Follow live updates of the 2024 Election for the US president as Donald Trump gains key battleground victories, narrowing Kamala Harris’s chances. With results pending in crucial swing states, the final race for the White House intensifies.
2024 Election Showdown: Trump vs Harris – Key States in Play
The intense 2024 U.S. presidential election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris has reached its climax with Trump securing pivotal victories in battleground states, diminishing Harris’s chances for the presidency. While the final votes are still being tallied in critical swing states, projections reveal that Harris’s path to the White House has narrowed considerably.
After polls closed, early forecasts showed Trump clinching Republican strongholds and key battleground regions, casting doubts on Harris’s potential for a comeback. Trump, who initially captured national attention with his surprising 2016 victory only to lose re-election in 2020 to Joe Biden, now appears poised to return to the White House by reclaiming several swing states.
Trump’s Comeback: Secures Pennsylvania, Georgia, and North Carolina
At 1:47 a.m., as Trump prepared to address supporters in West Palm Beach, Fox News projected his victory even as counts were ongoing in unresolved states. “This is a political win unlike anything we’ve seen,” Trump said at a convention center, surrounded by family and close allies. “This is America’s golden era.”
With heightened security, federal agencies monitored for potential disruptions, especially after the controversy surrounding Trump’s attempts to challenge the 2020 election results. Election officials reported several false bomb threats attributed to Russian actors across various states.
According to exit polls, voters overwhelmingly cited democracy as the defining issue guiding their choices. Preliminary results indicate Trump winning Alabama, Florida, Texas, and numerous other Republican strongholds. Harris, meanwhile, is projected to secure California, New York, and other Democratic-leaning states.
Initial Results: Trump Sweeps Multiple Republican Strongholds
In swing states where Biden saw success in 2020, Harris is only projected to win Minnesota. She also secured electors from Maine and Nebraska, which split electoral votes uniquely compared to the winner-takes-all approach in most states.
Trump’s victory in Georgia reverses the 2020 Democratic gain, as Biden narrowly won Georgia that year, marking the first Democratic win since Bill Clinton in 1992. Trump also claimed Florida, his third consecutive win in the state after it went blue under former President Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012.
Media outlets are actively projecting each state’s winner as election workers tally ballots and release preliminary results.
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