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Kamala Harris wins New Hampshire
Vice President Kamala Harris won New Hampshire on Wednesday, continuing the state’s two-decade-long streak of awarding its four electoral votes to Democrats. New Hampshire has backed Democrats in seven of the last eight presidential elections. Harris’ win comes nine months after the Democratic National Committee bypassed New Hampshire as the leadoff presidential primary. It’s the third time that Republican Donald Trump has won New Hampshire’s GOP primary but lost the state in the general election. The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 1:16 a.m. EST.
AP Race Call: Donald Trump wins the 1st Congressional District in Nebraska and one electoral vote
Republican Donald Trump won the electoral vote tied to Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District on Wednesday. The former president easily bested Democratic candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris in the district that includes Nebraska’s capital city of Lincoln and surrounding rural areas. The district has long favored Republican candidates. It has not backed a Democrat for president since before 1992, when the state began splitting its Electoral College votes based on the popular votes in individual congressional districts. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 1:01 a.m. EST.
Donald Trump wins Georgia
Former President Donald Trump won the swing state of Georgia on Wednesday, returning its 16 electoral votes to the Republican column. Joe Biden narrowly carried Georgia in 2020, but Republicans have won every other Georgia presidential vote since 1996. Trump tried to overturn his 2020 loss in Georgia, setting off a political and legal struggle that led to his indictment in the state. While the state has two Democratic U.S. senators, Trump’s victory proves Georgia still has a Republican bent. Six candidates appeared on Georgia ballots, but votes for Claudia De la Cruz and Cornel West weren’t counted. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 12:58 a.m. EST.
Kamala Harris wins the 2nd Congressional Distri
Democrat Kamala Harris won the electoral vote tied to Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District on Wednesday. The sitting vice president defeated Republican and former President Donald Trump in the district centered on Nebraska’s largest city of Omaha and its surrounding suburbs. The district has earned the nickname of Nebraska’s “blue dot” after having supported two other Democrats for president in the last 16 years – former President Barack Obama in 2008 and President Joe Biden in 2020. Nebraska and Maine are the only two states that split their Electoral College votes based on the popular votes in individual congressional districts. The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 12:08 a.m. EST.
Kamala Harris wins Hawaii
Vice President Kamala Harris won Hawaii and the state’s four electoral votes on Wednesday. It’s the 10th straight presidential election in which Hawaii has selected the Democratic Party candidate. The state last picked a Republican for the nation’s top office 40 years ago, when Ronald Reagan emerged victorious in 1984. Hawaii is a solidly blue state, with Democrats controlling all statewide elected offices and the state’s two U.S. House seats. Democrats have also long controlled more than three-quarters of the seats in both the state House and Senate. The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 12:00 a.m. EST.
Kamala Harris wins Virginia
Vice President Kamala Harris won Virginia on Tuesday, adding 13 electoral votes to her tally. Harris’ victory marks the third time Donald Trump has lost the Old Dominion state. The Democratic nominee for president has won Virginia in every election since 2008. The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 11:42 p.m. EST.
Kamala Harris wins New Mexico
Kamala Harris won New Mexico on Tuesday, adding five electoral votes to Democrats’ tally. The Democratic Party’s influence in New Mexico has only grown over the last two decades, with former President George W. Bush being the last Republican to win the state in 2004. Harris never made any campaign stops in the state, but support in New Mexico’s more populous areas outweighed voters in conservative pockets as second-term Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and members of the state’s congressional delegation campaigned on the vice president’s behalf. The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 11:33 p.m. EST.
Kamala Harris wins Oregon
Kamala Harris won Oregon on Tuesday, adding eight electoral votes to her tally. Oregon has one more electoral vote this cycle than it did in the previous presidential election after gaining a congressional seat following the 2020 census. The Democratic nominee for president has won Oregon since 1988. The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 11:23 p.m. EST.
Donald Trump wins North Carolina
Former President Donald Trump won the battleground state of North Carolina on Tuesday. Trump receives the state’s 16 electoral votes after defeating Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. Trump also won the state in 2016 and 2020, but Democrats had been optimistic they could reverse previous outcomes with campaign spending, canvassing and Harris rallies. They also tried to link Trump to embattled Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson. But Trump and running mate JD Vance visited North Carolina often during the fall campaign, pushing a more protectionist economic agenda and promises to crack down on illegal immigration and the southern border. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 11:18 p.m. EST.
Trump loses Colorado after railing against Aurora
Trump turned the Colorado suburb of Aurora into part of his message against illegal immigration. In the end, he failed to capture the Mountain State, which has become increasingly Democratic in recent years.
Trump likened Aurora to a “war zone” overrun by a Venezuelan gang that had taken over multiple buildings. Authorities pushed back against that characterization, saying it was a single block and the area was once again safe.
Colorado is one of the several states Trump visited down the stretch outside the seven most competitive states. In recent weeks, he also campaigned in California, New Mexico and, memorably, in New York for the rally at Madison Square Garden.
Kamala Harris wins California
Kamala Harris won California on Tuesday, giving her the largest prize in the presidential election - 54 electoral votes. The outcome in the heavily Democratic state where Harris previously served as a U.S. senator and attorney general was expected. A Republican candidate hasn’t won a presidential contest in the nation’s most populous state since 1988, and the GOP hasn’t seriously contested California in a presidential election since 2000. Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans in California by about 2-to-1, and the party holds every statewide office and dominates the Legislature and congressional delegation. The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 11:00 p.m. EST.
Donald Trump wins Idaho
Former President Donald Trump won Idaho for the third consecutive election on Tuesday, adding four electoral votes to his tally. Idaho is deeply red, and the Republican presidential nominee has carried the state with more than 60% of the vote for the last several elections. The last time a Democratic presidential nominee won Idaho was 60 years ago, when Lyndon Johnson beat Republican Barry Goldwater by a narrow margin of just over 5,300 votes. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 11:00 p.m. EST.
Kamala Harris wins Washington
Vice President Kamala Harris won Washington’s 12 electoral votes on Tuesday, besting former President Donald Trump in a state where he is not popular. Washington has not gone for a Republican presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan in 1984. President Joe Biden carried Washington in 2020 with 58% of the vote to Trump’s less than 39%. The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 11:00 p.m. EST.
AP Race Call: Kamala Harris wins the 1st Congressional District in Maine and one electoral vote
Voters in Maine’s 1st Congressional District, which is comprised of wealthy coastal communities, delivered an electoral vote to Democrat Kamala Harris on Tuesday. Maine is one of two states that divide electoral votes with two votes going to the statewide winner and one apiece to the winner of each congressional district. Harris won the vote in the state’s more liberal district. The rural, conservative 2nd District voted for Republican Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020. The Associated Press declared Harris the winner of Maine’s 1st District at 10:45 p.m. EST.
Donald Trump wins Iowa
Former President Donald Trump won Iowa on Tuesday, claiming the state’s six electoral votes. Formerly considered a swing state, Iowa has proved to be a clear example of Trump’s appeal among Republican voters and his staying power in the GOP. A majority of Iowans backed Democrat Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012 but chose Trump decisively in 2016 and again in 2020. Now, after easily earning the support of Iowa’s Republican caucusgoers earlier this year and buoying his reelection bid, Trump has won the state in three consecutive presidential elections. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 10:40 p.m. EST.
Donald Trump wins Kansas
Former President Donald Trump won Kansas and its six electoral votes on Tuesday. Republican candidates have carried Kansas in every presidential election since 1964, and it was the third election in a row that Trump has won the state. Kansas City-area suburbs that once were reliable GOP strongholds started leaning more Democratic after Trump was elected president in 2016, but Trump has retained his strong popularity in much of the state and particularly in rural areas. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 10:39 p.m. EST.
Kamala Harris wins the District of Columbia
Vice President Kamala Harris won the District of Columbia on Tuesday, securing the capital’s three electoral votes. Harris’ win in D.C. is no surprise – the District is a longtime Democratic stronghold whose government repeatedly feuded with Republican Donald Trump when he was the president. Trump has described modern-day Washington as a crime-ridden dystopia, and Republican allies in Congress have threatened to strip D.C. of its limited autonomy. The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 10:20 p.m. EST.
Kamala Harris wins Colorado
Kamala Harris won Colorado on Tuesday, picking up the state’s 10 electoral votes. Colorado was once a purple state, flipping between Democratic and Republican presidential candidates, but it has shifted blue in the past two decades. The last Republican presidential candidate to snag Colorado’s electoral votes was George W. Bush in 2004. Since then, it’s backed Democratic presidential candidates, with Joe Biden winning it handily in 2020. Colorado gained its 10th electoral vote after the 2020 census, attributed to population growth around Denver. The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 10:08 p.m. EST.
Donald Trump wins Utah
Donald Trump won Utah and its six electoral votes on Tuesday. The Mountain West state is a rare Republican stronghold that has in past elections only half-heartedly supported Trump, whose brash style and comments about immigrants do not sit right with some members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Latter-day Saints, commonly known as Mormons, make up about half of Utah’s 3.4 million residents. A Democratic presidential candidate has not won in Utah since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. Voters have historically favored moderate Republicans in statewide elections. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 10:00 p.m. EST.
Donald Trump wins Montana
Former President Donald Trump won Montana for the third consecutive election on Tuesday, adding four electoral votes to his tally. Montana has one more electoral vote this cycle than it did in the previous two, as the state received an additional congressional seat following the 2020 census. Montana has gone to the Republican nominee for president in all but one election going back to 1968. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 10:00 p.m. EST.
Donald Trump wins Missouri
Republican Donald Trump won the reliably conservative state of Missouri on Tuesday, defeating Democrat Kamala Harris. Missouri voters overwhelmingly favored Trump over Democrats in the 2016 and 2020 elections, and he was favored to win again this year. In the past decade, the GOP has become increasingly dominant in Missouri, and Republicans now hold all statewide political offices. Republicans also hold large majorities in both legislative chambers. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 9:49 p.m. EST.
Donald Trump wins the 3rd Congressional District in Nebraska and one electoral vote
Republican Donald Trump won the electoral vote tied to Nebraska’s vast, rural 3rd Congressional District on Tuesday. The former president easily defeated Democratic candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris in the state’s most conservative of its three districts, covering 80 counties and two time zones. The district is also one of the most conservative in the country and supported Trump by about 3-to-1 in both 2016 and 2020. The last time the district voted for a Democrat to represent it in the U.S. House was in 1958. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 9:25 p.m. EST.
Donald Trump wins Texas
Former President Donald Trump won Texas for the third consecutive election on Tuesday, adding 40 electoral votes to his tally. Texas gained two more electoral votes this cycle after the 2020 census. The Republican nominee for president has won Texas for nearly 50 years since Democrat Jimmy Carter carried the state in 1976. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 9:12 p.m. EST.
Donald Trump wins Ohio
Republican Donald Trump carried Ohio for a third time on Tuesday, defeating Democratic nominee Kamala Harris to capture the state’s 17 electoral votes. Support for the former president helped turn Ohio from a presidential bellwether to reliably Republican in recent years. Ohio voters supported him by wide margins in 2016 and 2020, and they delivered for him again this year. No Republican has reached the White House without carrying Ohio. In 2020, Joe Biden became the first Democrat to win the presidency without winning Ohio since John F. Kennedy in 1960. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 9:08 p.m. EST.
Donald Trump wins Wyoming
Former President Donald Trump beat Vice President Kamala Harris in deep-red Wyoming to win the least-populated state’s three electoral votes on Tuesday. One of the most Republican states by almost any measure, Wyoming gave Trump his widest margins of victory in any state in the 2020 and 2016 elections. Trump made at least one fundraising visit to Wyoming in 2024 but did not campaign in the state. He focused instead on states less certain to deliver him wins. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 9:00 p.m. EST.
Donald Trump wins Louisiana
Former President Donald Trump won Louisiana on Tuesday for the third consecutive presidential election, increasing his electoral vote tally by eight. In addition to voter support, Trump has various powerful political allies in and from the Bayou State, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Gov. Jeff Landry. In Louisiana, where the GOP currently holds each statewide elected office and controls the legislature, the Republican nominee for president has won every election since 1996. Trump won Louisiana with about 58% of the vote in both 2016 and 2020. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 9:00 p.m. EST.
Donald Trump wins South Dakota
Former President Donald Trump won South Dakota’s three electoral votes for president Tuesday. The Republican nominee had been expected to prevail comfortably in a state where GOP voters outnumber Democrats by more than 2-to-1. No Democratic nominee has carried South Dakota since President Lyndon Johnson won in 1964. Trump received nearly 62% of the vote in each of his previous runs for president, and both times his margin was more than 26 percentage points. Almost 51% of the state’s 616,000 registered voters are Republicans, while fewer than 24% are Democrats. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 9:00 p.m. EST.
Donald Trump wins North Dakota
Former President Donald Trump won North Dakota’s three electoral votes on Tuesday. His victory continues a decadeslong streak of Republican presidential wins in the conservative state known for its agriculture and energy production. The last Democratic presidential candidate to win the state was President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. North Dakota has about 784,000 residents. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 9:00 p.m. EST.
Kamala Harris wins New York
Vice President Kamala Harris won New York’s presidential contest on Tuesday, picking up the state’s 28 electoral votes. New York has now voted for the Democrat in every presidential contest since giving Ronald Reagan the nod in his landslide 1984 election. Former President Donald Trump has consistently struggled to gain traction in his home state, losing New York in each of his three runs for the White House. New York’s electoral vote haul is the fourth richest, after California, Texas and Florida, but has one fewer vote than it did four years ago due to population shifts. The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 9:00 p.m. EST.
Donald Trump wins the statewide vote in Nebraska and two electoral votes
Republican Donald Trump won the statewide popular vote in Nebraska for the third consecutive election on Tuesday, receiving two electoral college votes. Nebraska is one of two states that divide electoral votes with two votes going to the statewide winner and one apiece to the winner of each congressional district. Trump won Nebraska by 25 percentage points in 2016 and by 19 points four years later. The last Democratic presidential nominee to win the statewide popular vote in Nebraska was Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. The AP declared Trump the winner at 9:00 p.m. EST.
Kamala Harris wins Illinois
Vice President Kamala Harris won Illinois on Tuesday, claiming the state’s 19 electoral votes for Democrats. The reliably blue state, the home of former President Barack Obama, has supported Democratic presidential candidates since 1992. The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 8:38 p.m. EST.
Kamala Harris wins Delaware
Democrat Kamala Harris won Delaware’s presidential contest Tuesday, easily defeating Republican Donald Trump. Harris’ victory in solid-blue Delaware was a foregone conclusion, given the stranglehold Democrats have held on the state’s three electoral votes for decades. The last Republican presidential candidate to win in Delaware was George H.W. Bush in 1988. That’s also the last time Delaware voters elected a Republican governor. Delaware’s congressional delegation for years has been composed entirely of Democrats, who also control both chambers of the state legislature. The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 8:34 p.m. EST.
Kamala Harris wins New Jersey
Vice President Kamala Harris won New Jersey’s 14 electoral votes on Tuesday. Harris’ victory over Republican Donald Trump continues Democrats’ dominance in the state, which has gone with the Democratic candidate for president in every election since 1988. New Jersey Democrats have nearly 1 million more registered voters than Republicans. Trump has ties to New Jersey, including golf clubs across the state. He also operated casinos in the shore resort of Atlantic City, but they ended in bankruptcy. The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 8:30 p.m. EST.
Donald Trump wins Arkansas
Former President Donald Trump secured Arkansas’ six electoral votes on Tuesday, winning the heavily Republican state for the third presidential election in a row. Trump had the backing of the state’s top Republican figures, including Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Sanders, who had served as Trump’s White House press secretary, endorsed the former president’s bid and campaigned for him. Former Gov. Asa Hutchinson ran unsuccessfully for the GOP nomination and declined to endorse Trump’s reelection. Democrats have not won a presidential election in Arkansas since 1996, when native son Bill Clinton won reelection. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 8:30 p.m. EST.
Donald Trump wins South Carolina
Former President Donald Trump won South Carolina on Tuesday, earning its nine electoral votes for the third straight election. South Carolina has not voted for the Democratic nominee for president since 1976, when Democrat Jimmy Carter -- the governor of the neighboring state of Georgia -- defeated Republican President Gerald Ford throughout the South. Four years ago, Trump won 55% of the vote, matching his performance from 2016. Given the success Republicans have in the state, presidential candidates rarely spend time campaigning there. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 8:01 p.m. EST.
Donald Trump wins Florida
Donald Trump won Florida on Tuesday for the third consecutive election, earning the state’s 30 electoral votes. Once a crucial battleground state, Florida has been drifting toward the Republican Party in recent years. A Democratic presidential nominee has not won the state since Barack Obama carried it in 2012. Meanwhile, Trump grew his margin of victory in his adopted home state between 2016 and 2020. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 8:01 p.m. EST.
Kamala Harris wins Rhode Island
Vice President Kamala Harris won Rhode Island on Tuesday, giving her four electoral votes and continuing the Democrats’ dominance in the state. The last time a Republican presidential candidate won Rhode Island was in 1984, when former President Ronald Reagan defeated former Vice President Walter Mondale. President Joe Biden easily defeated former President Donald Trump in Rhode Island in 2020, winning more than 59% of the vote. Hillary Clinton also did well in the state, winning over 54% of the vote in 2016. Given the Democrats’ success in Rhode Island, presidential candidates rarely spend time campaigning in the state. The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 8:00 p.m. EST.
Kamala Harris wins Massachusetts
Vice President Kamala Harris won Massachusetts on Tuesday, continuing a decadeslong streak of victories for Democratic presidential candidates in the Bay State. The last time Massachusetts backed a Republican candidate was in 1984 when voters cast their ballots for Ronald Reagan. The commonwealth and its 11 electoral votes have become one of the reliable gains for Democrats in presidential elections. In 2020, Joe Biden easily defeated Donald Trump, winning more than 65% of the vote. The state has also become a steady source of campaign cash for both Republican and Democratic candidates, though few spend time campaigning in the state. Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 8:00 p.m. EST.
Kamala Harris wins Connecticut
Vice President Kamala Harris won Connecticut on Tuesday, extending the state’s long trend of supporting Democratic presidential candidates and adding seven electoral votes to her tally. This year marked the ninth consecutive presidential election in which Connecticut voters favored the Democratic candidate. The last Republican presidential candidate to win the state was George H.W. Bush in 1988. Former President Donald Trump has now lost Connecticut three times, first to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, then to Joe Biden and now to Harris. The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 8:00 p.m. EST.
Donald Trump wins Tennessee
Former President Donald Trump won Tennessee on Tuesday, keeping the firmly Republican state and its 11 electoral votes in his win column. Trump won Tennessee by about 23 percentage points in 2020 and by 26 points in 2016. The state’s two Republican U.S. senators, Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty, both won their first elections behind endorsements from Trump. The state has not voted for a Democrat for president since Bill Clinton’s reelection in 1996. Voters in 2000 turned on Clinton’s vice president from Tennessee, Al Gore, and voted for George W. Bush. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 8:00 p.m. EST.
Donald Trump wins Oklahoma
Former President Donald Trump won Oklahoma and its seven electoral votes on Tuesday, defeating Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. A Democrat has not won the presidential race in Oklahoma since 1964, and Trump was heavily favored to win. The last time a Democrat won one of Oklahoma’s 77 counties in a presidential race was in 2000 when Al Gore won nine counties in the eastern part of the state during his loss to then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 8:00 p.m. EST.
Kamala Harris wins Maryland
Vice President Kamala Harris won Maryland and its 10 electoral votes on Tuesday. Maryland is a heavily Democratic state that is home to many federal workers next to the nation’s capital. The state has a Black population of about 30%, the largest percentage of any state outside the Deep South. Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-1 in the state. Former President Donald Trump is deeply unpopular in Maryland. In 2020, Trump received just 32% of the vote. A Republican has not won a presidential election in the state since George H.W. Bush in 1988. The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 8:00 p.m. EST.
Donald Trump wins Alabama
Former President Donald Trump won Alabama for the third consecutive election on Tuesday, adding nine electoral votes to the Republican’s tally. Democrats have not won Alabama since 1976, when Jimmy Carter carried the state. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 8:00 p.m. EST.
Donald Trump wins Mississippi
Former President Donald Trump won Mississippi on Tuesday, claiming the state’s six electoral votes and continuing a long winning streak for Republicans. The last Democratic presidential nominee to win Mississippi was Jimmy Carter in 1976. Republicans hold both of Mississippi’s U.S. Senate seats, three of its four U.S. House seats, all eight statewide offices and a wide majority in the state House and Senate. Gov. Tate Reeves and most other Republican officials in Mississippi endorsed Trump, while Democratic U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson endorsed the Democratic nominee, Kamala Harris. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 8:00 p.m. EST.
Donald Trump wins West Virginia
Former President Donald Trump won West Virginia for the third straight presidential election cycle on Tuesday. The victory adds four electoral votes to the former president’s count. West Virginia has one fewer electoral vote this cycle after losing a congressional seat following the 2020 census. The state is one of only two where Trump won every county in 2016 and 2020. No Democrat has won the presidential election in West Virginia since Bill Clinton in 1996. Republicans control every elected partisan statewide office in West Virginia. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 7:30 p.m. EST.
Donald Trump wins Kentucky
Former President Donald Trump won Kentucky for the third consecutive election on Tuesday, adding eight electoral votes to his tally. The Republican nominee for president has won Kentucky in every election since Democrat Bill Clinton carried the Bluegrass State in 1996. Kentucky’s most powerful Republican, Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, once called Trump “morally responsible” for the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. But in a remarkable turnaround, McConnell endorsed Trump’s bid to return to the White House. During Trump’s term, the two worked together to pass a tax cuts package and to put three conservative justices on the Supreme Court. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 7:00 p.m. EST.
Kamala Harris wins Vermont
Kamala Harris won the Democratic stronghold of Vermont on Tuesday. The small state has voted in favor of Democratic candidates in the previous eight presidential elections. Vermont Gov. Phil Scott, a Republican, has been a critic of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and voted for Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 election. The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 7:00 p.m. EST.
Donald Trump wins Indiana
Republican Donald Trump won the presidential election in Indiana on Tuesday. The reliably conservative state, where Republicans have held the governor’s office for 20 years, gave Trump its 11 electoral votes over Democrat Kamala Harris. Indiana has been favorable toward Trump in his three races for the White House. In 2016, the year he won the presidency, and again in 2020, Trump took 57% of the Hoosier state vote. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 7:00 p.m. EST.
The Associated Press reports that Trump won Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia in the election, while Harris won Vermont
Former President Donald Trump won West Virginia for the third straight presidential election cycle on Tuesday. The victory adds four electoral votes to the former president’s count. West Virginia has one fewer electoral vote this cycle after losing a congressional seat following the 2020 census. The state is one of only two where Trump won every county in 2016 and 2020. No Democrat has won the presidential election in West Virginia since Bill Clinton in 1996. Republicans control every elected partisan statewide office in West Virginia. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 7:30 p.m. EST.
Kamala Harris won the Democratic stronghold of Vermont on Tuesday. The small state has voted in favor of Democratic candidates in the previous eight presidential elections. Vermont Gov. Phil Scott, a Republican, has been a critic of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and voted for Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 election. The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 7:00 p.m. EST.
Republican Donald Trump won the presidential election in Indiana on Tuesday. The reliably conservative state, where Republicans have held the governor’s office for 20 years, gave Trump its 11 electoral votes over Democrat Kamala Harris. Indiana has been favorable toward Trump in his three races for the White House. In 2016, the year he won the presidency, and again in 2020, Trump took 57% of the Hoosier state vote. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 7:00 p.m. EST.
Former President Donald Trump won Kentucky for the third consecutive election on Tuesday, adding eight electoral votes to his tally. The Republican nominee for president has won Kentucky in every election since Democrat Bill Clinton carried the Bluegrass State in 1996. Kentucky’s most powerful Republican, Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, once called Trump “morally responsible” for the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. But in a remarkable turnaround, McConnell endorsed Trump’s bid to return to the White House. During Trump’s term, the two worked together to pass a tax cuts package and to put three conservative justices on the Supreme Court. The Associated Press declared Trump the winner at 7:00 p.m. EST.
Motion filed to keep polls open later in Arizona’s Apache County after voting machine issues
The Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission has filed a complaint in Apache County state court to keep polls there open two more hours, the commission’s executive director Leonard Gorman told CNN, after multiple polling locations reported voting machines and printers failing earlier Tuesday.
Gorman told CNN that his commission — which is part of the Navajo Nation government — received reports of malfunctioning printers and voting equipment at around 10 polling places out of around 30 total voting locations in the county.
An Arizona state official told CNN they heard issues with Apache County voting equipment were resolved earlier this afternoon, adding the county is working with the Navajo Nation to avoid litigation. CNN has reached out to the Arizona Secretary of State’s office for comment.
But Gorman told CNN he has heard reports from Navajo voters of issues persisting in some locations and said it has caused some voters to leave the voting line and not cast their ballots.
“My personal experience has been worse than the past,” Gorman told CNN.
Apache County is located in the northeast corner of Arizona and much of the county is home to the Navajo Nation.
Kentucky judge denies request to extend voting hours in Jefferson County after reports of delays
A Kentucky judge denied a request to extend voting hours in Jefferson County after reports of extensive delays in Louisville on Tuesday.
Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Eric Haner denied a request from the Kentucky Democratic Party to extend voting by two hours, from 6 p.m. local time to 8 p.m., after reports of “significant county-wide delays,” according to the complaint seeking immediate relief shared with CNN.
In denying the request, Haner said the Democrats failed to establish how many voters were impacted by the delays and failed to prove that voters were denied the right to vote based on the voting machine issues.
The complaint alleged there were “systemic issues” with Jefferson County’s electronic systems.
“The machines shut down, crashed or otherwise had errors in finding voters such that there were numerous periods of time when we were unable check-in voters or issue ballots” clerk Rosalind Welch said in her declaration.
Welch said as a result, “the longest wait time we experienced was approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes due to multiple technical errors.”
Pennsylvania judge orders county election official to refrain from hand-counting votes
A judge in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, has ordered a poll official in Washington Township to allow votes to be sent to the county election bureau for tabulation when voting ends “without a hand count or manual tabulation of the votes cast for any office.”
Earlier Tuesday, the Fayette County Election Bureau in southwestern Pennsylvania filed an emergency petition asking the judge to order an election official not to hand-count votes in the township where he’s an election judge because it’s against county protocol.
Vincent Manetta, the judge of election for Washington Township — which falls within Fayette County — has said he intends “to remove the ballots from the ballot box and audit or hand count the votes cast for each presidential candidate that after the polls close,” according to the emergency petition filed late Tuesday afternoon.
“Despite being instructed by the Election Director and the solicitor that he could not act outside of the statute by performing a hand audit or manual tabulation of the votes cast for each presidential candidate, Mr. [Vincent] Manetta indicated that it was still his intention to perform that count at the precinct,” the filing said.
If the Washington Township election judge fails to comply, the county sheriff’s office has been ordered to dispatch an escort to accompany a poll worker with the voting materials to the Fayette County Election Bureau per protocol, the judge’s ruling said.
The judge’s ruling also orders the sheriff’s office to similarly escort any other Fayette County precinct “which is acting outside of the authority outlined” in the state’s election code.
Absentee re-run process in Milwaukee will delay counting process by about 1 hour, official says
It’s likely that the Milwaukee absentee ballot re-run counting process would only be delayed by about an hour or so, according to Ann Jacobs, the chair of the Wisconsin Elections Commission.
“Those ballots have already been flattened, they’ve already been successfully through the machine,” Jacobs told CNN. “So my hope is that they can just get them through and they’ll go through and it shouldn’t take too much extra time.”
The Milwaukee Election Commission (MEC) said in a statement that there is no estimate of how long the delay will be.
“It appears some doors were not fully secured by election officials,” the commission said in a statement, explaining its decision. “The City of Milwaukee has no doubt regarding the integrity of the election. However, in order to eliminate any doubt to be fully transparent, the MEC has decided to start the tabulation process over for all ballots at Central Count. This decision was made in consultation with both Republican and Democratic officials. Approximately 31,000 ballots will be re-tabulated.”
The Republican National Committee co-chairs, Michael Whatley and Lara Trump, blasted Milwaukee over the error, calling it “an unacceptable example of incompetent election administration in a key swing state” and suggesting it would be “wildly extending the counting timeline.”
“Voters deserve better and we are unambiguously calling on Milwaukee’s officials to do their jobs and count ballots quickly and effectively,” Whatley and Trump said. “Anything less undermines voter confidence.”
But Jacobs said she thought Milwaukee officials were making the right move — in part to instill confidence in the count.
“You can’t wait to see who wins to then decide if you’re going to re-run the ballots,” she said. “This had to be made today, it had to be made now, and they made the right decision.”
Election official: 4 Arizona locations received "unsubstantiated" bomb threats believed to originate in Russia
There were “unsubstantiated” bomb threats made to four locations in Navajo County, Arizona, and state officials have “reason to believe” that the threats originated in Russia, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said Tuesday afternoon.
“We have no reason to believe that any of our voters or any of our polling places are in any sort of jeopardy,” Fontes, a Democrat, told at a media briefing.
“This is another, we believe, probing attack,” he said. “We also have reason to believe — although I won’t get into specifics — that this comes from one of our foreign enemies, namely Russia.”
Arizona joins a list of states, including Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin, that have reportedly received suspected Russian-sourced bomb threats.
Voting suspended at 5 locations in Georgia's DeKalb County due to bomb threats
Bomb threats were called in to five voting locations in Georgia’s DeKalb County, as well as two other locations that are not polling places, according to a press release by the county, which says police are performing bombs sweeps at the seven total locations.
“Every asset that we have will be deployed to ensure that every citizen who wants to vote will be given that opportunity and every vote cast will be counted,” DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond said in the release.
DeKalb County’s Office of Voter Registration and Elections said that voting has been suspended at the polling places.
“Out of an abundance of caution, we are suspending voting at these polling locations until we have clearance from DeKalb Police to reopen the facilities,” said DeKalb Voter Registration and Elections Executive Director Keisha Smith in the release, which also said the county is going to court for an emergency order to extend voting hours at the affected polling places.
The locations include a church, two libraries, a community center and a senior center.
These bomb threats are in addition to the threats called in at other counties in Georgia that a US official told CNN were suspected to have originated from Russia and deemed non-credible.
At least 182,000 registered voters in Philadelphia cast early ballots, official says
At least 182,000 registered voters in Philadelphia cast their ballots early in the election, an election official told CNN.
That’s apart from the remaining ballots that the city has yet to pick up from drop-off locations and the votes cast in-person Tuesday.
The first release of early ballots will take place right after polls close – a target of 75,000 to 100,000 ballots, according to the official. Registered voters have until 8 p.m. ET to pick up their ballots after the polls close, the official said.
Around 10 Georgia polling sites will stay open late due to disruptions from non-credible threats, official says
Around 10 polling locations in a “handful” of Georgia counties will stay open late due to non-credible threats that briefly disrupted voting, according to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
“It’s probably in that 10 number, plus or minus,” Raffensperger said, referring to the number of polling locations where voting will be extended past 7 p.m. ET, when the voting is scheduled to stop.
“And typically, it’s about 20 to 40 minutes,” Raffensperger said of the extensions. “Most of them are like 20 to 30 minutes, I think there is one that was a little bit larger than 40 minutes but that’s kind of the range right there.”
Raffensperger said once the FBI put out information that the non-credible threats originated from Russian email domains, they “kind of tapered off.”
“I guess they realized that dog won’t hunt today in Georgia,” Raffensperger said.
Five polling locations in Fulton County will see voting hours extended Tuesday evening, officials there said, following a ruling by the Fulton County Superior Court. Lake Forest Elementary School will remain open until 7:10 p.m.; C.H. Gullatt Elementary School will remain open until 7:15 p.m.; Southwest Arts Center will remain open until 7:43 p.m.; and Etris Darnell Community Center and Northwood Elementary School will both remain open until 7:45 p.m.
Georgia’s top election official again stressed that election day turnout across the Peach State has continued to be impressive overall.
“I think where we will be today will be north of 1.1 million,” Raffensperger told reporters. “So we’ll be north of 5.2 million (total), so big turnout, great turnout.”
Milwaukee will re-tabulate 30,000 absentee ballots "out of an abundance of caution"
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, will re-run about 30,000 absentee ballots through tabulating machines “out of an abundance of caution” after finding evidence that the doors on its tabulating machines had not been closed properly, city spokesperson Jeff Fleming said.
“There have been extensive discussions with election officials here in consultation with people in Madison and our attorneys, and they said, let’s make sure there’s absolutely no question, and so that part of the process will be redone,” Fleming said.
All tabulating machines are being set to zero and the ballots will be put through the machines again, he said. This could add several hours to the counting process, according to Fleming, although the biggest time sink in counting is processing absentee ballots and their envelopes — which does not have to be re-done for any of these ballots.
The problem with the machines was caused by human error, and “we don’t believe they were tampered with in any way,” Fleming said.
“We don’t want any questions about the accuracy of the results,” Fleming said. “So we’re going to make sure that they are run correctly.”
Two Atlanta-area precincts will extend voting due to bomb threats, as two other counties seek the same
Two election precincts in Gwinnett County, Georgia, will remain open until 7:58 p.m. local time after they briefly closed today due to a received threat, Gwinnett County Government Communications Director Joe Sorenson tells CNN.
Precincts 112 and 52, which are in the same physical space, were evacuated for approximately an hour while the bomb threat, which was deemed non-credible, was investigated.
Meanwhile, Fulton County will likely seek from a court to extend polling hours at select locations affected by non-credible bomb threats until 7:30 p.m. ET, according to a Georgia official with knowledge of the request.
That same official also told CNN there are two polling places in Cobb County that are permitted to stay open until 7:20 p.m. ET, the official said.
Extending polling hours would push back the one-hour window of when precincts must report results, though most precincts are still expected to send in results by the original time of 7 p.m. ET.
Non-credible bomb threats were received at multiple Atlanta-area voting locations on Tuesday, CNN previously reported.
North Carolina’s elections board extends voting at 2 precincts
North Carolina’s elections board held an emergency meeting and approved an extra half hour of voting at two precincts that reportedly were temporarily unavailable to voters earlier Tuesday after apparent technical issues.
Two separate precincts — one in Burke County in the state’s western region and one in Wilson County, east of Raleigh — will now close at 8 p.m. ET Tuesday.
A polling place in Wilson County had some “printer issues that led to voters not being able to vote for an hour or so,” said state election board spokesperson Patrick Gannon.
An issue with a laptop in Burke County contributed to a delay at a polling place Tuesday morning, said Kenny Rhyne, the local elections director.