How to Get Notified Instantly From Patch With Presidential Election Results

Want to get instant results from tonight's presidential election and other races without subjecting yourself to endless hours of cable television news coverage? We don't blame you.

Here's a simple solution: Download the free Patch app for iPhone and get instant notifications for election results all the way down the ballot.

We've taken the best of Patch and packed it into a lightning-fast, super-clean app that is loaded with features users have told us they want. And we'll send you instant results for elections in your town.

With the new Patch iOS App, you can:

• Follow up to 10 Patch towns at once.
• Customize push notifications and emails by Patch, in an easy-to-use dashboard.
• Get all your unread stories in a single queue, to help you stay on top of the latest local happenings.
• Navigate through Patch articles with a "swipe-able" interface.
• Easily share stories to friends via social media or by email and SMS.
• React to Patch stories with emoticons, including our favorite: So Patchy!
• Share stories to your Facebook friends and Twitter followers, or email/SMS to a friend!
• Submit a news tip to your local editor with the click of a button.

We're adding new features regularly — and working on an Android version too — all with the aim of keeping you in the know about everything happening nearby. Click the link below to download the Patch App now.

Click here to download the Patch app.

You can also sign up for Patch's free, real-time breaking news alerts and daily news alerts to get all of the best local election coverage sent straight to your inbox.

Here's how to do it:

At the very top of any Patch page, type in your town name or zip code, and we'll find your Patch (or the closest one to you). Then, on the right-hand side of a local Patch page, type your email address into the red "subscribe" box.

Don't have a Patch in your town? Let us know in the comments below that you want Patch in your town!