Republican candidate Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday after securing the swing state of Wisconsin.
At the time of publication, Trump had claimed 295 while Harris has won 226, according to the Associated Press (AP).
Trump has so far claimed: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Indiana, Georgia, Nebraska, Nevada, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Missouri, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio , Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Harris claimed: California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont and Washington .
were called, with Donald Trump set to win North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Wisconsin, Nevada and Arizona.
With the exception of Georgia, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, none of the states called for either candidate flipped from the 2020 race between President Joe Biden and Trump.
Races in the House and Senate
Americans voted not only for the president and vice president, but also for senators, members of the House of Representatives, and state governors.
Republicans have won the US Senate, according to AP projections, giving Donald Trump’s party control in at least one chamber of Congress.
The AP projects Republicans have a 52-44 majority over Democrats, with four seats to call.
At the time of publication, 206 Republicans and 191 Democrats had won seats in the House of Representatives, according to the AP.
A party must win 218 to control the House.