2024 Elections
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Early voting begins in North Carolina, a crucial battleground state

North Carolina voters are lining up to cast their vote for the next president. The state joins several others opening polls early. Also, Israel takes out a high-ranking Hamas leader.
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October 17, 2024 at 10:47 PM

Nearly 9 million have cast ballots as early voting starts across the US

More than half of the country offers voters a chance to cast their ballot before Election Day on Nov. 5, but each state decides when to start.
October 17, 2024 at 10:47 PM
Residents cast shadows as they wait in line to enter a polling site on the first day of early in-person voting in a region still severely impacted by Hurricane Helene, in Asheville, North Carolina, October 17, 2024.
October 17, 2024 at 4:32 PM

Wisconsin decided the 2020 election. How will it vote in 2024?

Our fifth deep dive into polling and other data in the seven key swing states.
October 17, 2024 at 4:32 PM
The team at 538 takes a look at Wisconsin’s voting history and significance as a battleground state.
October 17, 2024 at 2:56 PM

Politics and the US housing crisis

Republican strategist Tricia McLaughlin and Christina Tizintun Ramirez, president of NextGen America, discuss the presidential candidates’ plans for housing.
October 17, 2024 at 2:56 PM
VIDEO: Politics and the US housing crisis
October 17, 2024 at 1:15 PM

Amid ongoing Helene recovery, early voting begins in North Carolina

As North Carolinians continue to recover from the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene, early voting begins Thursday in the critical swing state.
October 17, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Boxes of supplies for voting precincts are seen at the Wake County Board of Elections on Sept. 17, 2024 in Raleigh, N.C.
October 17, 2024 at 10:47 AM

Elon Musk commits $70 million to boost Donald Trump

Elon Musk, the tech mogul who is the world’s richest man, plunged more than $70 million of his personal fortune into helping Donald Trump and other Republicans win in November’s election, making him one of the biggest donors to GOP causes this campaign...
October 17, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Elon Musk jumps on the stage as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
October 16, 2024 at 11:59 PM

Georgia judge invalidates more controversial election rules

A Georgia judge determined that seven new rules passed by the GOP-controlled state election board were "unlawful and void."
October 16, 2024 at 11:59 PM
People prepare to vote at a polling station as Georgians turned out a day after the battleground state opened early voting, in Atlanta, Oct. 16, 2024.
October 16, 2024 at 11:58 PM

Georgia sees 2nd day of record early voting turnout

It's been two days since early voting polls opened in Georgia and half a million people have already cast their ballot, according to election data.
October 16, 2024 at 11:58 PM
People make a line to vote at a polling station as Georgians turned out a day after the battleground state opened early voting, in Atlanta, Oct. 16, 2024.
October 16, 2024 at 10:31 PM

The latest from the 2024 campaign trail

The latest on the Harris and Trump presidential campaigns, plus developments in the Middle East crisis and the return of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
October 16, 2024 at 10:31 PM
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October 16, 2024 at 10:30 PM

People with felony records can vote in Nebraska, court rules

Nebraska’s high court says people with felony records can register to vote in a decision with implications for the upcoming election
October 16, 2024 at 10:30 PM
FILE - Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen holds a news conference in Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
October 16, 2024 at 7:47 PM

Democrats' joint fundraising outpaces Republicans'

Vice President Harris and the Democrats have dwarfed former President Trump and the Republicans in joint fundraising in the last three months, filings show.
October 16, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a watch party of her iHeart radio conversation at Cred Cafe in Detroit, Michigan, Oct. 15, 2024.
October 16, 2024 at 7:25 PM

Jimmy Carter casts ballot in 2024 election

Former President Jimmy Carter has voted in the 2024 election, the Carter Center confirmed Wednesday.
October 16, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Former president Jimmy Carter prior to the game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Cincinnati Bengals at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 30, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia.
October 16, 2024 at 7:12 PM

Election Day restrictions in Georgia raise red flags

Voters in the battleground state of Georgia are now facing more barriers to casting their ballot, but there are ways around them, experts warned.
October 16, 2024 at 7:12 PM
People cast their votes on the first day of early voting in the U.S. Presidential election at Metropolitan library on Oct. 15, 2024, in Atlanta.
October 16, 2024 at 6:51 PM

Why your vote matters in 2024

In the 2000 presidential race, the election came down to Florida, and the winner of the Sunshine State won by less than 0.1 percent of the vote.
October 16, 2024 at 6:51 PM
October 16, 2024 at 6:42 PM

What we know about Trump, Harris medical records after VP releases doctor's report

Kamala Harris recently released her medical records but Donald Trump has yet to do so.
October 16, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at Erie Insurance Arena, in Erie, Pa., Oct. 14, 2024.
October 16, 2024 at 5:57 PM

After hurricanes, officials confront damaged polling places, displaced voters

Following the damage done by Hurricanes Helene and Milton, election officials are scrambling to relocate polling locations and restore normalcy to the voting process.
October 16, 2024 at 5:57 PM
The North Fork Voting House in Creston, North Carolina, after Hurricane Helene hit.
October 16, 2024 at 5:34 PM

The 2024 election could have a big impact on education policy

How education is impacting the 2024 election and what school choice ballot measures are on the ballot.
October 16, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Several states are voting on education-related ballot measures in 2024.
October 16, 2024 at 4:36 PM

Harris appears on radio show to help shore up support from Black men

Vice President Kamala Harris sat down with radio host Charlamagne Tha God to outline her plan to boost Black home ownership, grow generational wealth and lower prescription drug costs.
October 16, 2024 at 4:36 PM
VIDEO: Harris appears on radio show to help shore up support from Black men
October 16, 2024 at 4:16 PM

US election rule changes proposed in some southern states

ABC News’ Olivia Rubin discusses the latest election news impacting Georgia, North Carolina and Florida.
October 16, 2024 at 4:16 PM
VIDEO: US election rule changes proposed in some southern states
October 16, 2024 at 3:37 PM

Ted Cruz, Colin Allred clash on abortion, border in Senate debate

Incumbent GOP Sen. Ted Cruz faced off against challenger Democratic Rep. Colin Allred, in a debate hosted by ABC affiliate WFAA in Dallas, Texas on Tuesday night.
October 16, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Rep. Colin Allred and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas participate in a U.S. Senate debate, Oct. 15, 2024, in Dallas.
October 16, 2024 at 3:17 PM

All 3 election workers in Wisconsin town of 800 resign

All three election workers in a central Wisconsin town of about 800 people have resigned over a longstanding dispute
October 16, 2024 at 3:17 PM
October 16, 2024 at 3:03 PM

Georgia judge blocks state’s controversial hand-count rule

A judge in Georgia knocked down the controversial hand-count rule that was passed by the state's Republican-led State Election Board from going into effect, calling the rule "too much, too late."
October 16, 2024 at 3:03 PM
VIDEO: Georgia judge blocks state’s controversial hand-count rule
October 16, 2024 at 2:05 PM

Trump says if he talked to Putin, it would be a ‘smart thing’

Former President Donald Trump is no longer denying Bob Woodward’s reporting that he and Putin have had several phone calls, but said if he had talked to Putin it would be “a smart thing.”
October 16, 2024 at 2:05 PM
VIDEO: Trump says if he talked to Putin, it would be a ‘smart thing’
October 16, 2024 at 11:59 AM

Georgia's controversial hand count rule blocked by judge: 'Too much, too late'

Georgia’s controversial hand count rule blocked by a judge, "too much, too late."
October 16, 2024 at 11:59 AM
A voter casts a ballot during the Super Tuesday primary at a polling station in an American Legion Post in Hawthorne, California, March 5, 2024. Americans from 15 states and one territory vote simultaneously on "Super Tuesday," a campaign calendar milestone expected to leave Donald Trump a hair's breadth from securing the Republican Party's presidential nomination. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
October 16, 2024 at 2:46 AM

DeMarco Morgan goes to Milwaukee to preview the upcoming election

Wisconsin is notoriously a battleground state for presidential elections. DeMarco Morgan goes to Milwaukee to visit his old stomping grounds and have some fun along the way.
October 16, 2024 at 2:46 AM
VIDEO: DeMarco Morgan goes to Milwaukee to preview the upcoming election
October 16, 2024 at 2:47 AM

Record number of early votes cast in Georgia

Election day is in three weeks, and over 5 million Americans have already voted across half of the U.S., with Georgia experiencing a record first-day turnout.
October 16, 2024 at 2:47 AM
VIDEO: Record number of early votes cast in Georgia
October 16, 2024 at 1:48 AM

Could recent hurricanes affect the presidential election?

The 538 team discusses how hurricane season and election season collide, prompting it to become a political talking point this election cycle.
October 16, 2024 at 1:48 AM
The 538 team discusses how hurricane season and election season collide, prompting it to become a political talking point this election cycle.
October 15, 2024 at 11:55 PM

Early voting starts in Georgia, putting sweeping election changes to the test

Early in-person voting kicks off in Georgia on Tuesday as uncertainty over new election rules looms large in a state that will decide this year's presidential election.
October 15, 2024 at 11:55 PM
Lee County poll workers Debbie Jack and Donna Mathis practice counting ballots as part of new election hand count rules by the Georgia State Election Board, in Leesburg, Ga., Oct. 2, 2024.
October 15, 2024 at 10:51 PM

What the polls say about the 2024 election

538’s Galen Druke and The New York Times’s Ruth Igielnik discuss the latest polling data showing an extremely close presidential race.
October 15, 2024 at 10:51 PM
538’s Galen Druke and The New York Times’s Ruth Igielnik discuss the latest polling data showing an extremely close presidential race.
October 15, 2024 at 10:39 PM

Arizona counties don't have to do citizenship checks before election, judge rules

A judge has rejected a request to require Arizona's 15 counties to verify the citizenship of about 42,000 voters registered to vote only in federal elections
October 15, 2024 at 10:39 PM
FILE - A sign marks the entrance to a voting precinct on the first day of early voting in the general election in Phoenix, Oct. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
October 15, 2024 at 9:42 PM

Democrats, Republicans lining up in new ways in 2024. No one knows what's next.

The Democratic and Republican Parties' coalitions are undergoing a seismic change weeks before Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump face off.
October 15, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris pauses while speaking during a campaign rally, Oct. 10, 2024, in Chandler, Ariz. Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump takes the stage during a campaign rally, Oct. 13, 2024, in Prescott Valley, Ariz.
October 15, 2024 at 9:07 PM

Harris works to appeal to Black men, a critical group for Democrats

For a second day this week, Vice President Kamala Harris is focusing on a key voting bloc that is a critical base fro the Democratic Party: Black men.
October 15, 2024 at 9:07 PM
Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris greets supporters during a campaign stop at The Pit Authentic Barbecue restaurant in Raleigh, N.C., on Oct. 12, 2024.
October 15, 2024 at 8:39 PM

How Hurricanes Helene and Milton could affect the 2024 election

Hurricanes Helene and Milton may not change many voters' minds, but they could dampen turnout in the hardest-hit areas.
October 15, 2024 at 8:39 PM
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks after she surveyed the damage from Hurricane Helene, in Augusta, Ga., Oct. 2, 2024. Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump speaks to the press about the impact of Hurricane Helene in Evans, Ga., Oct. 4, 2024.
October 15, 2024 at 6:54 PM

How Trump could use the military to go after the 'radical left'

Former President Donald Trump says troops should be used to go after "radical left lunatics" to handle any Election Day chaos.
October 15, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Former President Donald Trump says troops should be used to go after "radical left lunatics" to handle any Election Day chaos.
October 15, 2024 at 6:31 PM

Trump outlines economic agenda at Chicago conference 

The former president spoke at an event for the Economic Club of Chicago on what his plans are for the economy if he is reelected.
October 15, 2024 at 6:31 PM
VIDEO: Trump outlines economic agenda at Chicago conference 
October 15, 2024 at 5:27 PM

Early voting in Georgia puts changes to the test

Early in-person voting kicks off in Georgia on Tuesday as uncertainty over new election rules looms large in a state that will decide this year's presidential election.
October 15, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Early in-person voting kicks off in Georgia on Tuesday as uncertainty over new election rules looms large in a state that will decide this year's presidential election.
October 15, 2024 at 5:07 PM

Georgia judge rules certification of election results is 'mandatory'

With just weeks to go until the presidential election, a Georgia judge has ruled that certification of election results by county officials in the state is "mandatory."
October 15, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Lee County poll workers Debbie Jack and Donna Mathis practice counting ballots as part of new election hand count rules by the Georgia State Election Board, in Leesburg, Ga., Oct. 2, 2024.
October 15, 2024 at 4:34 PM

Trump announcing policies, promises in battleground states

ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl on the recent rhetoric and promises made by the former president on the campaign trail.
October 15, 2024 at 4:34 PM
VIDEO: Trump announcing policies, promises in battleground states
October 15, 2024 at 4:29 PM

Abortion, voting rights, other key issues on the ballot in states this election

While the presidential race may be getting the spotlight this election season, key regulations are up for grabs in several states way down at the bottom of the ballot.
October 15, 2024 at 4:29 PM
A voter casts their ballot during early voting for the Presidential General Election in Chicago, Illinois on October 3, 2024.
October 15, 2024 at 2:46 PM

Here's where inflation stands in the cities that could decide the election

Inflation has returned to normal but varies widely in major swing-state cities.
October 15, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during an ABC News presidential debate at the National Constitution Center, Sept. 10, 2024, in Philadelphia.
October 15, 2024 at 2:12 PM

Trump and Harris campaign to turn out their voters

ABC News’ political director and Washington bureau chief Rick Klein has the latest on the key aspects of the presidential race and what each candidate needs to win.
October 15, 2024 at 2:12 PM
VIDEO: Trump and Harris campaign to turn out their voters
October 15, 2024 at 1:46 PM

Harris fires up supporters in Pennsylvania

Vice President Kamala Harris described a second Trump term as “dangerous” and a “risk to America” while at a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania.
October 15, 2024 at 1:46 PM
VIDEO: Harris fires up supporters in Pennsylvania
October 15, 2024 at 1:23 PM

Close fight in the trenches: A look at the ground game in the presidential race: POLL

A narrow edge in voter contact by Kamala Harris’ campaign at the national level fades to parity in the battleground states.
October 15, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Democratic presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally on Oct. 13, 2024 in Greenville, N.C., and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump smiles after speaking at a campaign rally on Oct. 11, 2024, in Aurora, Colo.
October 15, 2024 at 1:16 PM

Trump town hall in Pennsylvania halted by medical emergencies

In a town hall in the suburbs of Philadelphia, former President Donald Trump attacked Vice President Kamala Harris before two medical emergencies in the crowd prompted Trump to cut the questions short.
October 15, 2024 at 1:16 PM
VIDEO: Trump town hall in Pennsylvania halted by medical emergencies
October 15, 2024 at 11:34 AM

Harris calls Trump 'increasingly unstable and unhinged' during Pennsylvania rally

During a Monday campaign rally, Harris deployed a new show-and-tell approach to lambasting former President Donald Trump.
October 15, 2024 at 11:34 AM
During a Monday campaign rally, Harris deployed a new show-and-tell approach to lambasting former President Donald Trump.
October 15, 2024 at 9:52 AM

In Wisconsin, election officials push back against critics of drop boxes

Wisconsin election officials are reassuring the public about the safety of ballot drop boxes, which have been the subject of conspiracy theories in the state since 2020.
October 15, 2024 at 9:52 AM
Poll workers George Dreckmann and his wife Diane speak with ABC News about ballot drop boxes in Wisconsin.
October 14, 2024 at 10:42 PM

Sen. Tammy Baldwin talks upcoming election

Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin talks about the state's pivotal role in this year’s presidential election.
October 14, 2024 at 10:42 PM
VIDEO: Sen. Tammy Baldwin talks upcoming election
October 14, 2024 at 10:39 PM

Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers discusses upcoming election 

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers has been making waves off the court, using his platform to speak about the importance of voting in today’s political climate.
October 14, 2024 at 10:39 PM
VIDEO: Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers discusses upcoming election 
October 14, 2024 at 10:22 PM

Drop boxes and election security in Wisconsin

ABC News anchor Deborah Roberts takes a closer look at the use of drop boxes in Wisconsin and the security of the absentee voting process.
October 14, 2024 at 10:22 PM
VIDEO: Drop boxes and election security in Wisconsin
October 14, 2024 at 9:25 PM

How Georgia could swing back to the GOP in 2024

538 does its fourth deep dive into polling and other data in the seven swing states with Georgia, which could swing back to the GOP in 2024.
October 14, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Georgia is one of seven key swing states likely to determine the outcome of the 2024 presidential election.