US Presidential Election Results 2016

Ab ki baar, @realDonaldTrump sarkaar? Here's where we're at so far in the US presidential race https://t.co/N3urgv79XO #ElectionNight pic.twitter.com/sq3BB1sQCI

— Times of India (@timesofindia) November 9, 2016

Gold jumped 3% to its highest in five weeks on Wednesday as early counting showed a close battle for the White House between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton, pushing investors toward safe havens. With voting completed in more than two-thirds of the 50 US states, the race was too close to call in Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and Virginia, states that could be vital to deciding which contender wins the presidency. Spot gold was up 2.9% at $1,311.80 an ounce by 0235 GMT. Bullion peaked at $1,312.80, its strongest since October 4.

The Mexican peso slumped to a record low against the dollar Wednesday as results in the US presidential election pointed to Donald Trump making a strong showing against Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House.

The unit, which has become a proxy for the property mogul's chances of becoming US president, slumped to below 20 against the dollar, an historic low. (AFP)

One way or another, history will surely be made tonight.

Let it be the good kind. Please, please let it be the good kind. #ElectionNight

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) November 8, 2016

The dollar tumbled more than two percent versus the yen at one point and turned tail against other major peers in volatile trade on Wednesday, as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump edged ahead of Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in a tight US election battle.

Share benchmarks are tumbling across Asia after Donald Trump gained the lead in electoral votes, with 123 to Hillary Clinton's 97 as of 9pm EST (0200 GMT). Markets had opened solidly higher but quickly shed those gains, reflecting investor concern over what a Trump presidency might mean for the economy and trade. Japan's Nikkei 225 index dropped 2.4 per cent to 16,777.85 as the US dollar sank against the Japanese yen, a trend that would be unfavorable to exporters. Hong Kong's Hang Seng plunged 1.7 per cent to 22,514.70. South Korea's Kospi index fell 1.4 per cent to 1,976.49 and Australia's S&P ASX/200 lost 1.2 per cent to 5,196.70.

This team has so much to be proud of. Whatever happens tonight, thank you for everything. pic.twitter.com/x13iWOzILL

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 9, 2016

.@realDonaldTrump leads @HillaryClinton 129-97 in the race to 270 electoral votes#ElectionNight

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— Times of India (@timesofindia) November 9, 2016

The Republican Party looked set to keep its majority in the US House of Representatives in Tuesday's election, two television networks projected. NBC and ABC said early results indicated the party would keep at least 218 of the 435 seats in the chamber.

Eric Trump may have broken New York state law by tweeting a photo of his completed ballot. The second son of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump tweeted a photo of a ballot with the oval over his father's name filled in on Tuesday. An 1890 New York law bans voters from showing marked election ballots to others. A federal judge ruled last week that the law applies to social media posts.

Such a surreal moment to vote for my father for President of the United States! Make your voice heard and vote! #Election2016 #MAGA #Voted pic.twitter.com/UBgHJcuQGB

— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) November 9, 2016

Exit polls conducted by Edison Research for national media outlets suggest a tight finish between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump for the state&#39;s 15 electoral votes.<br /> <br /> The polls suggest a majority of men back Trump, while Clinton won a majority among women &mdash; with the margins essentially even. The polls suggest women made up slightly more of the electorate.<br /> <br /> About four out of five non-white voters backed Clinton, while about six out of 10 white voters supported Trump. But the exit polls don&#39;t offer definitive information about actual turnout among those groups, with the estimates again pointing to a close finish.

"This is like a football game. I'm gonna have a heart attack," says Republican Mike Garcia

What the US embassy in Delhi looks like right now#USElection2016 #ElectionNight

LIVE: https://t.co/vAeff7s7wP (Pics: ANI) pic.twitter.com/B9tTiBmOmd

&mdash; Times of India (@timesofindia) November 9, 2016

Republicans seemed on track to secure two more years of House control as the first votes in Tuesday's elections were counted. But the GOP faced an erosion of its historic majority that could leave hard-line conservatives with added clout to vex party leaders.

Republicans seemed on track to secure two more years of House control as the first votes in Tuesday's elections were counted. But the GOP faced an erosion of its historic majority that could leave hard-line conservatives with added clout to vex party leaders.

With Donald Trump rousing opposition in many suburban and ethnically diverse districts, Democrats were hoping to gain a dozen seats or more. Chief targets included GOP incumbents in New Jersey, Virginia, Illinois, Florida, Nevada and California.

1 dead, 3 injured after reported shooting near polling site in Azusa, California, AP reports. No arrests yet.

South Carolina, Georgia and Virginia too close to call after polls in both states close.

Former Republican President George W Bush and his wife, Laura, did not cast a vote for US president on Tuesday but did vote for Republicans in down-ballot races, a spokesman for Bush said.

Don't let up, keep getting out to vote - this election is FAR FROM OVER! We are doing well but there is much time left. GO FLORIDA!

&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 8, 2016

According to an early reading from the Reuters/Ipsos national Election Day poll:<br /> <br /> &bull; 75 percent agree that &quot;America needs a strong leader to take the country back from the rich and powerful.&quot;<br /> <br /> &bull; 72 percent agree &quot;the American economy is rigged to advantage the rich and powerful.&quot;<br /> <br /> &bull; 68 percent agree that &quot;traditional parties and politicians don&#39;t care about people like me.&quot;<br /> <br /> &bull; 76 percent believe &quot;the mainstream media is more interested in making money than telling the truth.&quot;<br /> <br /> &bull; 57 percent feel that &quot;more and more, I don&#39;t identify with what America has become.&quot;<br /> <br /> &bull; 54 percent feel &quot;it is increasingly hard for someone like me to get ahead in America.&quot;

A Nevada judge rejected a request by Donald Trump's presidential campaign for an immediate order to be issued in its lawsuit over concerns about voting at a polling place in Las Vegas that remained open late last week.

Judge Gloria Sturman at the Clark County Court said that the order would potentially make public the identities of poll workers, which could put them at risk of harassment. Most voters are casting their ballots across the United States on Tuesday in the general election but Nevada and several other states allow early voting.

A lawsuit filed Tuesday in Nevada court asks that records from four early voting spots that allegedly stayed open too late last Friday be impounded and preserved.

Long lines kept polls open past the 7 PM posted closing time at locations that included a Mexican market and several shopping centers. Officials say at one site, the last voter cast a ballot after 10 PM.

Criticism is also coming from state Republican Party chief Michael McDonald.

But Democrat Hillary Clinton's campaign is dismissing the Nevada case in a Twitter message, calling it "a frivolous lawsuit."

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en"> Celebrities like Taylor Swift, Jessica Alba and Anne Hathaway are encouraging others to vote in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Election2016?src=hash">#Election2016</a>. <a href="https://t.co/BDvvXzqGhb">https://t.co/BDvvXzqGhb</a> <a href="https://t.co/iwnlO6XXBc">pic.twitter.com/iwnlO6XXBc</a></p> &mdash; ABC News (@ABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABC/status/796042950866247680">November 8, 2016</a></blockquote>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en"> Today is Election Day in America. It&rsquo;s time to get out and vote. <a href="https://t.co/a0MJUF4QIy">pic.twitter.com/a0MJUF4QIy</a></p> &mdash; Vice President Biden (@VP) <a href="https://twitter.com/VP/status/796039508013842433">November 8, 2016</a></blockquote>