Live election 2024 updates in the Philadelphia region and the focus on Pennsylvania

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PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Pennsylvania is key in the 2024 presidential election, as its 19 electoral votes offer the largest prize among the swing states expected to determine the Electoral College outcome.

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump made their final pitches to voters in the same parts of Pennsylvania at roughly the same time on Monday. They spent the last full day of the presidential campaign in a state that could make or break their chances.

In Pittsburgh, Trump delivered what his campaign aides described as his closing argument. He then went to Michigan.

Harris made stops in Scranton, Pittsburgh and Reading before ending the evening with a star-studded rally on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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3:48 AM GMT

JD Vance says Pennsylvania will 'take out the trash in Washington, DC'

Sen. JD Vance delivered his closing message to the voters of Newtown, Pennsylvania, on Monday, advocating for former President Donald Trump to be elected back to the White House.

Vance told the crowd that the only way the country would get a person who is fit to be president is by voting for Trump.

JA Vance rallies in Newtown, Pennsylvania. Sharifa Jackson reports for Action News on Nov. 4, 2024.

"So tomorrow, we're going to say to Kamala Harris, you are fired. We don't want you in the White House. We don't want you in the Oval Office, we don't want you anywhere near the halls of power," the vice presidential candidate said.

Vance again brought up the recent "garbage" comment controversy, falsely claiming Harris called Trump supporters "garbage."

"So, to Kamala Harris, you shouldn't be calling your citizens garbage. You shouldn't be criticizing people for daring to criticize you for doing a bad job. And our message to the leadership, to the elites of the Democratic Party -- the people of Pennsylvania are not garbage for struggling under your leadership. But tomorrow, the people of Pennsylvania are going to take out the trash in Washington, D.C., and we're going to do it together," Vance said.

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2:22 AM GMT

Harris, Trump remain closely matched on Election Day eve: Ipsos poll

Harris is effectively tied with Trump among likely voters in an Ipsos national poll published Monday evening.

If the election were held today, half of likely voters said they would vote for Harris and 48% said Trump, the poll found.

When American adults were asked which candidate has a better plan, policy or approach to the following issues, Harris led on health care and political extremism, while Trump had more support for the economy, immigration and war/foreign issues, the poll found.

The poll was conducted Nov. 1-3 and has a margin of error of +/- 3.4 percentage points for likely voters and +/-3.0 percentage points for American adults.

-ABC News' Emily Chang and Oren Oppenheim

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2:10 AM GMT

In closing message at Pittsburgh rally, Trump sets the stage to challenge election results

In what campaign aides are classifying as his "closing message" speech, former President Donald Trump is already setting expectations for his supporters to challenge the results of the election, saying Vice President Kamala Harris only has a 4% chance of winning the race.

"So based on what I'm hearing -- she's at 4%. And so we never want to take anything for granted. But we're really doing well," Trump said during his rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Trump again falsely accused Democrats of cheating in the 2024 election, but added that it's "too big to rig."

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at PPG Paints Arena, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at PPG Paints Arena, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Pittsburgh, Pa.

"I do believe it is too big to rig. They'll try. And they are trying, you know, though. It's too big to rig. This is a big movement," Trump said.

Doubting the fact that President Joe Biden legitimately won the 2020 Election, Trump said that he has since learned.

"This is that big, powerful, vicious party -- that's a vicious machine. They can take all these bad ideas and win elections." he said.

The comments come as the Trump campaign has 230,000 poll observers along with 500 attorneys in every battleground state.

-ABC News' Soo Rin Kim, Lalee Ibssa and Kelsey Walsh

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1:55 AM GMT

Harris makes 2 stops at residents' homes in Reading, Pennsylvania

Vice President Kamala Harris made two stops at residents' homes in Reading, Pennsylvania, and asked for their votes.

At the first stop, Harris greeted a family and followed them to their door so that she could talk to them.

At the second stop, Harris rang the doorbell and surprised the residents, a couple. She hugged the woman who answered the door.

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, right, speaks to voters as she knocks on doors during a campaign stop in Reading, Pa., Monday, Nov. 4, 2024.
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, right, speaks to voters as she knocks on doors during a campaign stop in Reading, Pa., Monday, Nov. 4, 2024.

"You know, it's the day before the election, and I just wanted to come by and say I hope to earn your vote and wanted to just thank you for just giving us the time for this conversation," Harris told the couple, before they conversed together briefly on one of her recurring campaign messages: finding common ground.

The woman said that Harris had received her vote already, and that she would be working the polls on Tuesday, while her husband would be voting on Election Day.

-ABC News' Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, Fritz Farrow, Will McDuffie and Oren Oppenheim