Donald Trump and Kamala Harris face off

The unprecedented and unpredictable race for the White House between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris comes to an end Tuesday as Arizona voters decide between two vastly different visions for the country.

Arizona is at the center of the action; With 11 delegate votes, it’s a battleground state that will play a major role in determining which candidate wins the White House.

Polls in Arizona are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Many Arizonans have already voted, using mail ballots and drop boxes to make their choices.

Locally, the Arizona Democratic Party is hosting an election night event in Phoenix. The state GOP opted not to host a party this year.

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The dramatic fight for the presidency was marked by chaos and a list of unexpected events.

Only a few times in history has a former president lost and reappointed the White House or a president has stepped aside in the middle of a re-election campaign. Additionally, it is rare in US history for presidential candidates to be convicted of a felony.

The race is deadlocked in Arizona, according to the latest public polls. Trump narrowly leads Harris, but the numbers are so close that both candidates have a chance of winning the Grand Canyon State.

Voters’ frustrations with the economy and immigration are increasing Trump’s small advantage among Arizona voters. The former president struck a confident tone at recent Arizona rallies, even musing on stage in Prescott Valley that he should have been in the pivotal state of Pennsylvania instead.

Trump, who said “We will win Arizona” at a rally held in Tempe in October, stated that he was satisfied with the early voting numbers. “We will beat Kamala Harris.”

Harris isn’t far behind, though. He is the most powerful voice on democracy and reproductive rights, and his campaign is based on a massive ground game operation that will put him over the top in a state where Democrats have made big gains under Trump.

“It’s going to be a very tight race all the way to the end. And we’re underdogs,” Harris told a rally crowd in Phoenix last month.

The fight for the White House was set to escalate into a 2020 rematch between Trump and President Joe Biden, but it changed dramatically in late June when Biden’s disastrous debate performance against Trump sent Democrats into a panic. The president was impeached by his own party within weeks. He withdrew his re-election bid in July, long after the primary had ended.

That same month, Trump was nearly killed when a gunman opened fire live on air during the former president’s campaign rally in Pennsylvania. As Secret Service agents led him away from the stage, a bullet struck Trump in the ear, leaving Trump covered in blood but otherwise unharmed. He would be the target of another failed assassination attempt in September.

Harris moved to replace Biden just weeks before the Democratic National Convention, distracting high-profile members of her party with her own presidential ambitions and the prospect of an open convention. In her new role as a candidate, Harris had only three months to prepare her presidential campaign. He has taken over Biden’s campaign operations across the country, including Arizona, which has been laying the groundwork for the general election since February.

This story will be updated as election results are announced.

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