DHAKA: Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and her Republican rival Donald Trump have both scored early wins as polls continue to close across the country and the divisive presidential race comes closer to an end.

The victories for both candidates were long predicted and not particularly significant in the controversial presidential race where exit polls show Clinton has a slight edge.

US television networks have projected that Republicans will retain control of the lower chamber of Congress known as the House of Representatives, where all 435 seats were up for grabs.

Trump has again hinted that he will refuse to accept election results if he loses, reports Al Jazeera.

“We’re going to see how things play out,” Trump told Fox News on Tuesday, alleging that there had been voting irregularities. “I want to see everything honest.”

Trump filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the Clark County Registrar of Voters in the state of Nevada, alleging that early voting stations were open longer than the designated time.

A Nevada judge denied Trump’s request for state voting records on the grounds that the request would potentially put voters at risk of “ridicule and harassment”.

Both candidates cast their ballots in New York alongside their spouses.

BDST: 0824 HRS, NOV 09, 2016
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