With record high early and mail-in voting, millions of U.S. voters still turned out to vote in person Tuesday, with few of the disruptions and problems that had been feared materializing on election day.
We take a look at how voting unfolded across the country:
Pennsylvania is one of the most closely watched states tonight and is considered one of the must-win swing states for Donald Trump. Here, an election worker in West Chester, Pa., checks mail-in and absentee ballots.
Image | Election 2020 Pennsylvania Voting
(Matt Slocum/The Associated Press)
A worker in Harrisburg, Pa., counts a mail-in ballot. Under Pennsylvania's rules, mail-in ballots could not start to be counted until 7 a.m. ET election day.
Image | Election 2020 Pennsylvania
(Julio Cortez/The Associated Press)
North Carolina is another state that election observers will be watching closely. Polling in the state was neck-and-neck between Trump and Joe Biden in the last days before the vote, and while Trump won the state by more than 170,000 in 2016, it was considered as a possible pickup for Biden.
Image | Voter Voices North Carolina
Caption: Diana Villatoro shows off her voting sticker in Winston-Salem, N.C. 'I voted because there are many voices that can't be heard, and luckily, I'm a voice that can be heard,' said Villatoro, a certified medical assistant. (Skip Foreman/The Associated Press)
This year's presidential campaign energized many U.S. voters, with more 100 million of them voting in advance of election day, 73 per cent of the total vote in the 2016 presidential election. That energy was on display Tuesday at the polls, with volunteers and voters out in force and enthusiasm for the vote palpable.
Image | Election 2020 Indiana Voting
Caption: Former WNBA player Tamika Catchings assists a voter as she works as a clerk during voting at a poling place n Indianapolis. Indiana was one of the first states to be called Tuesday night. It went to Trump. (Michael Conroy/The Associated Press)
The changing demographics of Texas had given some Democrats hope that they could turn this red state blue, but most observers still consider that a long shot in this election.
Image | Voting in Houston
Caption: A Trump supporter gives the thumbs-up outside a polling station in Houston, Texas. (Carly Thomas/CBC)
Image | Voting in Houston
Caption: A Houston voter shows off her 'I voted' sticker outside a polling station. (Carly Thomas/CBC)
The election will be nearly impossible for Trump to win without Florida. Its first results are expected to be in fairly soon after polls close at 7 p.m. ET.
Image | Voters in Miami-Dade County
Caption: A polling station in Miami-Dade County, Fla. (Marie Morrissey/CBC)
Image | Voters in Miami-Dade County
Caption: Much of the expected disruption and long lines did not come to fruition Tuesday. This polling station in Miami-Dade County had plenty of room for voters. (Marie Morrissey/CBC)
Image | Election 2020 Melania Trump
Caption: First lady Melania Trump arrives to vote at the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center in Palm Beach, Fla. (Jim Rassol/The Associated Press)
Although in Georgia, a burst pipe at a facility where absentee ballots were being counted delayed counting for four hours, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported.
Image | APTOPIX Election 2020 Georgia Voting
Caption: A poll worker talks to a voter before they vote on a paper ballot on election day in Atlanta. (Brynn Anderson/The Associated Press)
People came prepared with masks and PPE and kept physically distanced in line, such as these voters in Biloxi, Miss.
Image | Election 2020 Mississippi Voting
Caption: Voting in a time of social distancing and the coronavirus brings a new look to the polling place at the Donal Snyder Center in Biloxi, Miss., early Tuesday. (Lukas Flippo/The Sun Herald)
Other measures allowed voters to minimize interaction with surfaces and people when voting.
Image | Woodlands HH Poole Middle School, Virginia
Caption: A Democrat volunteer shows off a scannable QR code allowing voters to load sample ballots on their smart devices, minimizing touching surfaces during the pandemic at Woodlands HH Poole Middle School in Garrisonville, Va. (Raffy Boudjikanian/CBC)
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