As tonight’s election results are announced, The Daily Signal is keeping pace with key developments, helping you cut through the clutter to understand what’s really important.
UPDATE 2:32 a.m. EST Donald Trump is elected president of the United States, after winning Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes, the Associated Press reported.
BREAKING: Donald Trump is elected president of the United States. pic.twitter.com/OIJcRFNOGY
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) November 9, 2016
UPDATE 2:12 a.m. EST Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski wins re-election, the Associated Press reported.
UPDATE 2:12 a.m. EST Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt wins re-election, the Associated Press reported.
UPDATE 1:39 a.m. EST The Associated Press declares Donald Trump wins Pennsylvania, taking 20 electoral votes.
UPDATE 1:21 a.m. EST
BREAKING: Republicans will retain control of Senate after win in Pennsylvania if they hold Louisiana, Alaska as expected.
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 9, 2016
UPDATE 1:18 a.m. EST The Associated Press calls the Pennsylvania Senate race for Republican Sen. Pat Toomey.
UPDATE 12:27 a.m. EST Hillary Clinton wins in Nevada, taking six electoral votes, according to the Associated Press.
UPDATE 12:21 a.m. EST Republican Eric Greitens wins the Missouri governor race, according to the Associated Press.
UPDATE 12:12 a.m. EST Catherine Cortez Masto, a Democrat, is elected in the Nevada Senate election, according to the Associated Press.
UPDATE 12:07 a.m. EST The Associated Press calls Iowa for Donald Trump.
UPDATE 11:54 p.m. EST Donald Trump wins Utah’s six electoral votes, according to the Associated Press.
UPDATE 11:50 p.m. EST Republican Phil Scott was elected governor of Vermont, the Associated Press reports.
UPDATE 11:48 p.m. EST Donald Trump wins Georgia’s 16 electoral votes, the Associated Press reports.
UPDATE 11:33 p.m. EST Hillary Clinton wins Washington’s 12 electoral votes, the Associated Press reports.
UPDATE 11:25 p.m. EST Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson wins re-election, again defeating former Sen. Russ Feingold, the Associated Press reports.
UPDATE 11:20 p.m. EST Republican Liz Cheney, daughter of former vice president Dick Cheney, won a U.S. House seat in Wyoming, the Associated Press reports.
Oregon Democrat Sen. Ron Wyden wins re-election, the Associated Press reports.
UPDATE 11:18 p.m. EST Donald Trump wins North Carolina’s 15 electoral votes, the Associated Press reports.
UPDATE 11:17 p.m. EST Sen. Mike Crapo, a Republican, wins re-election in Idaho, the Associated Press reports.
In a California Senate race between two Democrats, Attorney General Kamala Harris defeated Rep. Loretta Sanchez to fill the seat being vacated by Sen. Barbara Boxer, according to the Associated Press.
Sen. Patty Murray, a Democrat, wins re-election in Washington state, the Associated Press reports.
UPDATE 11:05 p.m. EST Hillary Clinton wins Hawaii’s four electoral votes and California’s 55 electoral votes, according to the Associated Press.
Donald Trump wins Idaho’s four electoral votes, the Associated Press reports.
UPDATE 11:03 p.m. EST Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet wins re-election, the Associated Press reports.
UPDATE 10:51 p.m. EST Donald Trump wins Florida’s 29 electoral votes, the Associated Press reports.
UPDATE 10:49 p.m. EST Sen. John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, wins re-election in Arizona, the Associated Press reports.
UPDATE 10:46 p.m. EST Hillary Clinton wins Colorado’s nine Electoral College votes, the Associated Press reports.
UPDATE 10:45 p.m. EST Hillary Clinton wins Virginia’s 13 electoral votes, the Associated Press reports.
UPDATE 10:39 p.m. EST Donald Trump wins the swing state of Ohio’s 18 electoral votes, the Associated Press reports.
UPDATE 10:29 p.m. EST Donald Trump wins Missouri’s 10 electoral votes, according to the Associated Press.
UPDATE 10:26 p.m. EST Hillary Clinton wins New Mexico’s five electoral votes, the Associated Press reports.
UPDATE 10:17 p.m. EST North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr wins re-election, the Associated Press reports.
UPDATE 10:11 p.m. EST Donald Trump wins Montana’s three electoral votes, the Associated Press reports.
UPDATE 10:07 p.m. EST Utah Gov. Gary Hebert and Sen. Mike Lee win their re-election campaigns, the Associated Press reports.
UPDATE 10:04 p.m. EST Sen. Charles Grassley wins re-election in Iowa, the Associated Press reports.
UPDATE 9:41 p.m. EST House Speaker Paul Ryan wins re-election to the House in Wisconsin, the Associated Press reports.
UPDATE 9:37 p.m. EST The Electoral College votes so far.
Florida, North Carolina still too close to call in #Election2016. https://t.co/8p3HbFNKMD pic.twitter.com/Ybg8Z3RLrL
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) November 9, 2016
UPDATE 9:36 p.m. EST Hillary Clinton wins Connecticut’s seven electoral votes, according to the Associated Press.
UPDATE 9:33 p.m. EST Donald Trump wins Arkansas’ six electoral votes and Louisiana’s eight electoral votes, according to the Associated Press.
UPDATE 9:32 p.m. EST Democrat Jim Justice is elected governor of West Virginia, the Associated Press reports.
UPDATE 9:25 pm. EST Donald Trump wins Arkansas’ six electoral votes, according to the Associated Press.
UPDATE 9:24 p.m. EST Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson wins re-election in Georgia, the Associated Press reports.
Arkansas Sen. John Boozman, a Republican, wins re-election, according to the Associated Press.
Democrat Jim Justice is elected governor of West Virginia, the Associated Press reports.
UPDATE 9:19 p.m. EST The presidential electoral vote count so far.
Trump leads in electoral votes, but many battlegrounds remain too close to call. https://t.co/sJ4y9JBde0 pic.twitter.com/U9oYsG6Lvh
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) November 9, 2016
UPDATE 9:14 p.m. EST Associated Press announces Republican Doug Burgum wins the North Dakota governor’s race.
UPDATE 9:12 p.m. EST Donald Trump wins Texas’ 38 electoral votes, the Associated Press reports.
UPDATE 9:10 EST Hillary Clinton wins New York’s 29 electoral votes, according to the Associated Press.
Donald Trump wins Nebraska, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming, according to the Associated Press.
UPDATED 9:06 p.m. EST Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran, North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven, South Dakota Sen. John Thune, and New York Sen. Charles Schumer were re-elected in their Senate races, the Associated Press reports.
UPDATED 9:03 p.m. EST Hillary Clinton wins her native state of Illinois, with 20 electoral votes, according to the Associated Press.
UPDATED 8:55 p.m. EST Donald Trump wins Mississippi’s six electoral votes, the Associated Press reports.
UPDATED 8:46 p.m. EST Hillary Clinton wins Rhode Island’s four electoral votes, according to the Associated Press.
UPDATED 8:36 p.m. EST
Republican Todd Young defeated former Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh to win an open Senate seat in Indiana, according to the Associated Press.
UPDATED 8:29 p.m. EST Donald Trump wins Alabama’s nine electoral votes, according to the Associated Press.
UPDATED 8:20 p.m. EST Donald Trump wins Tennessee’s 11 electoral votes, according to the Associated Press.
UPDATED 8:09 p.m. EST Florida Sen. Marco Rubio re-elected in Florida against Democrat Patrick Murphy, according to the Associated Press.
Democrat Rep. Chris Van Hollen wins the Maryland Senate race, according to the Associated Press.
UPDATED 8:07 p.m. EST Donald Trump wins Oklahoma and Hillary Clinton wins New Jersey, Maryland, Illinois, Delaware, Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia, according to the Associated Press.
UPDATED 7:49 p.m. EST Donald Trump wins South Carolina’s nine electoral votes, Fox News projects.
UPDATED 7:34 p.m. EST Republican Sen. Rob Portman beat Democratic former Gov. Ted Strickland in the Ohio Senate race, according to the Associated Press.
Trump wins West Virginia, Fox News projects. Another five electoral votes for the Republican candidate.
UPDATED 7:17 p.m. EST
Fox News and the Associated Press have reported Hillary Clinton has wins the state of Vermont, with its three electoral votes, while Donald Trump captured Kentucky’s eight electoral votes and Indiana’s 11 votes.
Republican Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Tim Scott of South Carolina were re-elected. Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy also wins re-election, according to the Associated Press.
UPDATED 6:22 p.m. EST
Here’s a breakdown from The New York Times of when the polls close and the electoral votes of each state.
6 p.m. | 0 electoral votes
Most of Indiana, the eastern half of Kentucky7 p.m. | 64 electoral votes
Most of Florida, Georgia, the rest of Indiana, the western half of Kentucky, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia7:30 p.m. | 102 electoral votes
North Carolina, Ohio, West Virginia8 p.m. | 292 electoral votes
Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, the western panhandle of Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, most of Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, most of North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, the eastern half of South Dakota, Tennessee, most of Texas8:30 p.m. | 298 electoral votes
Arkansas9 p.m. | 432 electoral votes
New York, Minnesota, the western half of South Dakota, Nebraska, the southwestern corner of North Dakota, the northwestern corner of Michigan, Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Texas, Arizona, Wisconsin, Wyoming10 p.m. | 457 electoral votes
Iowa, most of Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Montana11 p.m. | 535 electoral votes
California, the northern tip of Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii12 a.m. | 535 electoral votes
Most of Alaska1 a.m. | 538 electoral votes
The western islands of Alaska
