Currently, the US Election results are coming in, however, we will have to wait for more hours for the results to be fully announced.
The first polls closed at 18:00 EST (23:00 GMT) on Tuesday evening. The last will close at 01:00 EST (06:00 GMT) early on Wednesday.
In some presidential races, the victor has been named late on election night, or early the next morning.
Democratic Vice-President Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump, the former president, have been running neck-and-neck for weeks. Narrow victories could also mean recounts.
Previous election results
In the 2020 election, American news channels did not declare Joe Biden the winner until four days after election day, when the result in Pennsylvania became clearer.
In other recent election, voters have had a much shorter wait.
In 2016, Trump was declared the winner shortly before 03:00 EST (08:00 GMT) a few hours after polls closed.
In 2012, when Barack Obama secured a second term, his victory was projected before midnight the same evening of election day.
