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title: 'Discussion Thread: 2020 General Election Part 3 | 7:30pm (ET) Poll Close (NC†, OH, WV)'

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# Discussion Thread: 2020 General Election Part 3 | 7:30pm (ET) Poll Close (NC†, OH, WV)

\* Central time zone closures
** Eastern time zone closures
† Special Note: [North Carolina Board of Elections extends voting hours for several sites](https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/2020-election-day-live-minute-by-minute-updates-across-carolinas/ME4TSRLLAFHIROFO7WCCT5ZNLA/)

# Introduction
Good evening. We will be posting a discussion thread for each group of states as their polling locations close. [Polls have now closed in North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia.](https://preview.redd.it/31ezpmpogvw51.png?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=bf4dceb49b5ff274925b1e8af1cb621cca6872ec) Results and forecasts for the presidential election in each state are provided below, along with a list of [US Senate elections](https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/senate-race-ratings), state [governor elections](https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/governor-race-ratings) and [*competitive* US House races](https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings).

## National Results:

[NPR](https://apps.npr.org/elections20-interactive/#/president)
| [POLITICO](https://www.politico.com/2020-election/results/)
| [USA Today / Associated Press](https://www.usatoday.com/elections/results/2020-11-03/)
| [NY Times](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-president.html)
| [NBC](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-elections/president-results)
| [ABC News](https://abcnews.go.com/Elections/2020-us-presidential-election-results-live-map)
| [Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/elections/2020/general-results)
| [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/election/2020/results/president)

New York Times - [Race Calls: Tracking the News Outlets That Have Called States for Trump or Biden](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/upshot/network-race-call-tracker.html)

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### North Carolina 

#### Presidential 

*Results* 

[AP / USA Today](https://www.usatoday.com/elections/results/2020-11-03/state/north-carolina/) |	[NY Times](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-north-carolina-president.html) |	[NPR](https://apps.npr.org/elections20-interactive/#/states/NC/P)

*Forecasts*

[FiveThirtyEight](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/north-carolina/) | [The Economist](https://projects.economist.com/us-2020-forecast/president/north-carolina)

#### US Senate

*Cook Rating: Toss Up*

* Thomas Tillis (R)
* Cal Cunningham (D)

#### US House

**[NC-02](https://ballotpedia.org/North_Carolina%27s_2nd_Congressional_District_election,_2020)** *Cook Rating: Likely D*

* Deborah Ross (D)
* Alan Swain (R)
* Jeff Matemu (L)

**[NC-06](https://ballotpedia.org/North_Carolina%27s_6th_Congressional_District_election,_2020)** *Cook Rating: Likely D*

* Kathy Manning (D)
* Joseph Lee Haywood (R)

**[NC-08](https://ballotpedia.org/North_Carolina%27s_8th_Congressional_District_election,_2020)** *Cook Rating: Lean R*

* Richard Hudson (R) (Incumbent)
* Patricia Timmons-Goodson (D)

**[NC-09](https://ballotpedia.org/North_Carolina%27s_9th_Congressional_District_election,_2020)** *Cook Rating: Lean R*

* Dan Bishop (R) (Incumbent)
* Cynthia Wallace (D)

**[NC-11](https://ballotpedia.org/North_Carolina%27s_11th_Congressional_District_election,_2020)** *Cook Rating: Lean R*

* Morris David (D)
* Madison Cawthorn (R)
* Tamara Zwinak (G)
* Tracey DeBruhl (L)

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### Ohio

#### Presidential

*Results*

[AP / USA Today](https://www.usatoday.com/elections/results/2020-11-03/state/ohio/) |	[NY Times](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-ohio-president.html) |	[NPR](https://apps.npr.org/elections20-interactive/#/states/OH/P)

*Forecasts*

[FiveThirtyEight](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/ohio/) | [The Economist](https://projects.economist.com/us-2020-forecast/president/ohio) 

#### US House

**[OH-01](https://ballotpedia.org/Ohio%27s_1st_Congressional_District_election,_2020)** *Cook Rating: Toss Up*

* Steve Chabot (R) (Incumbent)
* Kate Schroder (D)
* Kevin Kahn (L)
* Kiumars Kiani (I)

**[OH-10](https://ballotpedia.org/Ohio%27s_10th_Congressional_District_election,_2020)** *Cook Rating: Likely R*

* Michael Turner (R) (Incumbent)
* Desiree Tims (D)

**[OH-12](https://ballotpedia.org/Ohio%27s_12th_Congressional_District_election,_2020)** *Cook Rating: Likely R*

* Troy Balderson (R) (Incumbent)
* Alaina Shearer (D)
* John Stewart (L)

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### West Virginia

#### Presidential 

*Results* 

[AP / USA Today](https://www.usatoday.com/elections/results/2020-11-03/state/west-virginia/) |	[NY Times](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-west-virginia-president.html) |	[NPR](https://apps.npr.org/elections20-interactive/#/states/WV/P)

*Forecasts*

[FiveThirtyEight](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/west-virginia/) | [The Economist](https://projects.economist.com/us-2020-forecast/president/west-virginia) 

#### US Senate

*Cook Rating: Solid R*

* Shelly Moore Capito (R) (Incumbent)
* Paula Jean Swearengin (D)




