Live updates and the latest news on the 2024 election as voters hit the polls to decide who will be the next United States president, Kamala Harris or Donald Trump.

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By Joseph Ax, Helen Coster, Gram Slattery and Stephanie Kelly WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Nearly three-quarters of voters in Tuesday's presidential election say American democracy is under threat, according to preliminary national exit polls from Edison Research,

Incumbents decided not to seek reelection in three of the districts. Republicans currently hold seven seats, while Democrats hold two. This year, all of the state's U.S. House races featured a Libertarian candidate running for office for the first time since at least 2012.

Kentucky (eight electoral votes) will be the first state to close its polls at 6 p.m. Eastern. For most of the eastern half of the country, voting polls will close between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., while polls on the West Coast will close at 11 p.m. Eastern.

There are 93 electoral votes at stake among the seven swing states. If Ms. Harris and Mr. Trump win all the states they are expected to win easily, Ms. Harris will need 44 of these electoral votes to secure the presidency. Mr. Trump will need 51.

WASHINGTON — A presidential campaign marked by upheaval and rancor approached its finale on Election Day as Americans decided whether to send Donald Trump back to the White House or elevate Kamala Harris to the Oval Office.

Republicans are favored to gain Senate control of the Senate as Democrats are on defense in several swing states. A two-seat swing for Republicans would flip the chamber.

More Democrats than Republicans voted early in the Keystone State, the swing state with the most electoral college votes, 19. The latest secretary of state data shows 1,892,614 ballots have been returned, and of those, over 1.04 million were from registered Democrats while 622,800 were from registered Republicans.

Follow California House District 41 election results live during the 2024 election. Get updates on voting outcomes from the California House election, including maps from NBC News.

Voters said the economy and immigration are the top issues facing the country, but the future of democracy was also a leading motivator for many Americans casting a ballot in Tuesday’s presidential election.

Traders are bracing for a turbulent week. Just two days after Election Day, the Federal Reserve will announce its latest interest rate decision, the first since cutting rates by half a point. The Fed’s announcement comes amid new data showing signs of a cooling labor market, adding another layer to an already stacked week for markets.