Election Day in the United States came and went without a declared winner in the presidential race, as most states continued counting deep into the night and a handful of states remained too close to call.

Vote totals in the majority of states showed sufficient delineation for experts to declare either Democratic candidate Joe Biden or President Donald Trump a winner. None of that gave either candidate the needed 270 votes in the Electoral College to claim victory.

Most states have deadlines beyond Election Night for counting absentee and mail-in ballots, and so voting has continued. Some states have deadlines of a few days or even a few weeks after Election Day, so final totals for all states will not be available for some time. A winner in the presidential race is expected within a few days, however.

All 435 seats in the House of Representatives were up for grabs. Predictions were that the Democratic Party would maintain its majority in the House, but enough final results were not available to support that assertion. A total of 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate were up for grabs. Neither party could claim a majority on Election Night. The current spread is 53 for Republicans and 47 for Democrats.

A record 101.9 million Americans voted before Election Day this year. That was more than double the total of 2016, which was 47 million. In several votes, the early vote exceeded the total vote (early and on the day) in 2016. Early voters reported several motivations, including fears over the COVID-19 pandemic. Some states have allowed mail-in voting for years, even a decade. Other states allowed such voting for the first time this year. The record-setting vote tallies followed a trend. Both the 2020 primary elections and the 2018 midterm elections featured highest-ever turnouts across the country.