How to follow U.S. election day coverage on CBC
CBC News Network's coverage of the election begins at 6 a.m. ET
Americans are going to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 5. CBC News is your destination for complete coverage of this pivotal election, with full results as they're available live online, on radio and on television, along with expert analysis throughout the day. CBC journalists are in several key locations in the U.S. to help make sense of what could be a fast-changing story Tuesday night.
Here's how to follow:
Television
Starting with America Votes: Morning Live at 6 a.m. ET with Heather Hiscox on CBC News Network and CBC Gem, CBC News will have up-to-the-minute coverage all day, leading into a special edition of America Votes: Power & Politics with David Cochrane, live from Washington, D.C., at 5 p.m. ET online and on CBC News Network and CBC Gem.
On America Votes at 8 p.m. ET, chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault will be joined on set by The National senior host Ian Hanomansing, senior Washington correspondent Paul Hunter, and chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton, to bring you analysis and the latest updates from our journalists on the ground. CBC News teams will be in battleground states key to deciding the election, and at the headquarters of both presidential candidates.
Canada Tonight's Travis Dhanraj picks up our coverage at 3 a.m. ET with America Votes: After the Vote.
Watch it all on CBC TV, CBC News Network, CBC Gem and everywhere you stream CBC News.
Online
Follow our coverage on the CBC News app and at CBC News online as the election story evolves throughout the evening, with live results, social media moments, and analysis and context from CBC's Mark Gollom. The Ask CBC team will moderate the America Votes live-stream special on TikTok and YouTube live, gathering audience questions.
Radio
Join host of Your World Tonight Susan Bonner and The Sunday Magazine host Piya Chattopadhyay for up-to-the-minute results, election analysis from a Canadian perspective, and some lively conversations with correspondents and special guests. Stay with CBC News for extensive coverage — listen to America Votes on CBC Radio and Sirius XM, and streaming live on CBC Listen and the CBC News app, beginning at 8 p.m. ET.