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polling day for the highly anticipated
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US presidential race between kamla
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Harris and Donald Trump has officially
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arrived it's meant to be a close one
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with the two candidates and the running
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mates looking to some of the key swing
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States including Pennsylvania with high
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hopes for those of you watching here
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from across the pond we take a look at
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what you should expect throughout the
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night and when projected winners are
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traditionally announced through various
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television networks in 2020 the news
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broke that Joe Biden was officially the
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projected winner over former president
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and current Republican candidate Donald
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Trump four days after ballot counting
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began that means it could take days or
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even weeks to really know who the next
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president of the United States will be
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this time around too however many are
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hopeful for a quick resolution news
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organizations will begin to report on
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the polls tonight after 10: p.m. UK time
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with various State results being
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announced as their polls close
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thereafter for UK viewers staying up
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overnight the first set of
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state-by-state numbers will roll out in
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between midnight and 4:00 a.m. varying
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across the four different time zones
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swing states which are classified as a
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Battleground state where the two major
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political parties have similar levels of
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support among voters include Arizona
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Georgia Michigan Nevada North Carolina
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Pennsylvania and Wisconsin these are the
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states viewers will be watching closely
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Pennsylvania one of the biggest swing
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States will be one of the 16 states to
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close polls at 1 a.m. UK time and will
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likely predict who could be up next for
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the White House the swing state put
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Biden in the lead by more than 30,000
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votes in 2020 meaning it's been a
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crucial Battleground this time around
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for both Harris and Trump here at C we
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would like to know will you be watching
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the votes come in let us know in the