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The 2024 US presidential election is being billed as historic as it has been one of the tightest presidential races in the last several decades
The United States is on the cusp of a historic presidential election, with citizens voting on Tuesday (November 5). Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump each need at least 270 electoral votes to win the presidency.
The first results of the US presidential elections are coming in, and Trump looks set to win the battleground states as well as the presidential race. AP Race Call declared Harris the winner of California and New York, while Trump got Florida and Texas.
Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Nevada are the key battleground states that are seen as pivotal for any candidate's victory. Trends show Trump wins in all seven battleground states. He has already been declared the winner for North Carolina and Georgia by AP.
Tough battle
On the final day of canvassing, former president Trump, known for his aggressive rhetoric, held rallies in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Michigan while Harris addressed supporters in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania.
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The US has 50 states and most of them vote for the same party in every election except the swing states. Based on the volume of population, the states are assigned electoral college votes. Overall a total of 538 electoral college votes are up for grabs. A candidate with 270 or more electoral votes is declared winner in the election.
The election is being billed as historic as it has been one of the tightest presidential races in the last several decades.
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Live Updates
- 6 Nov 2024 9:49 AM IST
A first: Two African American women in Senate simultaneously
Democrats Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware and Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland both win US Senate seats, which will mark the first time two Black women serve in the Senate simultaneously. - 6 Nov 2024 9:43 AM IST
Who’s winning where (AP Race Call)
Trump (214):
Florida, Texas, Louisiana, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New Mexico, Utah, Montana, Georgia, Virginia, Oregon, Arizona, Idaho, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Missouri, Kansas,
Harris (179)
Washington, California, Oregon, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Maryland, Illinois, Colorado, DC - 6 Nov 2024 9:35 AM IST
AP Race Call: Kamala Harris wins California
Kamala Harris won California on Tuesday, giving her the largest prize in the presidential election - 54 electoral votes. The outcome in the heavily Democratic state where Harris previously served as a U.S. senator and attorney general was expected. A Republican candidate hasn’t won a presidential contest in the nation’s most populous state since 1988, and the GOP hasn’t seriously contested California in a presidential election since 2000. Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans in California by about 2-to-1, and the party holds every statewide office and dominates the Legislature and congressional delegation.The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 11:00 p.m. EST. - 6 Nov 2024 9:35 AM IST
AP Race Call: Donald Trump wins Idaho
Donald Trump won Idaho for the third consecutive election on Tuesday, adding four electoral votes to his tally.Idaho is deeply red, and the Republican presidential nominee has carried the state with more than 60% of the vote for the last several elections. The last time a Democratic presidential nominee won Idaho was 60 years ago, when Lyndon Johnson beat Republican Barry Goldwater by a narrow margin of just over 5,300 votes.The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 11:00 p.m. EST. - 6 Nov 2024 9:34 AM IST
AP Race Call: Kamala Harris wins Washington
Kamala Harris won Washington’s 12 electoral votes on Tuesday, besting Donald Trump in a state where he is not popular. Washington has not gone for a Republican presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan in 1984. President Joe Biden carried Washington in 2020 with 58% of the vote to Trump’s less than 39%.The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 11:00 p.m. EST. - 6 Nov 2024 9:31 AM IST
Last few states set to close polling
California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska and Hawaii are set to start closing their polling stations at 11 p.m. ET, with some closing even later.
