Gas prices nationally reached a record high for an Election Day on Tuesday, according to a report from The Hill. The outlet said the national average stood at about $4.11 a gallon as of Tuesday afternoon, citing GasBuddy, and described it as a record high for Election Day in recorded history.

The Hill also reported that the previous Election Day record was set in 2022, when the average was around $3.75 a gallon, according to U.S. government data. The figures therefore come from two sources: GasBuddy for the current average and U.S. government data for the earlier record. The summary available for this report does not say whether the two series were measured the same way.

ABC News reported in a video segment that its Chief Washington Correspondent, Jon Karl, and Chief Business Correspondent, Rebecca Jarvis, would break down why states in deep-red territory are in play and the state of the economy on Election Day. The segment's headline pairs the phrase "record gas prices" with the question of new states in play.

ABC News' description does not name the states it covers and does not give a gas price figure. The reporting available here therefore does not establish whether the price levels bear on the states discussed, and it does not report any link between the gas prices and voting results.

The Hill's article is credited to reporter Ford McCracken. The summary available for that article is cut off mid-sentence, so details beyond the figures above are not included in this report.

Sources: ABC News: WATCH: New states in play as record gas prices hit on Election Day; The Hill: Gas prices reach record high for an Election Day.