Election Day 2024: Donald Trump elected 47th US president, ABC News projects
Last updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2024 11:08AM GMT
Election Day 2024: Live results and analysis
With projections made in most states across the country, ABC News has projected that former President Donald Trump will win the high-stakes presidential match-up against Vice President Kamala Harris. Early Wednesday morning, Trump secured enough Electoral College votes to set himself up for a second presidency, including by flipping the key swing states of Georgia, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.
Beyond the presidential race, voters also hit the polls around the country Tuesday and cast ballots to decide who controls Congress, state and local governments. Reporters from 538 and ABC News followed along every step of the way with live updates, analysis and commentary on the results. Follow our election-night coverage in full below.
Georgia saw record turnout on Tuesday after a spate of non-credible bomb threats flooded state election offices, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said.
There were 1.22 million voters on Election Day voters, a record in the state, Raffensperger said.
Stickers lay on a table inside a polling place, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Atlanta.
Asked whether the bomb threats had any impact on voter turnout or the performance of election officials, Raffensperger said, "None. We worked through it. Battle-tested."
"That just shows you the resilience of our system and our people," he said.
The state also had a record 4 million early voters, according to Raffensperger.
ByCooper Burton
2:51 AM GMT
Sarah McBride will become the first openly transgender person elected to Congress
ABC News has projected that Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride has won election to her state's at-large congressional district, making her the first openly transgender person to be elected to Congress.
It's been a history-making night for the First State: Earlier in the evening, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester won her election to become the first woman and first Black person to be elected to the U.S. Senate from Delaware.
2:41 AM GMT
ABC News projects Harris to win New York
ABC News projects Kamala Harris will win New York.
ByIvan Pereira
2:40 AM GMT
Maryland, NY projected to pass reproductive rights measures
ABC News has projected that the ballot measures in Maryland and New York that enshrined reproductive rights into state law will pass.
