Key States to Watch on Election Night

As voters head to the polls, a lot will depend on who turns out to vote. And there will be a few key states to watch.

WATERLOO, IA - SEPTEMBER 27: Voting booths are set up for early voting at the Black Hawk County Courthouse on September 27, 2012 in Waterloo, Iowa. Early voting starts today in Iowa where in the 2008 election 36 percent of voters cast an early ballot. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

While Alabama is expected to go overwhelmingly Republican, political analyst Steve Flowers says this election will come down to seven battleground states.

And some may be called early in the night.

“Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, and maybe Pennsylvania. And a fifth one is New Hampshire. So five of the seven pivotal states are in the Eastern time zone, which means you may have an early call on the election,” said Flowers.

Flowers says about 15 percent of the votes in the country will be Hispanic voters primarily in  Florida and Nevada.

Florida has already cast more early voter ballots than it did in the whole election of 2000. That shows just how much the state has grown since in 16 years.

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