U.S. Election Megathread


It's Election Day in the United States! We'll be posting updates all night as election results come in from each state.Some quick info for anyone who may not understand what's going on:The CandidatesHillary Clinton -- DemocratDonald Trump -- RepublicanGary Johnson -- LibertarianJill Stein -- Green PartyHow It WorksThe USA uses the Electoral College to determine the winner of an election. It takes 270 votes to win.The results will be posted as they are announced.ResultsStateElectoral VotesWinnerAlabama9TrumpAlaska3-Arizona11-Arkansas6-California55-Colorado9-Connecticut7-Delaware3ClintonDistrict of Columbia3ClintonFlorida29-Georgia16-Hawaii4-Idaho4-Illinois20ClintonIndiana11TrumpIowa6-Kansas6-Kentucky8TrumpLouisiana8-Maine4-Maryland10ClintonMassachusetts11ClintonMichigan16-Minnesota10-Mississippi6TrumpMissouri10-Montana3-Nebraska5-Nevada6-New Hampshire4-New Jersey14ClintonNew Mexico5-New York29-North Carolina15-North Dakota3-Ohio18-Oklahoma7TrumpOregon7-Pennsylvania20-Rhode Island4ClintonSouth Carolina9TrumpSouth Dakota3-Tennessee11TrumpTexas38-Utah6-Vermont3ClintonVirginia13-Washington12-West Virginia5TrumpWisconsin10-Wyoming3-As of 8:10PM EST, Clinton is winning with 68 Electoral Votes to Trump's 66 Electoral Votes.Check out the /r/politics Live Thread to get updates in real time. You can track live results on CNN and Fox. You can also follow the FiveThirtyEight live blog and the BBC's blog and results.You can watch coverage live online for free at:PBS Live StreamABC News Live StreamNBC News Live StreamFox News Live Steam Please note: This thread will be actively moderated. Racism, sexism, calls for violence &/or death, harassment, and witch-hunting will result in a permanent ban. Keep it civil folks. via /r/news https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/5bwt3a/us_election_megathread/?utm_source=ifttt#awesome