New York City Councilmember Ritchie Torres made history by winning his race to become the first openly gay, Afro-Latino person elected to Congress. In a heavily Democratic district, Torres competed against 12 candidates in the Democratic primary.

US election 2020: Ritchie Torres — First openly gay, Afro-Latino member of Congress

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, US voters turned up in huge numbers as Biden and Trump set their sights on key battlegrounds states including Georgia during US elections 2020.

Key states in US elections 2020: Biden hopes to turn 'Red' Georgia into 'Blue' as Trump struggles

Key states in US Election 2020: As voters all across America exercised their franchise, US President Donald Trump predicted that he would win "very big" in Florida.

US Elections 2020: Trump, Biden eye Florida as battleground states hold sway

Today is a stressful time for almost everyone in the US as today is being projected as one of the most important days in political history. However, it is especially more stressful for the two candidates: the current President Donald Trump and the former Vice President and Democratic nominee Joe Biden.

Joe Biden confuses his granddaughter with son during US Election rally; Trump campaign reacts

As voters turned up in huge numbers during US elections 2020, the markets gave the election wave a thumbs-up with the Dow ending up 2.1 per cent in Election Day session.

US elections 2020: On election day, Wall Street ends on a high; Dow up over 2%

As voters line up to vote during US elections, Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden's vice president pick Kamala Harris said "it is going to be a tight race, let's elect Joe Biden".

US Elections 2020: We have a choice in front of us, we need to deal with racial disparity, says Kamala Harris to US voters

Over 100 million votes have been cast as Americans come out to vote on Election Day on November 3 during US elections 2020. | Live: No indications foreign actor can compromise polls, says official Watch: According to US Elections Project, 100,298,838 votes have been cast with 35,733,103 in-person votes and 64,565,735 mail-in ballots.

US Elections 2020: Over 100 million votes cast; California leads in polling

Chad Wolf, the acting secretary of homeland security, has said urged voters to be "patient" for US election results after reports said Donald Trump could rush to claim victory during the election.

US Election 2020: Voters should be patient while waiting for outcome of elections, says Acting secretary of homeland security