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2024 US Presidential Election: Ohio, Kentucky Show Early Support for Trump as Swing States Hold Key to Victory

5 November, 2024 - 8:05PM
2024 US Presidential Election: Ohio, Kentucky Show Early Support for Trump as Swing States Hold Key to Victory
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Happy Election Day 2024! The presidential election remains an extremely close battle between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris for President of the United States.

Ohio and Kentucky voters seem to be pushing for another Trump presidency, while several swing states could still determine a different outcome.

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Here's what you need to know.

On Election Day morning, polling data from FiveThirtyEight shows Ohio voters favoring Trump by 8.3%, continuing his momentum from previous weeks. The former president led 52.1% compared to Harris' 43.8%.

The site provides an updated average for each candidate in the 2024 presidential polls, accounting for each poll's recency, sample size, methodology and house effects. Polling averages are adjusted based on state and national polls.

According to bets placed on Polymarket, a crypto trading platform, Trump has a 94% probability of winning Ohio.

The polls and odds are constantly fluctuating, but you can find the latest polls we could find for each candidate as of 6 a.m. on Nov. 5, 2024.

Ohio polling places opened at 6:30 a.m. and will close at 7:30 p.m., though Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose sent a message on X reminding voters to remain in line after 7:30.

You can find Ohio voting results for president, U.S. senator (Sherrod Brown vs. Bernie Moreno) and several Congressional races as well as state-level races here:

2024 Ohio General Election: Live Results and Maps

Distinguished American University, Washington, D.C. history professor Allan Lichtman has correctly predicted 9 out of the last 10 U.S. presidential elections. Lichtman earned his doctorate from Harvard, specializing in modern American history and quantitative methods.

This year, Lichtman has predicted Vice President Kamala Harris will win the 2024 U.S. presidential election. "I've been doing this for 42 years and every four years I have butterflies in my stomach," he told USA Today. "This year, I think I have a flock of crows in my stomach."

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Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, for the U.S. general election.

Finding your polling place in Ohio is a fairly straightforward process:

For a list of polling locations to cast your vote in Kentucky, visit elect.ky.gov.

In Ohio, all 88 counties have local boards of election offices you can contact on Election Day.

If you need to contact Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose's office, there is an online form as well as several methods to reach the office by phone.

The Commonwealth of Kentucky's state board of elections provides a contact submission form for Kentucky residents, where online users input their name, email, and any comments.

Chris Sims contributed to this report.

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