MOLINE, Ill. — Election Day 2024 has arrived, and News 8 is going live on the News 8+ Smart TV app as results flood in and election results start to be revealed Tuesday night.
While News 8 broadcasts live national coverage from ABC News, the News 8 News team will have nonstop live, local results and analysis from 8-10 p.m. on News 8+, our free streaming app for your TV.
Live coverage on Election Night starts at 5:30 p.m. with the latest on what's happening at the polls, voter turnout, the big issues at stake, and more. Join News 8's Jon Diaz, Shelby Kluver and Jenna Webster and News 8 reporters live across Illinois and Iowa for results as polls close, along with victory and concession speeches, reactions and analysis. Live coverage will continue throughout the night and during the day on Wednesday with additional late-breaking developments.
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Election night programming on the WQAD News 8+ App
- 12-4 p.m. | Your Voice, Your Vote | ABC News Special Election Coverage
- 4-5 p.m. | The Current
- 5-5:30 p.m. | News 8 at 5 p.m.
- 5:30-6 p.m. | In the News -- Nov. 5, 2024
- 6-6:30 p.m. | News 8 at 6 p.m.
- 6:30-8 p.m. | Your Voice, Your Vote | ABC News Special Election Coverage
- 8-10 p.m. | WQAD News 8 Election Special
- 10-10:30 p.m. | New 8 at 10 p.m.
- 10:30p-3 a.m. | Your Voice, Your Vote | ABC News Special Election Coverage
Election Results
You can view the latest results from all of the races News 8 is following on our Elections page. News 8 provides election results from The Associated Press. For races the AP is not following, election results are manually updated from our newsroom using data from the Secretary of State's websites and the County Auditor's websites.