Each candidate will take the country to a new area

Harris, 60, will be the first black woman and person of South Asian descent to serve as president. He will also be the first vice president to win the White House in 36 years.

78-year-old Trump oldest president ever chosen. He will also be the first defeated president to win another term in the White House in 132 years and the first convicted felon to head the Oval Office.

HE survived an assassination attempt By millimeters at the July rally. Secret Service agents blocked second attempt In September.

In Scranton, Pennsylvania, Liza Fortt arrived at the polling place in a wheelchair and wasn’t feeling well. But he said he still took the risk of going out to vote for Harris.

“This means a lot to me, my grandchildren, my great-grandchildren, my nephews. … I was just waiting for this day to come,” said Fortt, who is 74 and black. She said she never thought she would have such an opportunity to vote for a Black woman in the presidential race.

“I’m proud to see a woman who is not just a woman, but a Black woman,” Fortt said.

First-time voter Jasmine Perez, 26, cast her ballot on behalf of Trump at the Las Vegas Raiders stadium in Nevada, citing her moral values.

“What really attracted me to Donald Trump is that I’m a Christian,” Perez said, noting the former president, adding: “I like that he’s openly promoting Christianity in America.”

Harris, drawing attention to the warnings of Trump’s former aides, said: tagged him She accused Trump of endangering women’s lives, saying he was a “fascist.” Nomination of three judges Roe v. The one who broke Wade. He tried to strike a more positive tone in the closing hours of the campaign and went throughout Monday without mentioning his Republican opponent by name.

JD Jorgensen, an independent voter in Black Mountain, North Carolina. Hurricane HeleneHe said voters should have made up their minds by now.

“I think as long as the candidates are both in the public eye, if you’re undecided, you haven’t really been paying attention,” Jorgensen, 35, said.

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Associated Press writers Jill Colvin in Palm Beach, Florida, Darlene Superville and Eric Tucker in Washington, Manuel Valdes in Las Vegas and Marc Levy in Allentown, Pennsylvania, contributed to this report.