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VP Harris will win California, ABC News projects
ABC News projects that Vice President Kamala Harris will win California, giving her the largest prize in the presidential election - 54 electoral votes.
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2024 Election live updates: Results pouring in for key races in Bay Area, California
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Last updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2024 6:27AM GMT
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The polls are closed in California as millions of Bay Area residents cast their ballots for not only the highly-anticipated presidential election but several key races across the region.
2024 ELECTION: Key races to watch in California, Bay Area
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- Nov 05, 2024, 6:03 PM GMT
Here's how the news is developing.
3:09 AM GMT
FBI monitoring election from command post in SF
The FBI is monitoring the election from a command post in downtown San Francisco.
"The things that are priority for us are threats to people, actual acts of violence, I can say that fortunately we haven't had any of that happening here, but we are positioned to address that. Either an act of violence targeting a poll worker, or targeting somebody trying to vote," said FBI Special Agent In Charge Robert Tripp.
The command post will be staffed 24 hours a day until the election is officially over.
2:00 AM GMT
'Excited and anxious': Voters pour into SF City Hall
San Francisco voters are pouring into City Hall Tuesday evening ahead of the polls closing at 8 p.m.
Their focus on the tight presidential and mayoral races, as well as six Board of Supervisors seats up or grabs. Voters we spoke with described a feeling of excitement along with some anxiousness, anticipating some limbo before results can be finalized.
In addition, voters are also deciding on 10 state propositions and 15 local measures.
1:14 AM GMT
85% voter turnout expected in Santa Clara Co. for 'important' election
More than one million registered voters live in Santa Clara County and a huge turnout is expected for this 2024 Presidential Election. As of Tuesday morning, 505,000 votes had already been counted, roughly 48% of county voters. Around 40% more are expected to flow in to make their voices heard.
At the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voter's Office, voters were excited to cast their ballot, some for the first time. From a high schooler convinced by her grandmother, to a man who was in Afghanistan, people came out in droves.
The Registrar's Office has been counting ballots for weeks and will continue to work through each and every ballot cast until the work is done.
"I think a lot of people are excited about getting their voice heard," Steve Goltiao with the SCC Registrar of Voter's Office said. "Aside from the Presidential race, there are a lot of state and local measures that a lot of people need to make decisions on. It's going to be really important decisions that affect their lives and their families."
