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The polls are closed in Montana, Utah, Nevada, parts of Idaho, and most of Oregon. New York Times: “The polls are now closed in all seven presidential swing states, with Nevada — also home to a competitive Senate campaign — bringing up the back of the pack.” “Also important is Montana, where the outcome of the Senate race between the Democratic incumbent Jon Tester and his Republican challenger, Tim Sheehy, could determine control of the chamber.”

The polls are closed in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Louisiana, and New York, as well as the remaining parts of Kansas, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Texas. New York Times: “Arizona and Wisconsin are two of the key states to watch at this point. They will be the fifth and sixth of the presidential swing states to finish voting, leaving only Nevada still open, and both of them also have competitive Senate races.” “Keep one eye on Nebraska, too — it and Maine are the only states that split their electoral votes by congressional district, and the Second District leans toward Democrats but not overwhelmingly so.

Seven swing states — which account for 93 electoral college votes — are likely to decide the winner of the election. Kamala Harris needs 44 of these electoral votes to win the election, assuming the other states fall as expected. Some observations from the vote so far: .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{ -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); } Join now to continue reading. Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising.

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“Florida’s abortion-rights ballot initiative fell short of passing on Tuesday, leaving in place a six-week abortion ban that has helped restrict access across almost all of the Southern U. S.,” The Hill reports.

The polls are closed in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, most of Michigan, most of Texas, most of Kansas, parts of South Dakota and North Dakota, and the remaining parts of Florida. Polls in Arkansas close at 8:30 p.m.