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Guide to the 2020 Election

Election Updates

Today’s Polls

Paths to 270

When to Expect Results

Tracking Misinformation

How to Vote

It’s Monday, Nov. 2. The election is tomorrow.

Tensions are mounting as the race hurtles toward a close, with threats of violence and street demonstrations hanging over the final day of the campaign. Read live election updates.

What You Need to Know Today:

More than 96 million Americans have already voted, over two-thirds of 2016’s total.

Worries escalate as a historic campaign races to an uncertain close.

A federal court will weigh the fate of 120,000 Texas ballots that the G.O.P. is trying to throw out.

Joe Biden ›

Democrat

Donald Trump ›

Republican

Election Updates

Updated

Nov. 2, 2020, 2:41 p.m. ET

Biden campaign: ‘Under no scenario’ will Trump be declared a winner on election night.

Around the country, the National Guard prepares for Election Day deployments.

Today’s Polls

Updated

Nov. 2, 2020, 2:40 p.m. ET

The NYT needle will be back in 2020 (sort of).

What Trump needs to win:

Tracking Misinformation

Updated

Nov. 2, 2020, 11:19 a.m. ET

Battleground States See the Most Voting Misinformation

Instagram Tries Clamping Down on Misinformation

Paths to 270

The Battleground States Biden and Trump Need to Win 270

When to Expect Results

How Long Will Vote Counting Take? Estimates and Deadlines in All 50 States

How to Vote

Plan to Vote? Here’s What You’ll Want to Know

Keep up with Election 2020

Highlights

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Trump Backers Block Highways as Election Tensions Play Out in the Streets

Law enforcement authorities are increasingly worried, not just about what they have already seen, but also about what has been threatened, especially online.

By Rick Rojas, Jennifer Steinhauer and Emma G. Fitzsimmons

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Win or Lose, Trump and Biden’s Parties Will Plunge Into Uncertainty

No matter who wins, Democrats will be split between younger progressives and a moderate old guard. And a Republican Party redefined in President Trump’s image will start weighing where it goes next.

By Lisa Lerer

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‘It’s Just Crazy’ in Pennsylvania: Mail Voting and the Anxiety That Followed

A county northeast of Pittsburgh is a microcosm of the high tension, confusion and deep uncertainty that have accompanied the expansion of mail-in voting.

By Trip Gabriel

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Wisconsin Faces a Challenge: Getting Out the Vote When Most People Have Already Voted

Early voting has soared in Wisconsin, as have coronavirus cases, moving most campaigning online. But volunteers are working hard to reach the dwindling number of voters who have yet to cast ballots.

By Reid J. Epstein

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Voting in 2020

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Plan to Vote? Here’s What You’ll Want to Know

Many rules have changed during the pandemic, so this interactive guide can help you ensure your vote is counted.

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Confused About Voting? Here Are Some Easy Tips

This year’s election will be a little different from past ones, given the pandemic, but with planning and a few precautions, voting shouldn’t be any more difficult.

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Will You Have Enough Time to Vote by Mail in Your State?

Yes, but in 35 states, deadlines to request a ballot are so close to Election Day that it’s risky to procrastinate.

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Where Americans Can Vote by Mail in the 2020 Elections

More Americans will vote by mail this fall than ever before, as states expand mail voting laws in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Record-Setting Turnout: Tracking Early Voting in the 2020 Election

More than 90 million ballots have already been cast in the general election. More Democrats are voting early by mail than Republicans.

Polls

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In a Swing County in a Swing State, the Verdict Is In: It’s Going to Be Close

Pinellas County, Fla., has it all: Jeep clubs for Biden, Trump fans who think Fox News is too mainstream — and the potential to decide the race.

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It’s Not Just Suburban Women. A Lot of Groups Have Turned Against Trump.

Independents are swinging toward Biden, a large survey shows.

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A Stable Race’s Volatile Finish

The polls are pretty steady. Voters’ nerves are another matter. This is your morning tip sheet.

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A Viewer’s Guide to Election Night

How to understand the results as they roll in on Tuesday.

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What Trump Needs to Win: A Polling Error Much Bigger Than 2016’s

Several factors that led to the misfire last time are no longer in play.

Vote By Mail

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Battleground States See the Most Voting Misinformation

Pennsylvania, Ohio and Texas topped the list of places seeing the most vote-by-mail distortions, according to new data.

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1.1 Million New Yorkers Voted Early. Lines and Covid Didn’t Stop Them.

New York City residents were enthusiastic about their first chance to cast early ballots in a presidential election, but 88 polling sites weren’t enough.

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Americans Surge to Polls: ‘I’m Going to Vote Like My Life Depends on It’

Anxious but determined, Americans are pushing through challenges like the pandemic and long lines to cast their ballot. The country is on course to surpass 150 million votes for the first time.

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Who Will Win Florida? What Polls Say About an Eternal Mystery

Joe Biden has cut into President Trump’s edge among suburbanites and older voters, but his support from Latino voters appears weaker than Hillary Clinton’s was.

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How Three Election-Related Falsehoods Spread

The lies took off so rapidly on Facebook and Twitter that local election officials could not contain them.

Health Care

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How Trump and Biden Differ on Health Care

Let’s look at where the candidates stand on pre-existing conditions, Medicare, Medicaid and more.

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A Chance to Expand Medicaid Rallies Democrats in Crucial North Carolina

The legislature in this battleground state could flip to Democratic control, a prospect that is bringing out lower-income voters who stayed home in 2016.

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5 Policy Issues Where Trump and Biden Diverged at Final Debate

The debate on Thursday night had long stretches of illuminating policy discussion on climate change, health care, the coronavirus, immigration and criminal and racial justice.

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Trump and Biden Differ on Health Care Plans

President Trump and Joe Biden took different tacks on a health care plan to deal with pre-existing conditions.

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Biden Says He’ll ‘Take Care of Your Health Coverage’

Joseph R. Biden Jr., the Democratic presidential nominee, campaigned in Southfield, Mich., Friday, and spoke of his personal experience with the health care system when his son Beau Biden was ill. He vowed to take care of Americans’ health coverage the same way he would his own family.

Economy

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The Quiet Architect of Biden’s Plan to Rescue the Economy

Ben Harris is not a household name, even in economics. But he helped develop a package of tax and spending increases that has not spooked Wall Street.

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U.S. Says Virus Can’t Be Controlled. China Aims to Prove It Wrong.

China’s approach to keep Covid-19 at bay has helped restore confidence and allowed businesses to reopen. But it is a strategy steeped in authoritarianism.

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In Building Economic Team, Biden Faces Tug From Left and Center

The Democratic nominee is seeking to balance experience and diversity in preparing a team for a potential administration if he wins in November.

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Trump and Biden Converge in Florida, an Elusive Prize Still Up for Grabs

The presidential rivals both appeared in Tampa, confronting their vulnerabilities and courting a range of voters, a clear sign that both see their political fortunes tied to the state.

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Here Are the Policy Advisers Who Have Joe Biden’s Ear

Mr. Biden has sought advice across the Democratic Party’s ideological spectrum, but his core advisers on the coronavirus, economics, foreign policy and climate change are familiar figures.

Campaign Contributions

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Trump Camp Uses Online Gimmick to Fuel Donations Into December

The Trump campaign is now automatically checking a box to create recurring weekly donations from supporters until mid-December.

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The 2020 Campaign Is the Most Expensive Ever (By a Lot)

The total cost of the races for the White House, the Senate and the House is expected to hit nearly $14 billion.

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Black Senate Candidates in the South Tell Democrats to ‘Meet the Moment’

Several Black Democrats are running competitively in conservative states, and they are doing so by talking explicitly about race.

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The Two Americas Financing the Trump and Biden Campaigns

For the first time, data reveals not only when Joe Biden overtook President Trump in the money race, but also what parts of the country powered his surge.

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Trump’s Cash Crunch Limits His Options and Prompts Finger-Pointing

With far less money than anticipated, campaign officials are scrambling to address a severe financial disadvantage against Joseph R. Biden Jr., producing something of an internal blame game.

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Latest

Needle Update: What to Expect on Election Night

We’ll have live estimates for Florida, Georgia and North Carolina.

By Nate Cohn, Josh Katz, Matthew Conlen, Andrew Fischer, Alice Park, Ben Smithgall, Charlie Smart and Miles Watkins

Macy’s, Saks and Small Stores Brace for Potential N.Y.C. Unrest

On the eve of Election Day, stores in Manhattan shopping districts boarded up, reflecting an anxiety among retailers across the nation.

By Michael Gold and Ali Watkins

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N.Y.C. Businesses Are Boarded Up Ahead of Election Day

Buildings across New York City have been boarded up as businesses brace for Election Day results that could bring unrest in the city.

By Reuters

Election Cake, a Forgotten Recipe, Rises Online

Searches for this cake, which dates to colonial times, are gaining steam ahead of Election Day.

By Becky Hughes

Trump vs. Biden on Policing, Crime and Guns

Some of the candidates’ sharpest policy disagreements have been on these issues. Here’s where they stand.

By Maggie Astor

Election Night Parties? How About Not?

With in-person gatherings verboten, results likely delayed and anxiety high, some Americans are saying “wake me when it’s over.”

By Alyson Krueger

The Checkup

In a Stressful Time, Knitting for Calm and Connection

The yarn in my fingers connected me to the past, beyond this strange and terrible year, and to the family members far away.

By Perri Klass, M.D.

DealBook Newsletter

As California Goes, So Goes the Nation’s Business?

Some of the state’s ballot propositions could have profound implications for companies.

By Andrew Ross Sorkin, Jason Karaian, Michael J. de la Merced, Lauren Hirsch and Ephrat Livni

The 2020 Vote Preferences of 102 Common First Names

We found some unexpected trends when we sorted our polling data by first name.

By The New York Times

Peak Anxiety? Here Are 10 Ways to Calm Down

If the one-two punch of pandemic stress and election stress feels like more than you can handle, try these tips to help you cope.

By Tara Parker-Pope

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