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

Actor Paul Rudd visited Villanova University on Tuesday, where students and residents waited longer than two hours to vote.

He handed out water and snacks, thanking voters along the way.

Paul Rudd supports college voters as they wait in long lines at Villanova University

"It is crazy, we've been waiting out here for two hours, now they got Paul Rudd out here," said Erin Spillane, a Villanova senior.

Pennsylvania is a critical swing state in this election, drawing a lot of attention from both sides as candidates and celebrities visited the state multiple times leading up to Election Day.

In the last two elections, the candidate who won Pennsylvania won the election.

Students at Villanova said they were grateful to be able to cast their vote on campus.

"It's really a great experience that they can make it so convenient for students," said Dean Mullin, a sophomore.

In Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District, three-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Susan Wild is facing state Rep. Ryan Mackenzie.

Wild, a former city government lawyer, won by fewer than 2 points in 2022 and is a perennial target for Republicans.

Susan Wild facing Ryan Mackenzie in Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District

Economic issues and immigration are big issues here, according to Mackenzie. He currently represents part of the district in the state house.

Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district covers all of Lehigh and Northampton counties and parts of Monroe County. It's a very diverse district centered around Allentown.

The latest polling from Muhlenberg College, which was from about a month ago, showed Wild ahead of McKenzie by six points.

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Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is challenging Donald Trump to provide proof after the Republican presidential candidate baselessly claimed there is talk of "massive cheating' in the city.

Trump posted on social media Tuesday afternoon that there is "a lot of talk about massive CHEATING in Philadelphia," despite no evidence to support those claims.

In a statement released Tuesday evening, Krasner said:

"The only talk about massive cheating has come from one of the candidates, Donald J. Trump. There is no factual basis whatsoever within law enforcement to support this wild allegation. We have invited complaints and allegations of improprieties all day.

"If Donald J. Trump has any facts to support his wild allegations, we want them now. Right now. We are not holding our breath."

In another statement, the Pennsylvania Department of State said "Pennsylvania counties, including Philadelphia, are running a safe and secure election."

At the Westampton Municipal Building in Burlington County on Tuesday afternoon, a line snaked out the doors, down the parking lot and into a gate that held county vehicles and equipment.

All the people standing in that long line were waiting to vote. Polling locations across the county experienced long wait times, which was due in part to a technical glitch that happened as polling locations were opening Tuesday morning.

Burlington County voters face long lines after technical glitch on Election Day

"The machines were down or something wasn't working so they said it was a two-and-a-half hour wait," said Megan Cavanaugh as she waited at a polling location in Cinnaminson.

The tiny building had a long line of people whose parked cars crowded the small neighborhood. Penelope Williams was one of those voters who were surprised to see such a long line when she arrived to cast her ballot. She said an elections worker updated the crowd periodically.

"He was saying everybody wants a paper ballot so it takes a little longer," she said.

Burlington County officials say there were technical glitches early Tuesday morning at several polling locations. Officials could not provide an exact number of how many polling locations were impacted, but they say the issues ranged from connectivity problems to trouble getting the machines up and running.

County officials say the technical issues were not caused by anything "nefarious."

The issues were fixed by mid-morning, however, as a large number of voters continued showing up, the lines kept growing. It led to waits that were more than two hours long in some locations.