North Carolina US Senate candidates set for November showdown as polls begin to close in Texas – live updates

Former Democratic governor Roy Cooper and Trump-backed Republican Michael Whatley to face each other in midterms; voting deadline extended in Dallas county after voter confusion North Carolina’s election results will be delayed at least an hour because a rural county will be open late after workers couldn’t get equipment working earlier in the day. In Halifax county, the electronic poll books synchronized for 90 minutes and didn’t use any backup measures to let people vote, according to notes from an emergency meeting held by the state’s board of elections.