Harris and Trump run neck and neck in seven key states

The term key states (also referred to as swing states or battleground states) describes seven states where voters remain undecided until the final stages of each election. Voting results in these states often deliver a decisive victory to one of the candidates.

In each swing state, polling results are within the margin of error.

Infographic: The Washington Post (photo: washingtonpost.com)

Trump's Advantage

Elon Musk plans to spend election night with Donald Trump, allowing the politician to monitor the vote count alongside the person in charge of one of the key information platforms, the social network X.

Musk is expected to be at Mar-a-Lago for some evening celebrations in Palm Beach, Florida. According to two individuals familiar with the plan, he will be part of a small group watching election results with Trump.

Democrats are concerned Musk may use his personal feed on X to spread misinformation about the election.

In recent weeks, the businessman has shared raw data on early voting, falsely suggesting Trump has an insurmountable lead in states like Pennsylvania.

Musk has also raised doubts about the reliability of voting machines.

US presidential election

Today, November 5, the US holds its presidential election, with Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump as the main contenders in the final round.

On the eve of election day, Harris and Trump held nearly identical approval ratings.

In Georgia, voting was temporarily halted due to a bomb threat reportedly originating from Russia.

Meanwhile, Trump’s advisors have suggested he prematurely declare victory, but only if he shows a significant lead over Harris in key states.

For more on the US election coverage, read the article by RBC-Ukraine.