Election 2024 live updates: Latest results as Trump and Harris go head to head in crucial battleground states
Polls begin to close as America awaits results from battleground states
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Your support makes all the difference.The first polls have closed as Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump conclude their campaigns for the White House. Texas and Florida have been called for Trump and New York for Harris, while key battleground swing states Pennsylvania, Georgia, and North Caorlina are still being counted.
Voting will conclude in four more states — California, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington — at 11pm ET, leaving only Alaska and Hawaii with polls open.
The economy and the state of US democracy are among the top issues cited by voters in NBC News’s exit poll, according to the preliminary results.
Thirty-five percent said democracy was their top issue while slightly fewer, 31 percent, said the economy. Abortion was the top issue for 14 percent of voters while 11 percent said immigration. Four percent said foreign policy was most important to them.
Meanwhile, Trump dismissed critics who expressed concerns that he would not concede an election loss as “crazy” as he cast his vote in Florida.
The former president told reporters as he voted with his wife Melania Trump: “If I lose an election, if it’s a fair election, I’d be the first one to acknowledge it.”
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Ted Cruz wins re-election in Texas
Republican Senator TedCruz has won re-election in Texas, beating back a challenge from Democrat Colin Allred.
Cruz gets a thundering applause when he says “Texas will remain Texas.” Huge chants of “Ted.” When fans say “Build a Wall,” he says “We're going to.”
“I've worn out my boots, sometimes my voice, and sometimes the patience of my incredible political team.”
“We are witnessing incredible results with Hispanics across the state of Texas,” Cruz said. “We are seeing tonight generational change in South Texas.”
He adds that it should “shake the Democrat establishment to its core”.
Harris wins District of Columbia
The Associated Press has called the District of Columbia for Kamala Harris.
First results from crucial Maricopa County look good for Harris
The first Maricopa County drop looks good for Kamala Harris. Maricopa is a historically Republican county that voted for Republicans like John McCain. But Biden won it in 2020 and it has become a place where Democrats must run up the scoreboard.
It is one of the seven counties to watch in this election:
On Election Night, watch these seven counties. They’ll tell you who is likely to win
From the suburban voters near Detroit to Latinos in Las Vegas to McCain Republicans in Arizona, Eric Garcia breaks down where to focus your attention if you want to know who’s having a better night: Kamala Harris or Donald Trump
Harris wins Colorado
The Associated Press has called the state of Colorado for Kamala Harris.
Two Black women will serve in the US Senate for first time ever
For the first time in American history, more than one Black woman will serve in the United States Senate. Lisa Blunt Rochester will be the senator from Delaware and Angela Alsobrooks will be the senator from Maryland.
Carol Moseley Braun served as the Senator from Illinois from 1993 to 1999. Then Kamala Harris served as Senator for California from 2017 to 2021.
Gavin Newsom appointed Laphonza Butler to serve the remainder of Dianne Feinstein's term in California following her death in September 2023.
Delaware elects first trans member of Congress
Voters in Delaware have elected the first-ever trans member of Congress. Democratic candidate Sarah McBride is projected to fill the state’s single House seat, after making history in 2020 as the first openly trans lawmaker to serve as a state senator.
LGBT+ rights group Human Rights Campaign — where McBride previously worked as a national press secretary —said her victory is a “landmark achievement on the march toward equality.”
“America now has the opportunity to learn what Delawareans have long known — Sarah McBride is a devoted public servant, a bulldog for her constituents, and someone who represents the interests of everyone she serves,” Human Rights Campaign president Kelley Robinson said in a statement.
“This historic victory reflects not only increasing acceptance of transgender people in our society, ushered in by the courage of visible leaders like Sarah, but also her dogged work in demonstrating that she is an effective lawmaker who will deliver real results.”
Trump wins Utah and Montana
The Associated Press has called both Utah and Montana for Donald Trump.
10pm ET — Polls close in key battleground Nevada
It’s 10pm on the East Coast and polls are now closed in three more states:
- Nevada
- Montana
- Utah
Full story: Democrat Angela Alsobrooks wins Maryland Senate seat
Angela Alsobrooks has kept Maryland’s open Senate seat in the Democratic column after a victory over Republican Larry Hogan, a popular two-term governor of the state.
The race quickly became one of the most unique (and expensive) in the country. Democrats, thanks to Mitch McConnell’s maneuvering, found themselves spending millions to defend an open Senate seat in a deep-blue bastion, one that the party would otherwise likely brushed off as a distraction. That was thanks to McConnell’s successful overtures to Hogan, the state’s popular former governor of two terms, who had previously turned down offers to run in the GOP presidential primary against Donald Trump. He had also dismissed the idea of running for Senate as recently as last year.
John Bowden has been closely following the race for The Independent.
Democrat Angela Alsobrooks wins Maryland Senate seat in big money race
The race was one of the most expensive in the country and could prove crucial in the make-up of the US Senate
Trump wins Missouri
The Associated Press has called the state of Missouri for Donald Trump.
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