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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. |
| Republican nominee Mr Trump won Ohio and Mrs Clinton won Virginia, but the race is too close to call in Florida, Pennsylvania and North Carolina. | |
| He also racked up wins in the Midwest and South, while Democrat Mrs Clinton swept the Northeast, 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. |
| Mr Trump's Ohio win is a big boost as no Republican has ever taken the White House without winning the Midwestern presidential bellwether. | |
| He is also ahead in neighbouring Michigan, which has not voted for a Republican White House candidate since 1988. | |
| As expected, Mr Trump has also 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 forecasted to win Missouri, 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, as well as New Mexico. | |
| 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. | 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 70-year-old Manhattan real estate tycoon, and Mrs Clinton, who 69, 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. |
| 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, 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 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. | 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. | 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 |