The first battleground states finish voting at 7 p.m. ET and may provide an early window into what kind of night will be in store. Florida — most of it, anyway — and Georgia close then and are expected to count ballots relatively quickly. Biden is narrowly favored in both, according to FiveThirtyEight.com, and a win in either would all but guarantee his election. Should Trump carry both, his path to victory is easier, but not assured. North Carolina and Ohio finish at 7:30 p.m., but it may take longer for those results to be compiled and announced.