November 5, 2020

National news organizations will certainly cover the swing states tonight. But the best coverage often comes from local organizations based in those states. Here are some of the newsrooms to follow. We’ve included newspapers, public radio and digital sources. You can also follow these newsrooms on our Twitter list.

Who have we forgotten? Let us know.

A poll observer stretches outside a polling station on Election Day, early, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Arizona

Arizona Republic

Arizona Daily Star

Indian Country Today

Phoenix New Times

Tucson Sentinel

Arizona Daily Star

ABC15 Arizona (KNXV-TV)

KJZZ

12News (KPNX-TV)

12News in Español

KOLD News 13

Arizona Capitol Times

Arizona Mirror

La Voz Arizona

Univision Arizona

Telemundo Arizona (KTAZ)

Conecta Arizona

Prensa Arizona

12 News en Español

Cronkite Noticias

 

A voter lets his 11-year-old daughter fill in his ballot as his son looks on, at a polling place in the Miami Beach Botanical Garden, in Miami Beach, Fla., on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Florida

Florida Times-Union

Tampa Bay Times

Florida Phoenix

Palm Beach Post

Sarasota Herald-Tribune

South Florida Sun Sentinel

Miami Herald

Orlando Sentinel

Bradenton Herald

WUSF

WLRN

WTVJ

WTSP

Democratic and Republican representatives review absentee ballots at the Fulton County Election preparation Center Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020 in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Georgia

The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Marietta Daily Journal

The Albany Herald

Gwinnett Daily Post

Athens Banner Herald

Decaturish

East Cobb News

Capitol Beat

WABE

The Current

GPB

Savannah Morning News

Republican Senate candidate Sen. Joni Ernst, right, talks to a reporter after casting her ballot at Red Oak First Christian Church Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Red Oak, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Iowa

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Des Moines Register

Quad City Times

Times Citizen

Iowa Public Radio

Voters line up before polls open on Election Day at a precinct in Warren, Mich., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Michigan

Detroit Free Press

MLive

Bridge Michigan

Detour Detroit

Detroit Public Television

Flint Beat

WDET

Michigan Radio

 

Voters walk past campaign signs at the Graham Civic Center polling location in Graham, N.C., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

North Carolina

The News and Observer

The Charlotte Observer

Carolina Public Press

Enlace Latino

Scalawag

The Local Reporter

WFAE

Charlotte Agenda

WUNC

People vote at a polling place on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Nevada

Las Vegas Sun

Las Vegas Review-Journal

The Nevada Independent

Nevada Public Radio

Robert Powell casts his ballot at Alliance High School, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Alliance, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

Ohio

The Columbus Dispatch

Cleveland.com

Cincinnati Enquirer

Akron Beacon Journal

Richland Source

WOSU

WLWT

WEWS

A voter lines up in a polling place to cast a ballot for the 2020 general election in the United States, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Springfield, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Inquirer

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Reading Eagle

Public Source

Spotlight PA

WHYY

WURD

KWY

WPVI

WCAU

The Express Times

The Morning Call

Voters line up outside Vickery Baptist Church waiting to cast their ballots on Election Day Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Texas

The Dallas Morning News

Houston Chronicle

The Texas Tribune

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

San Antonio Express News

Austin American Statesman

El Paso Matters

The Texas Observer

KERA

Houston Public Media

WFAA

KERA

People line up to vote at the Milwaukee County Sports Complex Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Franklin, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Wisconsin

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

Wausau Pilot & Review

Wisconsin Watch

Wisconsin Public Radio

This story was originally published on Nov. 3. It was updated Nov. 5.

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