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Early in-person voting ending Friday in Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and 5 other states
Early in-person voting ends in eight states Friday, including three major battleground states, as the nation sits just four days away from Election Day.
The states ending early voting include the battleground states Arizona, Georgia and Nevada, along with Idaho, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Texas and Utah.
Here is everything you need to know to cast a last-minute ballot during early voting.
States are beginning to wrap up early voting with the nation just days away from Election Day. (iStock)
Key down-ballot races in today’s states
- Arizona’s 1st District: This district covers a northeast chunk of Maricopa and is represented by Republican Rep. David Schweikert, who has served Arizona in Congress since 2011. Biden won the area he represents by 1.5 points in the last presidential election (Dave’s Redistricting), making this an ultra-competitive race. Schweikert is up against Democrat and former state Rep. Amish Shah. It’s a Toss-up on the Power Rankings.
- Arizona’s 6th District: Tucked away in the southeast corner of the state, the 6th District is represented by freshman GOP Rep. Juan Ciscomani. Biden won this area by an even thinner margin in 2020 — just 0.1 percentage points — making it another closely watched race. Ciscomani is running against Kirsten Engel, another Democratic former state representative. It’s also a Toss-up.
- Texas’ 28th District: Longtime 28th district Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar is seeking his tenth term this year. He won his last race by 13 points in the midterms; Biden won the area by seven in the last presidential election. In May, the Department of Justice indicted Cuellar on money laundering, conspiracy and bribery charges. The embattled incumbent goes up against Republican former Navy commander Jay Furman. This race is Lean D.
- Texas’ 34th District: Down in southeast Texas, incumbent Democrat Vicente Gonzalez is seeking a fifth term in Congress. He won by 8.5 points in the midterms. He is facing Republican former Rep. Mayra Flores, who briefly represented the district in 2022. This Gulf Coast district is ranked Lean D.
- Nevada’s 3rd District: This district almost touches Las Vegas, but it stretches a long way west of that out to Henderson, Boulder City and rural Clark County. Democratic Rep. Susie Lee has served in the district since 2019; this year, she faces Republican Drew Johnson. This race is ranked Lean D.
Arizona is one of the most competitive states this cycle
President Biden scored a crucial victory in Arizona in the last presidential election, flipping the state to the Democrats for the first time since 1996.
Four years later, the state remains highly competitive. In late September, a Fox News Poll put Republican former President Trump at 50% and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris at 47% among likely voters; an AARP survey around the same time had Trump two points ahead of Harris at 49% to 47%.
Maricopa County remains the most important battleground in the state. It is the fourth-highest populated county in the United States, represents more than 60% of Arizona’s registered voters and has a large suburban population, particularly in Mesa.
Arizona is also home to a higher proportion of Hispanic voters than the rest of the country, and while they favored Biden by 19 points in the last election, they have shown signs of shifting toward Trump.
Republicans are strongest in sparsely populated rural areas, particularly Mohave County (Trump plus-51) and Graham County (Trump plus-45), but they run up the margin most in the outer suburbs and exurban areas in Maricopa, Pinal and Pima counties.
Former President Trump during a campaign event in Greensboro, N.C., Oct. 22, 2024. (Cornell Watson)
Arizona is a Toss-Up on the Fox News Power Rankings.
The Grand Canyon State will also vote for a new senator after independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided not to run for re-election this year. The Republican candidate is Kari Lake, a former TV news host who ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2022. The Democrats have fielded Rep. Ruben Gallego, a former Marine who represents Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District.
The Senate race is ranked Lean D.
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How to vote in Arizona
Voters who have received their mail-in ballots have until Nov. 5 to deliver them to state officials. Friday is the final day for early in-person voting.
Fox News Power Rankings presidential map. (Fox News )
Georgia is one of the most competitive states this cycle
Georgia has voted Republican in all but two elections in the last four decades. The first was former President Clinton’s landslide win in 1992, and the second was 2020, when Biden brought the state back to the Democrats by 11,779 votes.
A win for either candidate here would make their path to victory easier. The Peach State has 16 electoral votes to offer, and with recent polls showing a tight race, it’s ranked a Toss-Up on the Fox News Power Rankings.
How to vote in Georgia
Voters who have received their mail-in ballots have until Nov. 5 to deliver them to state officials. Friday is the final day for early in-person voting.
How to vote in Idaho
Voters who have received their mail-in ballots have until Nov. 5 to deliver them to state officials. Friday is the final day for early in-person voting.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at Throwback Brewery in North Hampton, N.H. (Kylie Cooper for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
How to vote in Louisiana
Voters who have received their mail-in ballots have until Nov. 5 to deliver them to state officials. Friday is the final day for early in-person voting.
How to vote in Massachusetts
Voters who have received their mail-in ballots have until Nov. 5 to deliver them to state officials. Friday is the final day for early in-person voting.
How to vote in Nevada
Voters who have received their mail-in ballots have until Nov. 5 to deliver them to state officials. Friday is the final day for early in-person voting.
Here’s what to expect about how votes will be counted in Nevada on Election Day. (Fox News)
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How to vote in Texas
Voters who have received their mail-in ballots have until Nov. 5 to deliver them to state officials. Friday is the final day for early in-person voting.
How to vote in Utah
Voters who have received their mail-in ballots have until Nov. 5 to deliver them to state officials. Friday is the final day for early in-person voting.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This report has been updated to remove references to North Carolina, where early in-person voting ends Saturday.
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A boat carrying seven people caught fire in the harbor near the historic Queen Mary in Long Beach on Friday night.
According to a Long Beach Fire Department spokesperson, firefighters were dispatched to the 700 block of Queensway Drive near the Hotel Maya just after 7:10 p.m. on reports of a boat fire.
Arriving crews located an approximately 30-foot boat fully engulfed in flames, the LBFD spokesperson confirmed to KTLA.
Footage posted to the Citizen App from across the harbor shows a swarm of police lights at the scene. While no clear footage of the burning boat was captured, smoke was seen billowing around the Queen Mary.
Of the seven people onboard the boat at the time, four were hospitalized, officials said. Their conditions are not known.
The other three individuals refused treatment; some were seen floating away in a dinghy by Long Beach Police Department officers shortly after the fire broke out, authorities stated.
The private boat was taken to a local fire station, and what caused the blaze is not known.
An acrobatic fugitive managed to perform a front flip over a fence before an epic take down in Texas.
According to Fox News affiliate, KDFW, 29-year-old Terron Deshaun Hadnot was on the run after fleeing from an SUV that was reportedly stolen, and after an entertaining police chase, which was all caught on camera.
The Dallas Police Department caught the vehicle on Flock cameras around 4:30 p.m in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday evening and tried to stop the vehicle. The driver refused to pull over and a subsequent chase began.
Police said a high-speed chase ensued, with the stolen SUV and police reaching over 100 mph.
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The Dallas Police Department caught the vehicle on Flock cameras around 4:30 p.m in Fort Worth, Texas on Friday evening and tried to stop the vehicle. (KDFW)
The high-speed chase turned to local roads with Hadnot cruising along a 2-lane round before coming to a stop.
SKY 4 footage captured Hadnot emerging from the stolen vehicle and making a mad dash away from local law enforcement.
Terron Deshaun Hadnot in a stolen SUV led police in a high-speed chase on Nov. 1. (KDFW)
In a surprising move, the 29-year-old suspect was seen doing an acrobatic front-forward flip over a fence before continuing his attempt to evade capture.
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His attempt was in vain, with a police SUV catching up with the fleeing suspect. An officer was seen approaching Hadnot and pinning him to the ground.
Terron Deshaun Hadnot was charged with evading arrest, detention with vehicle and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. (KDFW)
Hadnot was charged with evading arrest, detention with vehicle and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.
He was booked in the Fort Worth Jail.
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Two people were hospitalized after a driver ran over them during a chaotic street takeover in Anaheim early Friday morning.
The victims were only identified as a man from Lancaster and a man from Orange.
Video of the takeover showed hundreds of bystanders gathered at the intersection of Orangewood Avenue and State College Boulevard at around 2 a.m.
Many were seen still wearing their Halloween costumes and enthusiastically gathering around while recording the chaos on their phones.
A driver in a black Dodge Charger was seen revving the engines and performing a series of donuts and burnouts at high speeds, narrowly missing bystanders on the sidelines.
Fireworks were ignited in the crowd as the area filled with burnout smoke and the roaring sounds of spectators cheering.
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The suspect’s black Dodge Charger narrowly misses bystanders as he looped around at high-speeds in Anaheim on Nov. 1, 2024. (@05irvin) -
The moment the suspect plowed into a crowd of bystanders, trapping two people underneath the car on Nov. 1, 2024. (@05irvin) -
Bystanders lifted the vehicle to rescue the two young men trapped underneath the car during an Anaheim street takeover on Nov. 1, 2024. -
Drivers performing burnouts and donuts during a street takeover in Anaheim on Nov. 1, 2024. (Southern Counties News) -
Drivers performing burnouts and donuts during a street takeover in Anaheim on Nov. 1, 2024. (Southern Counties News) -
The suspect’s black Dodge Charger narrowly misses bystanders as he looped around at high-speeds in Anaheim on Nov. 1, 2024. (@05irvin) -
Drivers performing burnouts and donuts during a street takeover in Anaheim on Nov. 1, 2024. (Southern Counties News) -
The suspect’s black Dodge Charger narrowly misses bystanders as he looped around at high-speeds in Anaheim on Nov. 1, 2024. (@05irvin) -
Drivers performing burnouts and donuts during a street takeover in Anaheim on Nov. 1, 2024. (Southern Counties News)
Dave Downs, a Chapman University student, recalled the confusion he felt when he heard the frenzy and commotion outside his apartment.
“It was late and it was a bit of, ‘Is this actually happening or am I asleep?’” he said in disbelief.
Downs and his roommate, Julian Romano, live in an off-campus housing unit which was located just feet away from the chaotic takeover.
As the driver continued spinning out, at one point, he lost control and struck several bystanders at the center of the intersection, trapping two people underneath the car. The vehicle moved forward and the rear passenger side could be seen lifting up as the wheel rolled over one of the victims.
Videos on social media showed people trying to lift the Dodge Charger to rescue the young men, one of whom looked bloodied and barely conscious.
The injured teens were rushed to the hospital with major injuries, but authorities confirmed they remained in stable condition on Friday night.
As the crowd attacked the Dodger Charger, the suspect driver was able to flee the scene amid the mayhem before police could arrive. Most of the spectators also left the area before arrests were made.
“Social media is one of the main driving forces of how these events are publicized and so that’s how a lot of participants receive their information,” explained Sgt. Jacob Gallacher with the Anaheim Police Department. “People come from all over the Southland to participate in these and, within a moment’s notice, you’ll have several hundred people in an intersection participating in this very unsafe, reckless behavior.”
Back in 2021, the City of Anaheim passed a law allowing its police department to cite spectators at street takeovers.
Jack Wyluda, a witness, said Friday’s dangerous takeover lasted a while — at least an hour — if not longer.
Wyluda said he was also not surprised the gathering ended with serious injuries.
“We saw some people get hit, but they didn’t go under the car, they were just hit by the side of it,” he recalled. “We saw it from the balcony [of my apartment], and we were like, ‘Why are people participating in this?’”
Police are still searching for the suspect driver. He faces possible felony hit-and-run charges.
Detectives are studying videos of the event that were posted on social media to aid in the search. They also believe there were more people who were injured in the event that have not come forward.
Anyone with information on the incident can call Anaheim Police at 714-765-1900.
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