls the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate will have a huge impact on the extent to which the next President can enact their agenda.

Michigan is one of seven swing states expected to decide the election for either Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris or former Republican President Donald Trump. The other six are Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Arizona, Georgia, Wisconsin, and Nevada. Together, those states represent 71 electoral votes.

To win, Harris or Trump need 270 electoral votes.

In Michigan, voters had nine days to cast their ballots. According to ABC News WXYZ Detroit, 3.3-million voters cast their vote early and voter turnout is set to break a record, up 45.7 per cent.

Election workers have been counting them throughout the process, some at the Huntington Centre in downtown Detroit. This time around, security is improved to protect those workers. Bulletproof glass has been installed, and workers are carrying panic buttons if they feel threatened or see something suspicious.

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