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North Carolina election results - live: Hillary Clinton leads with more than half of votes accounted for in key state North Carolina election results - live: Donald Trump leads with more than half of votes accounted for in key state
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With almost half of votes accounted for in North Carolina, Hillary Clinton is currently winning the swing state, leading her rival Donald Trump 52 per cent to his 46 per cent. Still, the state is too early to call as the candidates fight to win its coveted 15 electoral votes. With more than half of votes tallied in North Carolina, Donald Trump is leading his rival Hillary Clinton (49.4 per cent to 48.2 per cent) by more than 50,000 votes.
The Tar Heel state, which is expected to go down to the wire, recently approved a request to extend voting hours by 90 minutes across the state. Republicans have been criticised over the past few years after the passing of the HB 589 law in 2013. The law reduced early voting hours by seven days and ended same-day voting registration. Activists have also condemned some of the most strict voter ID requirements in the country. Still, the state is too early to call as the candidates fight to win its coveted 15 electoral votes.
Despite this, according to early voting data, roughly 3 million people voted in the state and about 4 million will turn out on Election Day. Based on the voting history and demographic characteristics of those people, we think Hillary Clinton leads in North Carolina by about 1 percentage point. We think she has an even larger lead – 6 percentage points – among people who have already voted. The Tar Heel state, which is expected to go down to the wire, recently approved a request to extend voting hours by 90 minutes across the state. Republicans have been criticised over the past few years following the passage of HB 589 back in 2013. The measure reduced early voting by seven days and ended same-day voting registration. Activists have also condemned some of the most strict voter ID requirements in the country.
Despite this, according to early voting data, roughly 3 million people voted in the state and about 4 million will turn out on Election Day. The New York Times projected that Ms Clinton held a 1 percentage point lead coming into Tuesday.