US election 2020: When to expect poll results?; check hour-by-hour guide here

As much-awaited Election Day began in United States, a record-shattering 98 million people have already voted through mail-in ballots or early in-person voting. This year’s presidential election, pitting Democratic minee Joe Biden and Republican leader Donald Trump, will be first in history which more people vote in advance of election day than on it. With a massive surge in mail-voting, it is likely that US citizens won’t kw which candidate won many states, including key battlegrounds, on election night. 

This year could make for some election night irregularities - results may come in more quickly than usual in some places while being delayed in ors. Americans won’t have full results in crucial swing states Michigan and Pennsylvania a few days after Election Day. However, re is also a possibility that country might have a result in presidential race by end of night if eir candidate achieves decisive wins in key states. 

What follows is a rough hour-by-hour guide to how Election night could play out; 

7pm EST on vember 3 (5:30am IST on vember 4) 

first US election results from any state will start dropping at 7pm EST. In six of 50 states, including titanically important state of Florida, last polls close at 7pm. As results begin to come in, one can watch for Georgia trends as trump and Biden are running close. five or states where one can expect results in 7pm rundown are solidly Republican or Democrat. While Biden is a favourite in Vermont and Virginia, Trump is expected to snag South Carolina, Indiana and Kentucky. 

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7:30pm EST (6:00am IST) 

About half an hour later, polls close in three more states, including rth Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia. Biden leads in rth Carolina and Ohio and on or hand, West Virginia is very red on polls. rth Carolina is also state where Democrats could get greedy, but re is also a possibility that Trump might just repeat his 2016 victory. 

8:00pm EST (6:30am IST) 

A total of 19 states close ir polls. list includes Pennsylvania and Florida. Maine’s second congressional district is also competitive. New results will also be coming in and two states, Michigan and Texas, will close some polling sites, with rest closing at 9am EST. Because of mail voting, Americans should, however, t expect winner projections from Penn State anytime soon. One candidate may snatch an early lead based on election day, or may have an edge in mail votes. 

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9:00pm EST (7:30am IST) 

next flurry of polls closes in Texas, Arizona and Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional district. US citizens can expect an early result in Colorado as well.

10:00pm EST (8:30am IST)

In Iowa, which is last of toss-up states, polls will close at 10pm EST. All polls closing after Iowa are in states that are solid Republican or Democrat. Utah, where Trump’s margin will be of interest and Nevada, where it looks like Biden could have a surprisingly difficult race on his hands, will also close polls. 

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11:00pm EST (9:30am IST) 

polls close out west- in California, Oregon and Washington. If presidential race is t close, closure of polls in aforementioned states will produce a definitive call of race. 

1:00am EST (11:30am IST) 

Alaska and Hawaii are last two in bag, shattering at midnight. It is likely that by midnight networks won’t be able to anunce final winner but if Florida result is in, Americans all have a good idea how which was it is tilting by n. By se times, night would have revealed some big secrets. 

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