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.
As part of his victory speech, Trump thanked Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the former independent presidential candidate who dropped out and endorsed him. Trump also hinted at a health-related role for Kennedy in his administration: "He's going to make America healthy again." Kennedy is known for his skepticism of vaccines.
7:55 AM GMT
ABC News projects Harris will win Minnesota, New Jersey
The ABC News Decision Desk has projected Kamala Harris will win Minnesota's 10 Electoral College votes and New Jersey's 14 votes.
ByNathaniel Rakich
7:53 AM GMT
Trump thanks campaign staffers, meanders through victory speech
During his victory speech, Trump thanked many of the people who contributed to his campaign, including his running mate JD Vance and his campaign managers, Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles. In so doing, he went on some of the tangents that have become staples of his rally speeches, such as praising Elon Musk's Starlink internet service.
ByNathaniel Rakich
7:46 AM GMT
Trump claims victory
While addressing supporters at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, where a watch party is being held, former President Donald Trump claimed victory at his speech, "I want to thank the American people for the extraordinary honor of being elected your 47th president," he said. (ABC News hasn't yet projected that he has won, but he is very close to clinching 270 electoral votes.)
Former Pres. Trump addressed supporters at Election Night headquarters, "This was a movement like nobody's ever seen before, and frankly, I believe this was the greatest political movement of all-time."