11-08-2016 , 11:08 AM
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Americans are heading to the polls today as it’s Election Day in America. Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump are competing to be the next president of the United States after one of the most rancorous election campaigns the country has ever seen.
Voting gets under way in earnest on the East Coast from 06:00 EST (11:00 GMT)
Results should begin emerging late on Tuesday night, US time, from 04:00 GMT.
A record number of Americans (more than 46 million) have voted early by post or at polling stations.
Results are expected some time after 23:00 EST (04:00 GMT on Wednesday) once voting ends on the West Coast. State projections will not be available until polling ends - in most states between 19:00 EST (24:00 GMT) and 20:00 EST (01:00 GMT).
Get out and vote if you have not already done. Just for fun place your vote in the poll above.