Results suggest a tight race in key states including Florida, with the candidates needing 270 electoral college votes to secure the presidency, the BBC is reporting.
Reports say the republican Donald Trump is projected to hold 17 states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and Missouri
Mr Trump is also projected to retain Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, Wyoming
Democratic challenger Joe Biden is projected to secure California, which accounts for 55 electoral college votes, along with Washington DC, Vermont, Delaware and Maryland
Mr Biden is also projected to win Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Colorado, New Mexico, New Hampshire, Illinois, Oregon and Washington state
The BBC reports that the US is on course for its highest turnout in more than a century and counting in some states will not finish on election night
An exit poll suggests four out of 10 voters nationally think the coronavirus response is “going very badly” but identifies the economy as the top issue.
Joe Biden has scored 205 electoral college votes as the incumbent goes with 136 votes as at press time.
