US Election: Mr. Trump, Ms. Harris race until the last minute

The 2024 US election has reached its final stage, as hundreds of millions of American voters take to the streets to cast their ballots to decide whether Mr. Trump or Ms. Harris will be the country's president for the next four years.

Mr. Trump and Ms. Harris enter the most important day of both their political careers - Photo: AFP

After months of relentless campaigning, former US President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have reached the most important day of their careers. At around 4pm on November 5 (Vietnam time), the election process will officially begin in some localities in the state of Vermont. The remaining states will also quickly begin opening ballot boxes shortly thereafter.

More than 200 million American voters cast ballots for president

11/05/2024 10:05 GMT+7

At exactly 12 noon on November 5 (Vietnam time), or exactly 0:00 local time, in the town of Dixville Notch (New Hampshire state), all voters here began to vote. This town has long had a tradition of starting voting at midnight on US election day. In the 2024 election, Dixville Notch is the only town to vote at midnight. It is expected that more than 200 million American voters will vote in the election described as the most important in the history of the land of the flag, of which about 82 million voters have voted early or registered to vote remotely.

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A man votes early at Ottawa Hills High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on November 3 - Photo: AFP

Mr. Trump is almost certain to win 219 electoral votes.

11/05/2024 10:03 GMT+7

Mr Trump and Ms Harris entered Election Day in a deadlock. According to the Financial Times, Mr Trump is almost certain to win 219 electoral votes from strongholds and Republican-leaning states.

Ms. Harris has a slight advantage when she is likely to secure 222 electoral votes from states that tend to support the Democratic Party.

The final outcome of the election will depend on the remaining 97 electoral votes, mostly from seven battleground states: Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Georgia, Arizona, North Carolina and Nevada.

Mr. Trump at a last-minute rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Photo: Sky News

Voter surveys by reputable agencies have shown that the two candidates are within 0.1 percentage points of each other in these states, so predicting the exact outcome of this year's election is almost impossible.

Besides the presidential election, this year American voters will also vote for 34/100 Senate seats and the entire House of Representatives.

Voting is expected to be completed in some states by around 7am on November 6 (Vietnam time). Vote counting will begin immediately, with results being updated continuously shortly thereafter.