Timeline: US election 2020 – How the first 48 hours unfolded

President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden still do not know the result of their race Picture: Evan Vucci/AP

The US election hangs in the balance with neither Donald Trump nor Joe Biden having cleared the 270 electoral college votes needed to win the White House.

Here’s how the first 48 hours unfolded after the polls began to close on Tuesday evening: