Voters are going to the polls to decide the race for the Oval Office - will Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump be America's next Commander in Chief?
It's been the most engrossing, weirdest and grubbiest election campaign in living memory - and it's almost over.
Voters go to the polls today to elect Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump to replace Barack Obama as President of the United States.
In the final days there was bitter drama as Donald Trump was bundled off stage by Secret Service agents - watch it here. And the FBI ended its probe into Hillary Clinton's e-mails in a dramatic last-minute announcement.
But there's still more to come. All 435 House of Representatives seats are up for re-election, plus 34 Senate seats and 12 Governorships.
We've got the latest polls , an hour-by-hour breakdown of what time we'll know the results on election night, and a beginner's guide to US politics.
And if you really want to impress your friends, here's our bluffer's guide to the electoral college system .
What time do the polls open and close?
In total, polls are open between 10am GMT Tuesday and 6am GMT Wednesday.
In most states the polls open at 6am/7pm local time and close at 7pm/8pm local time.
But early-rising, Democrat-safe Vermont is a lot more energetic - opening polling booths in some areas at 5am (10am GMT).
Voters are red-eyed in New York too, where the polls will close at 9pm local time (2am GMT).
The latest close generally will be on the west coast, where most states vote until 8pm local time (4am GMT).
But because Alaska is so much further to the west it’ll have the final poll closing time at 8pm local time (6am GMT).
We should have a result at about 4am. Here’s our hour-by-hour guide and how to watch in the UK.
All this is a trick question of course because voters already went the polls at midnight in the village of Dixville Notch, which had just eight people.
Early voting is also common in the US and many have already cast their ballot.
Ohio Democrat chief insists voters are coming back to Hillary
The BBC has just interviewed David Pepper, Democratic Party chairman in Ohio - and he insisted Hillary was in pole position.
Democrat-held Ohio is the classic ‘bellwether’ state - predicting the winner - and polls have put Donald Trump ahead.
Mr Pepper insisted: “We’re seeing results from the early vote that suggests Donald Trump is losing more Republicans than he is gaining Democrats.
“He was doing better with those working-class Democrats six months ago,” Mr Pepper said, when he was talking about trade - but that’s dropped off.
“A lot of those Democrats have circled back and are now supporting Hillary Clinton,” he claimed.
Mr Pepper also hit out at the timing of the FBI’s decision to re-open and re-close the probe into Hillary Clinton’s e-mails, saying it “might have cost other candidates their seats.”
State-by-state guide to the US election
The battle between Clinton and Trump will reach its climax live on TV, with results rolling in from just before midnight.
But with results trickling in a state at a time, the election can get confusing even for seasoned political veterans.
Helpfully, Mirror Online has produced this state-by-state guide to help. Just remember, Democrats are blue and Republicans are red.
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