How to watch ABC News’ live coverage of the 2024 election results

On Election Day, voters across the country will eagerly wait to hear whether former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris will emerge victorious in the race for the White House.

ABC News will provide full coverage of the presidential election results and many other key voting rounds on Election Day and the days following, while votes are still being counted.

Here’s what you need to know about how to get the latest election results:

How to watch or livestream election coverage and results

ABC News will broadcast and publish election results as they come in. The coverage will air live on the ABC television network and on the 24/7 streaming channel ABC news live, Disney+ And Hulu.

Viewers can also stream coverage via the ABC News app for smartphones and connected TV devices ABCNews.com.

ABC News Digital and 538 will have extensive coverage on Election Day, including a live blog with timely analysis and reporting from the field, as well as highlights of notable races and voting trends. You can also get the latest results on the presidential, Senate, House and gubernatorial races on ABCNews.com and on the ABC News mobile app.

What time does ABC News’ live coverage start on Election Day?

ABC News Live begins Election Day coverage at 8 a.m. ET. In addition to ABC News Live coverage throughout the day, ABC Network coverage begins at 7:00 PM ET, when polls close in several states. Coverage will last throughout the evening and early Wednesday morning.

“World News Tonight” host and editor-in-chief David Muir will lead the reporting. He will be joined by “World News Tonight” Sunday host and ABC News Live “Prime” host Linsey Davis, chief global affairs correspondent and co-host of “This Week” Martha Raddatz, chief Washington correspondent and co-host of “This Week” Jonathan Karl, Chief White House Correspondent Mary Bruce, Senior Congressional Correspondent Rachel Scott, Senior National Correspondent Terry Moran and Washington, DC, Bureau Chief and Vice President Rick Klein.

Chief Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas, Correspondent and Senior Investigative Journalist Aaron Katersky, Chief Legal Analyst Dan Abrams and U.S. Supreme Court Associate Kate Shaw will form the “Ballot Watch” desk, led by ABC News’ investigative unit, which will cover all storylines related to to monitor election integrity. .

In addition, there will be correspondents in all seven theaters, plus reporters in others.

What time do polling stations close across the country?

Polls close at 6:00 PM ET:

• parts of Indiana (ET)
• parts of Kentucky (ET)

Polls close at 7:00 PM ET:

• parts of Florida (ET)
• Georgia
• parts of Indiana (CT)
• parts of Kentucky (CT)
• parts of New Hampshire
• South Carolina
• Virginia
• Vermont

Polls close at 7:30 PM ET:

• North Carolina
• Ohio
• West Virginia

Polls close at 8:00 PM ET:

• Alabama
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• parts of Florida (CT)
• Illinois
• parts of Kansas (CT)
• Maine
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• parts of Michigan (ET)
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• parts of New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• parts of North Dakota (CT)
• Oklahoma
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• parts of South Dakota (CT)
• Tennessee
• parts of Texas (CT)
• Washington, DC

Polls close at 8:30 PM ET:

Polls close at 9:00 PM ET:

• Arizona
• Colorado
• Iowa
• part of Kansas (MT)
• Louisiana
• part of Michigan (CT)
• Minnesota
• Nebraska
• New Mexico
• New York
• part of North Dakota (MT)
• part of South Dakota (MT)
• part of Texas (MT)
• Wisconsin
• Wyoming

Polls close at 10:00 PM ET:

• part of Idaho (MT)
• Montana
• Nevada
• part of Oregon (MT)
• Utah

Polls close at 11:00 PM ET:

• California
• part of Idaho (PT)
• part of Oregon (PT)
• Washington

Polls close at noon ET:

• part of Alaska (AT)
• Hawaii

Polls close at 1 a.m. ET:

When will we know the results of the presidential election?

Election Day does not mean it is the day we will get the final election results.

When will we know the winner this year? That depends on two things: how close the election is and how quickly states count their ballots.

The trick is that every state is different: some count quickly because of laws that speed up the process or because there is little voting by mail; others count slowly because they have no such laws but receive many ballots in the mail.

Read more from 538 on when election results can be reported in each state.