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# Discussion Thread: 2020 General Election Part 2 | 7:00pm (ET) Poll Close (FL*, GA, IN**, KY**, SC, VA, VT)

\* Eastern time zone closures
** Central time zone closures

# 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 Florida (Eastern Time), Georgia, Indiana (Central Time), Kentucky (Central Time), South Carolina, Virgina and Vermont.]() 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).

* [Link to Part 1 Discussion](https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/jnkwys/discussion_thread_2020_general_election_part_1/)

## 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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### Florida 

#### Presidential

*Results*

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

*Forecasts*

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

#### US House

**[FL-27](https://ballotpedia.org/Florida%27s_27th_Congressional_District_election,_2020)** *Cook Rating: Likely D*

* Donna Shalala (D) (Incumbent)
* Maria Elvira Salazar (R)

**[FL-26](https://ballotpedia.org/Florida%27s_26th_Congressional_District_election,_2020)** *Cook Rating: Leans D* 

 * Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D) (Incumbent)
 * Carlos Gimenez (R)

**[FL-15](https://ballotpedia.org/Florida%27s_15th_Congressional_District_election,_2020)** *Cook Rating: Lean R*

* Alan Cohn (D)
* Scott Franklin (R)

**[FL-16](https://ballotpedia.org/Florida%27s_16th_Congressional_District_election,_2020)** *Cook Rating: Likely R*

* Vern Buchanan (R) (Incumbent)
* Margaret Good (D)

**[FL-18](https://ballotpedia.org/Florida%27s_18th_Congressional_District_election,_2020)** *Cook Rating: Likely R*

* Brian Mast (R) (Incumbent)
* Pam Keith (D)
* K.W. Miller (I)

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### Georgia

#### Presidential

*Results*

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

*Forecasts*

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

#### US Senate

*Cook Rating: Toss Up*

* David Perdue (R) (Incumbent)
* Jon Ossoff (D)

Concurrent special election *Cook Rating: Toss Up*

* Kelly Loeffler (R)
* Doug Collins (R)
* Raphael Warnock (D)

#### US House

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

* Lucy McBath (D)
* Karen Handel (R)

**[GA-07](https://ballotpedia.org/Georgia%27s_7th_Congressional_District_election,_2020)** *Cook Rating: Lean D*

* Carolyn Bourdeaux (D)
* Rich McCormick (R)

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### Indiana

#### Presidential

*Results* 

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

*Forecasts*

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

#### US House

**[IN-05](https://ballotpedia.org/Indiana%27s_5th_Congressional_District_election,_2020)** *Cook Rating: Toss Up*

* Christina Hale (D)
* Victoria Spartz (R) 

#### Statehouse

**Governor** *Cook Rating: Solid R*

* Eric Holcomb (R)
* Woody Myers (D) 

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### Kentucky

#### Presidential

*Results* 

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


*Forecasts*

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

#### US Senate

*Cook Rating: Likely R*

* Mitch McConnell (R) (Incumbent)
* Amy McGrath (D) 

#### US House 

**[KY-06](https://ballotpedia.org/Kentucky%27s_6th_Congressional_District_election,_2020)** *Cook Rating: Likely R*

* Andy Barr (R) (Incumbent)
* Josh Hicks (D)

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### South Carolina

#### Presidential

*Results*

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

*Forecasters*

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

#### US Senate

*Cook Rating: Toss Up*

* Lindsey Graham (R) (Incumbent)
* Jaime Harrison (D)

#### US House

**[SC-01](https://ballotpedia.org/South_Carolina%27s_1st_Congressional_District_election,_2020)** *Cook Rating: Lean D*

* Joe Cunningham (D) (Incumbent)
* Nancy Mace (R)

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### Virginia

#### Presidential

*Results* 

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

*Forecasters* 

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

#### US Senate

*Cook Rating: Solid D*

* Mark Warner (D) (Incumbent)
* Daniel Gade (R)

#### US House

**[VA-02](https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia%27s_2nd_Congressional_District_election,_2020)** *Cook Rating: Lean D*

* Elaine Luria (D) (Incumbent)
* Scott Taylor (R)
* David Foster (I)

**[VA-07](https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia%27s_7th_Congressional_District_election,_2020)** *Cook Rating: Lean R*

* Abigail Spanberger (D) (Incumbent)
* Nick Freitas (R)

**[VA-04](https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia%27s_4th_Congressional_District_election,_2020)** *Cook Rating: Toss Up*

* Aston Donald McEachin (D) (Incumbent)
* Leon Benjamin (R)

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### Vermont

#### Presidential

*Results* 

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


*Forecasters*

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

#### Governor 

*Solid R*

* Phil Scott (R) (Incumbent)
* David Zuckerman (P) (D) 
