The next American president is rallying Pittsburgh-area voters Monday as a contentious campaign comes to a close.

Both candidates — Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic heir to President Joe Biden, and former President Donald Trump, who has transformed the Republican Party with his bombastic, populist rhetoric — are set to visit the region on the eve of Election Day.

Harris would be the first female president. Trump would be the second man elected to nonconsecutive terms since Grover Cleveland, a Democrat, during the Gilded Age.

Harris’ rally will be at Carrie Blast Furnaces in Rankin and will feature musical performances from pop star Katy Perry, DJ D-Nice and singer Andra Day.

Trump is expected to speak about 6 p.m. at PPG Paints Arena. It will mark Trump’s first public event in the city of Pittsburgh during this election cycle.

In a statement, the Harris campaign said second gentleman Doug Emhoff will accompany the vice president at her Pittsburgh stop, as well as a later campaign event in Philadelphia, which will include performances by DJ Cassidy, Fat Joe, Freeway and Just Blaze, Lady Gaga, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Ricky Martin, The Roots, Jazmine Sullivan and Adam Blackstone and Oprah Winfrey.

Trump also will headline rallies in Raleigh, N.C., Reading, Pa., and Grand Rapids, Mich.

The Pittsburgh area has received more visits from presidential candidates than any other region in the country. With 19 electoral votes, Pennsylvania is the country’s largest swing state.

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TribLive has teams of journalists covering both local events and will provide updates here.

People can also follow along as our reporters post on X (formerly Twitter).

3:15 p.m. UPDATE: ‘When I’m 64’

Three Trump supporters from different Pittsburgh neighborhoods are the same age: 64.

Tom Sweeney lives in Shadyside, Theresa Mawritz lives in Liberty and Janine Valensic lives Uptown. All are 64 and they met in line as they waited to see Trump make his final campaign stop in western Pennsylvania and his first in Pittsburgh’s city limits.

Trump’s message can’t be argued against and he’s proud to show his support, Sweeney said.

“We’re part of the mob. People are fed up with the lies they tell us,” Sweeney said.

Mawritz said she’s 100% confident of a Trump victory. “This has all been a show we’re watching.”

Zachary Fehr of the Pittsburgh’s Southside and Brandon Flaherty, were in line since before 2 p.m. to see Trump.

They both said they’re optimistic the vote will go their way on Tuesday Fehr is seeing Trump for the first time. Flaherty saw him speak at the second rally in Butler in October.

“Look at this line, in Pittsburgh, at 2 p.m. on a Monday, in the city,” Flaherty said.

Fehr said he’s nervous about the race’s outcome and marveled that both major candidates will be in the Pittsburgh region.

“I am just happy it’s peaceful and I can see both sides point of view. It’s great we can disagree and be civil,” Fehr said.

People were still waiting to get inside as of 3 p.m.

Meanwhile, in Rankin, people were making their way through security and listing to Beyonce songs during the event to support Harris.

Hundreds of Trump supporters were waiting for doors to open at PPG Paints Arena.

Likewise, on the banks of the Monongahela in Rankin, Harris supporters lined up at the site of a former blast furnace.