Even before 2016 is over, the race for 2020 is well underway

Shown here at a March presidential debate, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, left, and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, right, are among those pondering 2020 runs in the event of a loss by this year's GOP nominee Donald Trump, center. Long before the first polling places opened on Election Day 2016, the race for the 2020 Republican presidential nomination was already underway.

Senate control up for grabs as Democrats seek majority

Control of the Senate was up for grabs Tuesday as Republicans' hopes of protecting their narrow majority in an unpredictable election rested on a handful of states that were toss-ups until the end. In two red states that were never supposed to be this competitive, North Carolina and Missouri, Democrats sought to upset entrenched GOP incumbents.

Defiant into final day, Trump warns of election fraud Read Story Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Defiant into the 2016 election's last day, Donald Trump raised doubts about the integrity of the U.S. election system on Tuesday as he cast his own ballot for president. The Republican White House contender refused to say whether he would concede defeat if he loses and continued to voice concerns about voter fraud, two statements that challenged bedrock principles of American democracy: fair and free elections and the clean transfer of power.

Elections 16 mins ago 9:05 a.m.Susan B. Anthony grave draws hundreds Tuesday

Jillian Paris places an "I Voted" sticker on the headstone of Susan B. Anthony on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. By the time the first ray of sunshine fell on Susan B. Anthony's modest headstone, dozens of people already were clustered by her resting place in Rochester's historic Mount Hope Cemetery.

Trump’s son: Dad will respect result if it’s ‘fair election’

Donald Trump, Jr. told CNN's New Day Tuesday that he thinks his father "will remain involved somewhat" if he loses the election. He said he hopes that the energy surrounding his father's campaign "goes back to the people we are trying to fight for, the people who haven't had a voice in a long time."

Clinton casts her ballot: ‘It is the most humbling feeling’

Seeking to become the nation's first female president, Hillary Clinton cast her ballot Tuesday and settled down to wait for the country to make its choice. The Democratic nominee and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, voted at an elementary school near their home in suburban New York before greeting supporters waiting for her outside.

Tim Kaine ends up second in line behind 99-year-old voter

Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine displayed a time-honored trait for a vice president - preparedness - showing up at his Richmond, Virginia, polling place 15 minutes early on Tuesday. Kaine told CNN's "New Day" that he "got to my polling place about a quarter until 6," and that "there was already a line" when he arrived.

NYC’s security headache: Trump, Clinton almost within shouting distance on election night

It is a rare celestial crossing that has both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump spending election night not only in the same city, but barely more than a mile apart in midtown Manhattan - and it is creating unprecedented security headaches for New York City. Not since they sparred with each other on the debate stage have the Clinton and Trump orbits overlapped in this way.

News guide: Will Trump buck decades of GOP wins in Utah?

Elaine Davis votes during early voting for the 2016 general election, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016, at the Salt Lake County Government Center in Salt Lake City. Hillary Clinton may not be accumulating the type of early-vote advantage her campaign wanted, but she continues to maintain an apparent edge over Donald Trump, with roughly one-fourth of all expected ballots cast in the 2016 election.

News Guide: Colorado decides balance of power, right to die

Former Vice President Al Gore checks his watch to check the time until election day as he speaks during a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, in Lakewood, Colo. Gore made one other campaign stop in Colorado for Clinton to drum up support on the eve of the general election.