ELECTIONS, POLITICS, & GOVERNMENT
Election Day 2024: Utah and the nation go to the polls
Nov 5, 2024, 4:00 PM | Updated: Nov 6, 2024, 1:39 am
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SALT LAKE CITY — KSL NewsRadio updated this live blog throughout the night on Election Day, 2024.
We also updated information on our social media platforms throughout the night. These include Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, X and Threads.
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Live coverage concluded at 11:06 p.m. MST.
11:00 p.m. MST:
Former President Donald Trump wins Georgia and its 16 electoral votes, the Associated Press reports.
10:37 p.m. MST:
The Associated Press has called the Utah Governor’s race for the incumbent, Gov. Spencer Cox.
10:22 p.m. MST:
The U.S. Senate will flip to Republican control, the Associated Press Reports, for the first time in four years.
10:02 p.m. MST:
Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson spoke with KSL 5 TV reporter Lindsay Aerts about lines, delayed vote counts across Utah, and why the Lt. Gov. believes the lines are “a good problem to have.” The interview is below.
9:35 p.m. MST:
On her personal X page, Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson said that 22 of Utah’s 29 counties had completed voting.
As of 9:30 there are 22 counties that are finished up.
— Deidre Henderson (@DeidreHenderson) November 6, 2024
9:34 p.m. MST:
Vice President Kamala Harris will take New Mexico and its five electoral votes, reported the Associated Press.
9:23 p.m. MST:
The battleground state of North Carolina, and its 16 Electoral College votes, will go to former President Donald Trump, the AP reported.
9:18 p.m. MST:
KSL News Director Becky Bruce provided this update on the national elections.
9:04 p.m. MST:
Vice President Kamala Harris wins Washington and California, reports the Associated Press.
Former President Trump will win Idaho, the AP said.
8:54 p.m. MST:
According to the Associated Press, former President Donald Trump has won the electoral votes of Kansas and Iowa.
Vice President Kamala Harris has won in Colorado and the District of Columbia, the AP said.
8:42 p.m. MST:
In a post on X, Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson said that it might not be until 10 p.m. on Tuesday night before local election results are known.
8:30 update
Looking like around 10:00. I know everyone wants results, including me! Thanks for your patience, Utah!
— Deidre Henderson (@DeidreHenderson) November 6, 2024
8:29 p.m. MST:
KSL NewsRadio reporter Britt Johnson said a fight broke out in the line outside the Weber County Fairgrounds tonight. She also said that portions of Weber County were also experiencing trouble with printers. Here’s her live report:
8:05 p.m. MST:
The Associated Press reports that former President Donald Trump has taken the state of Utah.
The AP also reports, despite people still in hours-long lines, that Rep. John Curtis has won the race for U.S. Senate in Utah.
7:54 p.m. MST:
The Associated Press reports that in New York, Colorado, and Florida, voters chose very different answers to the question of abortion.
7:51 p.m. MST:
Former President Trump has taken the state of Missouri, the AP reported.
7:31 p.m. MST:
The Utah County Clerk is resorting to alternate measures to print ballots because the county’s existing printers use a type of toner that is no longer available. Here’s a digital report from KSL NewsRadio’s Hugo Rikard Bell reporting from Utah County tonight.
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Below, you can listen to the full interview between Hugo Rikard Bell and Utah County Clerk Aaron Davidson on the trouble with printers on election night.
7:23 p.m. MST:
On her private X account, Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson said she anticipated at least an hour delay for Utah election results.
We’re hearing reports of some long lines around the state. Right now we’re anticipating an hour or more delay on election results. Will update again at 7:00.
— Deidre Henderson (@DeidreHenderson) November 6, 2024
The Associated Press calls Texas and Ohio for former President Donald Trump.
6:56 p.m. MST:
Polls in the following states are about to close, reports the AP: Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
6:55 p.m. MST:
The Associated Press has called Illinois and Delaware for Vice President Kamala Harris.
6:51 p.m. MST:
KSL NewsRadio News Director Becky Bruce reports on current apparent discrepancies between two Electoral College reporting agencies, the Associated Press and ABC News.
6:11 p.m. MST:
The FBI said fake videos are misusing its name and insignia to promote false claims of problems at the polls.
6:06 p.m.MST:
The Associated Press reports that former President Trump has won South Carolina, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia, and 95 associated Electoral College votes.
The AP also reports that Vice President Harris has won Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Maryland, and 35 Electoral College votes.
6:05 p.m. MST:
The Associated Press has called Alabama for former President Trump.
6:01 p.m. MST:
Former President Donald Trump has won in Mississippi according to the Associated Press.
5:38 p.m. MST:
A Senate seat formerly held by a Democrat has flipped. Republican Jim Justice will represent West Virginia in the Senate the Associated Press said.
AP Race Call: Republican Jim Justice defeats Democrat Glenn Elliott in West Virginia Senate race. https://t.co/rmAzSzr2ud pic.twitter.com/3UXo5o6B0K
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 6, 2024
5:35 p.m. MST:
Former President Trump has won West Virginia, the Associated Press reports.
5:30 p.m. MST
Utah Lt. Governor Deidre Henderson shared information on X from the National Association of Secretaries of State, stressing that election night results are “always unofficial.”
As polls begin to close, don’t forget that #Election2024 night results are always unofficial!
Be sure to check with election officials for post-election #TrustedInfo2024🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/XOy9pMWUyF
— NASS (@NASSorg) November 5, 2024
5:15 pm. MST
The Associated Press has called the presidential race in Vermont for VP Kamala Harris. The AP has called Kentucky and Indiana for former President Donald Trump.
5:00 p.m. MST
KSL NewsRadio reporter Hugo Rikard-Bell reported live from the Utah County Clerk’s office about changes made to the voting system in Utah County, since the primary earlier in 2024.
4:47 p.m. MST:
Polls are about to close in seven states.
4:30 p.m. MST:
KSL NewsRadio reporter Eric Cabrera explains what northern Utah County voters are deciding about the Alpine School District:
4:07 p.m. MST:
Some polls are beginning to close in Indiana and Kentucky. By 5 p.m. MST, polls will be closed in most of Florida, the rest of Indiana and Kentucky, and all of Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, and Vermont.
4:00 p.m. MST:
Firefighters at the Salt Lake County Government Center on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.
A white substance found on a ballot envelope at the Salt Lake County Government Center today was not harmful. The Salt Lake City Fire Department gave the “all clear,” but didn’t say what the substance was.
KSL NewsRadio reporter Adam Small was out and about in Salt Lake County on Tuesday morning, and spoke with a few people about the issues prompting them to vote.
The weather has been funky in northern Utah on Tuesday, with snow one minute and sunshine the next. Earlier today, these voters said they wouldn’t let the weather keep them from the polls.
More than half of registered voters across Utah returned their ballots before Tuesday morning, Davis County Clerk Brian McKenzie told KSL NewsRadio. Now, and until the polls close at 8 p.m. MST, it’s a mad dash to get the ballots counted.
