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More than 58 million Americans have already voted

U.S. voters have cast 42.7% of the total votes counted in the 2016 election.

ByLauren King and Lauren Lantry
Last Updated: October 26, 2020, 11:05 AM EDT

With nine days to go until Election Day, and President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden racing toward Nov. 3, voters are turning out in record numbers to cast their ballots early.

More than 58 million Americans have already voted in the 2020 election, reflecting an extraordinary level of participation and interest despite unprecedented barriers brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

In the final weeks of campaigning, the president has continued to press as polls show him trailing nationally and in several battleground states key to his reelection hopes. The president had a campaign rally in New Hampshire Sunday to top off a weekend of events across multiple states, and Biden appeared at a virtual "I Will Vote" concert.

All 50 states plus Washington, D.C., have some form of early voting underway. Check out FiveThirtyEight’s guide to voting during the COVID-19 pandemic here.

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Here's how the news developed Sunday. All times Eastern.
Oct 25, 2020, 9:18 AM EDT

Trump, Biden favorability unchanged as 2020 race heads into final week: POLL

After two contentious debates and more than $1.5 billion in advertising, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden enter the closing week of a bitter campaign with their favorability ratings relatively unchanged since at least the summer, according to an ABC News/Ipsos poll released Sunday.

People attend a campaign rally for President Donald Trump on Oct. 24, 2020, in Lumberton, N.C.
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Trump's favorability is significantly underwater in the new survey, which was conducted by Ipsos in partnership with ABC News using Ipsos' Knowledge Panel, with more than half of Americans -- including more than half of men (53%), Americans over 65 (53%), and independents (57%) -- viewing him unfavorably. The president's favorability deficit stands at minus-22 in the poll, similar to where he stood on the eve of the 2016 election.

An image of Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden is seen on a vehicle during a campaign stop at Bucks County Community College, Oct. 24, 2020, in Bristol, Pa.
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-ABC News' Kendall Karson

Oct 25, 2020, 9:02 AM EDT

Back on the campaign trail

The candidates are fanning out across the country again Sunday with rallies, concerts and get out the vote events.

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., has the earliest start with drive-in church service event in Detroit. She'll continue with afternoon canvas kickoff events, where she'll speak to volunteers and organizers, in Detroit and Troy, Michigan. Then she has an evening drive-in rally in Pontiac before she and her husband Doug Emhoff deliver a taped message during the virtual "I Will Vote" concert.

People listen as Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign stop at Bucks County Community College, Oct. 24, 2020, in Bristol, Pa.
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Joe and Jill Biden are also scheduled to speak during the virtual concert at 8 p.m.

Trump will speak at an afternoon rally in Londonderry, New Hampshire.

President Donald Trump speaks to Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and his wife, Frances Struewing DeWine after descending from Air Force One at Rickenbacker International Airport ahead of a campaign event, in Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 24, 2020.
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Vice President Mike Pence will speak at a campaign rally in Kinston, North Carolina.