US election 2024 live results: Donald Trump wins
Donald Trump secures return to the White House as America’s 47th president as Democratic rival Kamala Harris defeated
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Your support makes all the difference.Donald Trump has won a historic second term in the White House after sweeping four of the key battleground states hours after the polls closed on Election Day and consigning Kamala Harris to defeat.
The Republican presidential nominee has just passed the Electoral College magic number of 270 by winning Wisconsin, having already picked up North Carolina, Georgia and, crucially, Pennsylvania.
Counting is still underway in Michigan, Arizona and Nevada but the results here now cannot change the outcome of the race.
The 45th and now 47th president took to the stage with his family and running mate JD Vance earlier to promise a “golden age for America” and hail “the greatest political movement of all time.”
Republicans have also likely taken control of the Senate, a key victory for the party which has been in minority there since 2021.
As world leaders rush to congratulate Trump, Harris has yet to comment on her defeat. She elected not to appear at Howard University in Washington DC, where a watch party had been planned in anticipation of victory but which ultimately ended in tears with supporters leaving early.
Harris backers dejected as they leave watch party after disappointing night
Kamala Harris’s pathway to the White House looked increasingly unlikely by the end of Election Day, as early voting totals across the US on Tuesday night showed favorable early signs and wins for Donald Trump.
At the Democrat’s watch party at Howard University in Washington, campaign officials told the dwindling crowd late Tuesday that Harris would not appear until tomorrow.
Graeme Massie reports.
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Historic flip for traditionally Democratic county in Texas
Per the Cook Political Report:
One of the longest county voting streaks finally met its match tonight. Starr County, Texas — which was Democratic in every presidential election since 1896 — flips to Donald Trump.
Starr County sits on the border with Mexico.
Top Harris surrogate Mark Cuban congratulates Trump
The election is yet to be called but billionaire businessman Mark Cuban, a top surrogate for Kamala Harris, has congratulated Donald Trump — and Elon Musk.
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Full story: Republicans see off fierce challenges and flip two seats to take control of the Senate
Republicans will control the Senate in January, following a disappointing night for Democrats that the party had been fearing for months.
The tally as it stands is 51 seats for the Republicans and 42 seats for the Democrats, with seven races left to be called, the Associated Press reports.
John Bowden and Rhian Lubin report.
Republicans see off fierce challenge and flip two seats to take control of the Senate
The unexpected battleground of Nebraska pushed Republicans over the top after they picked up seats in West Virginia and Ohio
Harris wins New Hampshire
The Associated Press has called the state of New Hampshire for Kamala Harris.
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