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Republican leader Donald Trump has won North Carolina and Georgia and is leading in all the other five swing states. His Democratic rival Kamala Harris won the states of California and New York, which have a large number of electoral votes, but fell short on her journey to the White House.

US election LIVE | Trump is now oldest person in US history to be elected President

With Wisconsin win, Trump cleared the 270 electoral votes


Four years ago, Donald J Trump was a sullen man after he lost the presidential race to Joe Biden. And when a violent mob, mostly his supporters, stormed the US Capitol weeks later, it appeared an end to the Republican leader's political career. Four years later, 78-year-old Trump made an unprecedented and forceful political comeback in American history by cruising towards a second term in the White House.

With Wisconsin win, Trump cleared the 270 electoral votes. And that too, after being convicted of a felony and surviving two assassination attempts.

In March, Trump received his party's nomination and it was formalised at the Republican National Convention (RNC) in July after remaining in the political wilderness for months following several court cases. In effect, he became the first former president to get the nomination for the top office after being convicted of a felony.

Trump still faces four criminal indictments and it is not immediately clear what will happen to the cases. The former president also survived an impeachment trial in 2021 that concluded with his acquittal.

Trump was shot at during a rally in Pennsylvania in July, just days ahead of the Republican National Convention.

As his victory appeared imminent, Trump addressed his supporters in Florida with a message: "We are going to help our country heal." As he eyed the White House, Trump carefully crafted his campaign messages promising to rebuild the economy and rid the US of illegal immigrants.

From the time he left office after his loss in the 2020 presidential election to his nomination as the Republican candidate in the 2024 race, Trump continued to dominate the American news cycle and the country's psyche.

He is now the oldest person in US history to be elected president.

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Live Updates

  • 6 Nov 2024 8:55 AM IST

    AP Race Call: Kamala Harris wins the District of Columbia

    Kamala Harris won the District of Columbia on Tuesday, securing the capital’s three electoral votes.
    Harris’ win in D.C. is no surprise – the District is a longtime Democratic stronghold whose government repeatedly feuded with Republican Donald Trump when he was the president. Trump has described modern-day Washington as a crime-ridden dystopia, and Republican allies in Congress have threatened to strip D.C. of its limited autonomy.
    The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 10:20 p.m. EST.

  • 6 Nov 2024 8:52 AM IST

    NYT forecast gives Trump 80% chance of winning

    NYT forecast: Electoral college estimate
    Trump: 296 (235 to 341)
    Harris: 242 (197 to 303)
    Trump has an 80% chance of winning

  • 6 Nov 2024 8:52 AM IST

    Go vote, California, says Trump

    Republican candidate Donald Trump appealed to California, a blue state, to vote 



  • 6 Nov 2024 8:50 AM IST

    AP Race Call: Trump wins Utah

    Donald Trump has won Utah and its six electoral votes, said AP. "The Mountain West state is a rare Republican stronghold that has in past elections only half-heartedly supported Trump, whose brash style and comments about immigrants do not sit right with some members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints," said the AP report.

    Latter-day Saints, better known as Mormons, make up about half of Utah’s 3.4 million population. Since Lyndon B Johnson in 1964, no Democratic presidential candidate has won in Utah.

    The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 10:00 pm EST.

  • 6 Nov 2024 8:47 AM IST

    AP Race Call: Harris bags Colorado

    Kamala Harris has won Colorado, picking up the state’s 10 electoral votes. Colorado was once a purple state, flipping between Democratic and Republican presidential candidates, but it has shifted blue in the past two decades, said AP.

    "The last Republican presidential candidate to snag Colorado’s electoral votes was George W Bush in 2004. Since then, it’s backed Democratic presidential candidates, with Joe Biden winning it handily in 2020. Colorado gained its 10th electoral vote after the 2020 census, attributed to population growth around Denver. The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 10:08 pm EST," said the AP report.

  • 6 Nov 2024 8:44 AM IST

    Blue Mirage, Red Mirage and more

    Votes cast on election day tend to favour Republicans, while Democrats are historically favored in early voting, causing blue and red “mirages” depending on which types of votes each state counts first, says a Forbes report.

    The 'red mirage', a major factor in the 2020 race, could show up again in the 2024 vote counting, says the report, adding that it may be less prominent this time.

    "The 'red mirage' refers to early vote totals that favour Republicans as ballots cast in-person on election day are counted, while a 'blue shift' occurs as absentee and provisional ballots are totaled (since Democrats traditionally vote by mail more frequently than Republicans)," the report said.

    Some American states now count their mail ballots first, potentially leading to a 'blue mirage' in states like Georgia early in the night, followed by a 'red shift' as GOP-leaning in-person votes are added to the total.

  • 6 Nov 2024 8:34 AM IST

    Who’s winning where (AP Race Call)

    Trump (198):

    Florida, Texas, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Minnesota, Louisiana, Wisconsin, New Mexico, Utah, Montana, Georgia, Virginia, Oregon, Arizona

    Harris (99)

    Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado

  • 6 Nov 2024 8:29 AM IST

    Which way are swing states leaning? (AP Race Call)

    Michigan: Leaning Harris

    Wisconsin: Leaning Trump

    Pennsylvania: Leaning Harris

    Nevada: Not available yet

    Arizona: Not available yet

    North Carolina: Leaning Trump

    Georgia: Leaning Trump

  • 6 Nov 2024 8:14 AM IST

    Hours extended at 9 precincts in eastern Arizona county

    A judge has ordered polling for two extra hours in nine precincts in an eastern Arizona county after equipment malfunctioned and printed ballots fell short.

  • 6 Nov 2024 8:00 AM IST

    NYT gives Trump 67% chance of a win

    According to NYT forecast, Trump has a 67% chance of winning though Harris has slightly more popular votes.

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