How to watch ABC News' live coverage of the 2024 election results

On Election Day, voters across the country will be eager to find out whether former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris comes out on top in the race for the White House.

ABC News will provide comprehensive coverage of the presidential election results and many other important votes on Election Day and the days following as votes continue to be counted.

Here's how to get the latest election results:

Here's how to watch or live stream election coverage and results

ABC News will broadcast and publish election results as they are received. Coverage will be broadcast live on the ABC television network and on the 24/7 streaming channels ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu.

Viewers can also stream coverage on the ABC News app for smartphones and connected TVs and on ABCNews.com.

ABC News Digital and 538 will provide comprehensive coverage of Election Day, including a live blog with up-to-date analysis and reports from the field, as well as highlights of notable elections and voting trends. You can also get the latest presidential, Senate, House and gubernatorial election results on ABCNews.com and the ABC News mobile app.

When does ABC News' live Election Day coverage begin?

ABC News Live begins coverage of Election Day at 8 a.m. ET. In addition to ABC News live daytime coverage, ABC network coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET as polls close in several states. Coverage will continue into the evening and into early Wednesday morning.

“World News Tonight” anchor and editor-in-chief David Muir will lead the reporting. He will be joined by “World News Tonight” Sunday anchor and ABC News Live “Prime” anchor Linsey Davis, chief global affairs correspondent and “This Week” co-anchor Martha Raddatz, chief Washington correspondent and “This Week” co-anchor. Moderator Jonathan Karl, Chief White House Correspondent Mary Bruce, Senior Congressional Correspondent Rachel Scott, Senior National Correspondent Terry Moran and Washington, DC, Bureau Chief and Vice President Rick Klein.

Senior justice correspondent Pierre Thomas, correspondent and senior investigative reporter Aaron Katersky, senior legal analyst Dan Abrams and U.S. Supreme Court clerk Kate Shaw will make up the “Ballot Watch” unit, led by ABC News' investigative unit and monitors all storylines related to election integrity.

There will also be correspondents in all seven contested states as well as reporters in others.

When do polling stations close across the country?

Polls close at 6:00 p.m. ET at:

• Parts of Indiana (ET)
• Parts of Kentucky (ET)

Polls close at 7:00 p.m. ET at:

• Parts of Florida (ET)
• Georgia
• Parts of Indiana (CT)
• Parts of Kentucky (CT)
• Parts of New Hampshire
• South Carolina
• Virginia
• Vermont

Polls close at 7:30 p.m. ET at:

• North Carolina
• Ohio
• West Virginia

Polls close at 8:00 p.m. ET at:

• Alabama
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• Parts of Florida (CT)
• Illinois
• Parts of Kansas (CT)
• Maine
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Parts of Michigan (ET)
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Parts of New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• Parts of North Dakota (CT)
• Oklahoma
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• Parts of South Dakota (CT)
• Tennessee
• Parts of Texas (CT)
• Washington, D.C

Polls close at 8:30 p.m. ET at:

Polls close at 9:00 p.m. ET at:

• Arizona
• Colorado
• Iowa
• Part of Kansas (MT)
• Louisiana
• Part of Michigan (CT)
• Minnesota
• Nebraska
• New Mexico
• new York
• Part of North Dakota (MT)
• Part of South Dakota (MT)
• Part of Texas (MT)
• Wisconsin
• Wyoming

Polls close at 10:00 p.m. ET at:

• Part of Idaho (MT)
• Montana
• Nevada
• Part of Oregon (MT)
• Utah

Polls close at 11:00 p.m. ET at:

• California
• Part of Idaho (PT)
• Part of Oregon (PT)
• Washington

Polls close at 12 p.m. ET at:

• Part of Alaska (AT)
• Hawaii

Polls close at 1 a.m. ET at:

When will we know the results of the presidential election?

Election Day does not mean it is the day we receive the final election results.

When will we find out this year's winner? That depends on two things: how close the election is and how quickly states count their ballots.

The trick is that every state is different: Some count quickly because laws speed up the process or the absentee voting rate is low; others count slowly because they don't have such laws but have a lot of mail-in ballots.

Read more about when to expect election results to be released in each state starting at 538.