National election 2024: Live coverage

By The Daily Illini News Staff • November 5, 2024

Nov. 5, 7:30 p.m.

By Alice Mei, Anna Ceja and Park Mitchell

Donald Trump currently has 95 electoral votes to Kamala Harris’s 35. Trump has wins in Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina and West Virginia, Tennesse, Florida; Harris holds wins in Vermont, Maryland, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut.

Currently Georgia has 49% of votes counted, with Trump leading 55.1% to Harris’ 44.4%. In the Atlanta Metropolitan Area, votes have yet to be counted.

North Carolina currently has 13% of the vote counted, with Harris leading 50.8% of voters and Trump with 48.3%.

Though not traditionally thought of as swing states, Texas currently has 38% of the vote counted, with Trump leading 51.3% of voters and Harris at 47.4%. The typically red-leaning Ohio is now seeing a 49.4% lead by Harris and Trump holding 49.9%.

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Nov. 5, 4 p.m.

By Michael Sweeney

For most locations in Illinois, polls close at 7 p.m. today. However, Champaign County experienced one of two polling latencies in the state that launched a proposal for extending the polling deadline. This act has been withdrawn, and polling will close at the originally designated time.

The only other complication was felt at Ogden Elementary in Chicago.

All malfunctions in Illinois have been resolved, but errors persist elsewhere in Arizona and Pennsylvania.

Illinois is one of 15 states to deploy National Guard personnel to handle “cybersecurity missions” and provide support to requests, according to a spokesperson conversation with CNN.

Results for Illinois are projected to roll in around 30 minutes following poll closures, according to NBC Chicago.

Based on past voting behavior and recent survey information, The Hill has Vice President Kamala Harris as a heavy favorite for Illinois, putting her chances of victory at 98%. Illinois has voted for the Democratic candidate since 1992.

For Illinois’ 13th congressional district, which includes Champaign County, The Economist has U.S. State Representative Nikki Budzinski winning more than 99 times out of 100 in a simulated election.

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