November 5 Live Election Blog
Nov 05, 2024
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) - One of the biggest days of the year is finally here, as Americans who have yet to cast their vote head to the polls Tuesday morning.
What you can and can’t bring to the polls in Virginia
Starting at 6 a.m. in Virginia and 6:30 a.m. in North Carolina, voters will make their way choice not just for president — but also for the House, Senate and local races in the area.
Voter Guide: November 2024 General Election
10 On Your Side's Raven Payne was in Virginia Beach, where a line could be seen forming ahead of the polls opening.
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One of the voters in line said they had been there since 3:30 a.m.
"I wanted to vote early, I didn't want to stand and wait," Bill Cunningham said. "It seem to be a good time to do it. I've been here since 3:30 a.m."
Not even an hour after polls in the Commonwealth opened, several voters reported issues at the Phoebus Branch Library in Hampton. The registrars office confirmed with WAVY 10 that there was a jam causing the issue. Voters at the branch were told to put their ballots in the emergency drop or to wait until the issue is resolved.
According to analysis from NBC, over 2.2 million Virginians have already cast their ballots, and over 4.4 million North Carolinians have cast their ballots. NBC's final poll shows former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris neck and neck, both getting support from 49% of registered voters.
Political analysist Joel Rubin tells 10 On Your Side it is likely we will not know who wins by the end of Election Day.
"Joe Biden got 303 electoral votes to 232 for Trump in 2020," Rubin said. "And we didn't know officially for four days who won the election."
Check back for election updates throughout the day.
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