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How to watch WQAD News 8's live coverage on Election Night 2024

Election Day 2024 is here, and News 8 is going live from 8-10:30 p.m. on the News 8+ Smart TV app as election results come in Tuesday night.

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.

The new WQAD News 8+ app on Roku, Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV is completely free and allows you to stream all of our newscasts and watch the latest news, weather and sports content. 

Don't have WQAD News 8+? Here's how to get the free app to watch tonight's election livestream:

ROKU

Add the free News 8+ app by searching in the Roku Channel Store on your device, or add the News 8+ Roku channel using this link.

AMAZON FIRE TV

Search for the free News 8+ app in the Amazon App Store directly on your Fire TV or Fire TV Stick, or add the News 8+ Fire TV app using this link.

APPLE TV

Learn more about the free News 8+ app in the Apple TV App Store and download it directly from your Apple TV device.

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.

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