Election night cheat sheet: Timings and tips for tracking the results

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By Dave Lawler and Erica Pandey

More than 80 million voters have already cast ballots, tens of millions more will line up today, and it’s all likely to come down to seven swing states.

Why it matters: We may or may not know for sure whether former President Trump or Vice President Harris has been elected by the end of the night. But following the real-time data and zooming in on key counties can give you a sense of where things are headed.

Catch up quick: The polling models consider this a coinflip election.

It’s likely to be decided by five states that flipped from Trump in 2016 to Biden in 2020 — Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — along with Nevada and North Carolina.
In Congress, Democrats would need a huge night to retain control of the Senate, as more vulnerable Dems are on the ballot this cycle. Control of the House is very much up for grabs.