Election Day 2024: Donald Trump elected 47th US president, ABC News projects

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Last updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2024 11:08AM GMT
Election Day 2024: Live results and analysis
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.

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Here's how the news is developing.
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Nov 06, 2024, 8:59 AM

Track electoral vote count and results map for the presidential election

See how the balance of power is playing out as election results come in:

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3:27 AM GMT

ABC News projects Trump will win Ohio, Landsman in Ohio's 1st Congressional District

At 73% of the vote reporting, ABC News has projected Trump will carry Ohio, and its 17 Electoral College votes.

They also project Democrat Greg Landsman will defeat Republican Orlando Sonza in Ohio's 1st Congressional District in central and northeast Cincinnati. Landsman leads 53%-47%, with 82% of the expected vote reporting.

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3:10 AM GMT

Trump will take Montana and Utah

ABC News projects Trump will carry the deep-red states of Montana and Utah, combining for 10 electoral votes in his column.

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3:08 AM GMT

Harris will carry Colorado, ABC News projects

The ABC News Decision Desk has projected Kamala Harris will win Colorado's 10 Electoral College votes.

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3:02 AM GMT

Elizabeth Warren projected to be reelected

Democrat Elizabeth Warren is projected by ABC to be reelected senator from Massachusetts.

Warren, who the widely used DW-NOMINATE ideological score places as the most liberal sitting U.S. senator, joined the Senate in 2013 after defeating incumbent Republican Scott Brown, who himself won a surprising special election to fill the seat formerly held by Democrat Ted Kennedy.