Election Day is here and all that will be left to do once the polls close is to wait for the results. The final tally in at least two key states, Pennsylvania and Arizona, could take several days. The former being seen as the key swing state to decide who will be the 47th president of the United States.

While the final result may not be forthcoming on Election Night, exit polls will give the American public and the campaigns an idea of how people voted in 2024. Both candidates will hold Election Night watch parties, Trump will host his at a convention center in West Palm Beach, Florida and Kamala Harris at her alma mater, Howard University in Washington, DC.

Hers will be the first time an election party has been held at a university campus. The choice of venue was to highlight that if elected, she will be the first US President that  graduated from a historically Black college and university (HBCU).

What time is Kamala Harris expected to speak tonight during the US Election 2024?

Neither the Harris campaign nor the Trump campaign have said what time their candidate will address the audiences at their respective watch parties. Typically, the candidates wait until there is a clear sign that they have won before they address the crowd.

However, there has been much speculation that Trump will proclaim victory even before official results are in as he did in 2020. So, we could see Harris come out early to give a pep talk as well as make clear that the results are still a ways away.

With the final results not expected from Arizona and Pennsylvania for days, officials in the former said to expect to wait 10-13 days, it is unlikely either candidate will be able to declare victory on Election Night unless there is some major upset in a state that was considered a bulwark for Trump or Harris.

In the meantime, the DC Police Department has already been making preparations for Vice President Harris’ event at her alma mater. Several streets were closed around the Howard University campus as of 7 pm Monday, November 4, and restricted to “local traffic only.” Georgia Avenue from Harvard Street to V Street, NW will be closed to all vehicle traffic starting at 9 am Election Day and will remain closed until the Secret Service and MPD determine security requirements no longer warrant the measure.