Americans cast their ballots in the presidential race between Republican nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Vice-President Kamala Harris.
Joseph Prezioso/AFPThe very first polls in the US opened at midnight in the remote, unincorporated New Hampshire township of Dixville Notch.
Joseph Prezioso AFPThe community has a tradition of midnight voting. More than 82 million people voted before election day.
John Tully/Getty ImagesThe result was a clean split between the six registered voters – three for Harris and three for Trump.
Hasan Akbas/Anadolu via Getty ImagesAdvanced voting has already been under way in some of the states. This election, Alaskans not only voted for president, but also for the state’s only legislative seat.
Erik Pendzich/REX/ShutterstockPeople wait in line to vote at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City. Voters in Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, New Jersey, Virginia and New York can all now cast their ballots.
Erik Pendzich/REX/ShutterstockNew York has 28 electoral college votes up for grabs.
Andrew Kelly/REUTERSOne third of the US Senate – 34 of its 100 seats – is also up for grabs.
Faith Ninivaggi/ReutersPeople cast their vote at Longley Elementary School in Maine’s 2nd congressional district.
Gerald Herbert/APHolyn Robinson, a student and first-time precinct commissioner, takes her oath along with fellow commissioners just before the opening of the polls, at the Hynes Charter School in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Stephen Maturen/Getty ImagesVoters line up outside a polling place at the Cincinnati Observatory in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Stephen Maturen/Getty ImagesMore polls have opened in Ohio, West Virginia and North Carolina, meaning 11 US states in total are now welcoming voters.
Sam Wolfe/REUTERSNorth Carolina is the first swing state where polls have opened.
Quinn Glabicki/REUTERSA cat named Sky observes voting at a polling place in Pittsburgh.
SAMUEL CORUM/AFPQueues build at a polling station at Farmersville Elementary School in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Quinn Glabicki/ReutersPennsylvania is seen as the key swing state, with 19 electoral college votes.
JIM LO SCALZO/EPAElection workers process mail-in ballots at an election’s warehouse in Philadelphia, . Pennsylvania is one of seven states that forbid processing mail-in ballots before 07:00 on Election Day.
Carolyn Kaster/APDonald Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, voted in person in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Republican vice-presidential nominee arrived at a polling station with his wife and their children.
GAMAL DIAB/EPAPeople wait in line at the polling station in the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library in Washington DC. Voting is well under way on the US’s East Coast.
John Tully/Getty ImagesGene Girdwood, ballot clerk, checks in voters to cast their ballots in Bethlehem, New Hampshire. A presidential election day ballot can be long – two or three white pages.
Megan Varner/Getty ImagesRules on voter registration vary state-by-state. Nearly half the states allow for same-day registration on election day. The last day eligible Georgians could register was 7 October. Voters hold up their stickers after visiting a polling place in Atlanta.
Christian Monterrosa/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesVoters wait in line to cast their ballot in Smyrna, Georgia. Polling places are open on Election Day from 7:00 to 19:00.
Mark Makela/Getty ImagesPolling location volunteers direct arriving people where to vote in Boulder, Colorado.
Go Nakamura/REUTERSPeople line up in Phoenix, Arizona. Various states are also voting on other issues such as abortion rights, members of the US Senate and House of Representatives, and referendums on voting and elections.
Frederic J Brown/AFPPeople line up to vote at a polling station at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Nevada, which has six electoral votes, was the last of the seven swing states to open polls.
Brian Snyder/ReutersDonald Trump and his wife Melania cast their votes at the Mandel Recreation Center in Palm Beach, Florida, before speaking to members of the media.