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United States Elections – 2020: after 19:30 pm (local time, 03:00 am Greek time) the vote will be extended in the critical state of North Carolina, due to the large turnout at the polls.
According to the New York Post, the first results are expected after 20:15 (03:45 Greek time).
In addition to the battle for the presidency, in North Carolina Bipartisan Senate candidates Thom Tillis of the Republican Party and Cal Cunningham of the Democratic Party are also fighting side by side.
This particular electoral battle, which has been the most expensive of its kind in history, will be decisive as to whether the Republicans it will continue to have control over the United States Senate.
The key states
If the polls are verified, Trump may lose the popular vote (as he did in 2016), but the chances of his re-election are not negligible.
To become president a candidate does not need to get the most votes, but to ensure a majority in the College of Electors: elect at least 270 out of a total of 538 “main electors”.
They will play a decisive role a handful of states, where the two candidates fight chest to chest.
Tonight, all eyes will be on Florida (29 voters). If you fail to win this state, as he did in 2016, reelection may prove impossible for Trump.
If you keep Florida, the next critical state is Pennsylvania. Polls put Biden ahead, but Trump’s margin falls due to statistical error.
The results of the election of 14 senators, where the Democrats have a good chance of winning several seats, are also awaited with great interest. This is because the margins of the future president will depend on which party will have the majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate.
The counting of votes will begin as soon as the polls close in some districts of Kentucky and Indiana, at 6:00 p.m. local time (01:00 Greek time).
In most states, the polls will close at 9 p.m. (local time) so the results will begin to be announced in the next few hours.
California, the most populous state, will vote until 6 a.m. Wednesday (Greek time) while in Hawaii and Alaska, which have few voters, voting will continue after this time.
Since opinion polls are clear about the intention to vote in 38 of the 50 states, 12 must be closely monitored by staff and observers: The first to give results are Georgia, where the polls close at 2 a.m., Florida (different times depending on the region) and North Carolina. Arizona will follow, where voting will end at 0400 hours.
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