LIVE COVERAGE: 2020 US Election Resultsu

12:39 p.m: 

CNN predicts that President Trump will win Montana.

12:16 a.m:

Joe Biden wins Minnesota and Hawai.

12:14 p.m:

CNN predicts that President Trump will win Idaho and Iowa.

11:47 p.m: 

Fox News predicts that President Trump will win Ohio.

11:24 p.m:

Fox news has declared Joe Biden as the winner of Arizona.

11:05 p.m:

Joe Biden wins Washington. Fox news has declared Trump the winner of Florida.

10:57 p.m: 

Joe Biden wins New Hampshire. President Trump wins Utah and Wyoming.

10:41 p.m: 

President Donald Trump wins Missouri.

10:29 p.m: 

President Donald Trump wins Kansas. Joe Biden wins New Hampshire and New Mexico.

8:30 p.m.

President Donald Trump has won the state of Arkansas.The Republican nominee on Tuesday was awarded its six electoral votes. Arkansas is a reliably Republican state that hasn’t gone for a Democratic presidential candidate since Bill Clinton in 1996.

8:05 p.m:

Joe Biden has won the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Rhode Island, according to a series of race calls by the AP. Donald Trump wins Alabama, Oklahoma, Mississippi, and Tennessee.

7:56 p.m:

President Donald Trump has won the state of South Carolina. The Republican nominee on Tuesday was awarded its nine electoral votes. Trump handily won the state in 2016 over Democrat Hillary Clinton. South Carolina hasn’t voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since Jimmy Carter in 1976. Joe Biden’s victory in the South Carolina primary in February started a wave of wins that helped cement his status as Democrats’ presidential nominee. South Carolina Republicans didn’t hold a primary, an early sign of their support for Trump’s reelection.

7:36 p.m: Democrat Joe Biden has won the state of Virginia. He was awarded its 13 electoral votes on Tuesday. Democrat Hillary Clinton won Virginia over Republican Donald Trump in 2016, helped in part by her choice of running mate: Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine.

Virginia has grown increasingly liberal over the last four years, and as a result of the 2019 elections, Democrats now control every branch of government in the state.

UNTED STATES (AP) — Long lines were reported across the country, which is not unusual, and there were sporadic reports of polling places opening late. There have also been voting equipment issues in counties in Georgia, Ohio and Texas.

Voters were especially likely to call the public health crisis the nation’s most important issue, with the economy following close behind. Fewer named health care, racism, law enforcement, immigration or climate change.

After eight months and 232,000 deaths, the candidates faced a dissatisfied electorate. Many voters said they have been personally affected by the virus. Roughly 6 in 10 said the country is going in the wrong direction.

The survey found that Trump’s leadership loomed large in voters’ decision-making. Nearly two-thirds of voters said their vote was about Trump — either for him or against him.

But overall, things seemed to be going smoothly in most places, with enthusiastic voters waiting patiently to cast their ballots. Experts expected total votes to exceed the 139 million cast in 2016. About 101 million people voted ahead of Election Day, heeding warnings about the coronavirus pandemic.

An overwhelming majority of voters said the coronavirus pandemic has affected them personally. About 4 in 10 said their household lost a job or income. Roughly half said they missed out on a major event, and about 2 in 10 said that a close friend or family member died from the virus.

Voters see their financial situations as holding steady despite the fragile economy. About 7 in 10 said their personal finances are stable; roughly 2 in 10 said they are falling behind. Just about 1 in 10 said they are getting ahead financially.