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| Election 2016: Clinton and Trump in swing states deadlock | Election 2016: Clinton and Trump in swing states deadlock |
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| Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are locked in a knife-edge battle in swing states after polls closed across most of the US in the White House election. | Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are locked in a knife-edge battle in swing states after polls closed across most of the US in the White House election. |
| The contest is too close to call in the battlegrounds of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Florida and North Carolina. | |
| But Republican nominee Mr Trump racked up wins in the Midwest and South, while Democrat Mrs Clinton swept Northeastern states, ABC News projects. | |
| Republicans are set to retain control in the House of Representatives. | Republicans are set to retain control in the House of Representatives. |
| As expected, Mr Trump has been victorious in the Republican strongholds of Alabama, Kentucky, South Carolina, Nebraska, Indiana, West Virginia, Mississippi, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Texas, ABC News projects. | As expected, Mr Trump has been victorious in the Republican strongholds of Alabama, Kentucky, South Carolina, Nebraska, Indiana, West Virginia, Mississippi, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Texas, ABC News projects. |
| He is also forecast to win Montana, Louisiana, Arkansas, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming, all solidly conservative states. | |
| The network tips Mrs Clinton to have won the Democratic heartlands of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, Vermont, Delaware, Illinois, Rhode Island and District of Columbia. | The network tips Mrs Clinton to have won the Democratic heartlands of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, Vermont, Delaware, Illinois, Rhode Island and District of Columbia. |
| A candidate must secure 270 of the 538 electoral college votes to declare victory. | A candidate must secure 270 of the 538 electoral college votes to declare victory. |
| Voting has ended across more than two-thirds of the US, and full results are expected some time after 23:00 EST (04:00 GMT on Wednesday), once voting ends on the West Coast. | |
| In other developments: | In other developments: |
| Mr Trump, a Manhattan real estate tycoon, and Mrs Clinton, who would be the first US female president, voted earlier on Tuesday in New York City. | Mr Trump, a Manhattan real estate tycoon, and Mrs Clinton, who would be the first US female president, voted earlier on Tuesday in New York City. |
| Mr Trump was booed as he arrived to cast his ballot at a school in Manhattan, alongside his wife, Melania, and daughter, Ivanka. | Mr Trump was booed as he arrived to cast his ballot at a school in Manhattan, alongside his wife, Melania, and daughter, Ivanka. |
| The two presidential hopefuls will spend election night in New York City, staging events barely a mile apart. | The two presidential hopefuls will spend election night in New York City, staging events barely a mile apart. |
| Mrs Clinton will address supporters at the Javits Centre in Manhattan, while Mr Trump holds an event at the Hilton Midtown hotel. | Mrs Clinton will address supporters at the Javits Centre in Manhattan, while Mr Trump holds an event at the Hilton Midtown hotel. |
| More than 5,000 police officers have been deployed across America's biggest city to keep order on election night. | More than 5,000 police officers have been deployed across America's biggest city to keep order on election night. |
| ABC News has also released initial exit poll data showing 61% of voters viewed Mr Trump unfavourably while 54% said the same of Mrs Clinton. | ABC News has also released initial exit poll data showing 61% of voters viewed Mr Trump unfavourably while 54% said the same of Mrs Clinton. |
| Earlier on Tuesday, Mr Trump again declined to say whether he will accept the results. | Earlier on Tuesday, Mr Trump again declined to say whether he will accept the results. |
| "We're going to see how things play out," he told Fox News, while alleging there had been voting irregularities. "I want to see everything honest." | "We're going to see how things play out," he told Fox News, while alleging there had been voting irregularities. "I want to see everything honest." |
| Some polling locations have reported equipment failures and long lines, but they appeared to be routine problems. | Some polling locations have reported equipment failures and long lines, but they appeared to be routine problems. |
| Mr Trump, who stoked conspiracies over the legitimacy of the democratic process during the campaign by claiming the vote would be "rigged", also filed an emergency lawsuit in Nevada. | Mr Trump, who stoked conspiracies over the legitimacy of the democratic process during the campaign by claiming the vote would be "rigged", also filed an emergency lawsuit in Nevada. |
| The Republican's camp sued the Clark County Registrar of Voters, alleging the state had kept early voting stations open late. | The Republican's camp sued the Clark County Registrar of Voters, alleging the state had kept early voting stations open late. |
| But a judge rejected the request. | But a judge rejected the request. |
| Voting kicked off just after midnight on Tuesday in the small New Hampshire village of Dixville Notch, where a mere seven votes were cast. | Voting kicked off just after midnight on Tuesday in the small New Hampshire village of Dixville Notch, where a mere seven votes were cast. |
| Mrs Clinton received four votes while two went for Mr Trump and one for libertarian candidate Gary Johnson. | Mrs Clinton received four votes while two went for Mr Trump and one for libertarian candidate Gary Johnson. |
| All 50 states and Washington DC are voting across six different time zones. | All 50 states and Washington DC are voting across six different time zones. |
| Americans also have a chance to determine which party will control Congress. | Americans also have a chance to determine which party will control Congress. |
| All 435 seats in the House of Representatives were up for grabs, and ABC News forecasts it will remain in Republican hands. | All 435 seats in the House of Representatives were up for grabs, and ABC News forecasts it will remain in Republican hands. |
| But a third of seats in the Senate, where Republicans also hold sway, are in play, too, and Democrats hope to snatch control of that chamber. | But a third of seats in the Senate, where Republicans also hold sway, are in play, too, and Democrats hope to snatch control of that chamber. |
| A record number of Americans - more than 45 million - voted early by post or at polling stations. | A record number of Americans - more than 45 million - voted early by post or at polling stations. |
| Mr Trump, a populist political newcomer, provoked controversy on the campaign trail for comments about women, Muslims and an immigration policy featuring a plan to build a wall along the US-Mexican border. | |
| Mrs Clinton saw her campaign dogged by FBI investigations into whether she abused state secrets by operating a private email server during her time as US secretary of state. | |
| Last Sunday, the law enforcement bureau cleared her once again of any criminality. | |
| Mr Trump and Mrs Clinton are seeking to succeed Democratic President Barack Obama. | Mr Trump and Mrs Clinton are seeking to succeed Democratic President Barack Obama. |
| After two four-year terms in the White House, he is barred by the US constitution from running for re-election. | After two four-year terms in the White House, he is barred by the US constitution from running for re-election. |
| US election: The essentials | US election: The essentials |
| Predict the president | Predict the president |
| Who will win? Play our game to make your call | Who will win? Play our game to make your call |