US Presidential Election Live Results: Kamala Harris vs Donald Trump
Today, Tuesday, November 5, Americans will pick their next president between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.
Legit.ng will publish live results of the highly anticipated presidential election in real time, showing how many votes Harris and Trump are picking up and who will eventually emerge the winner. Stay tuned.
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Donald Trump wins US presidential election
Trump has secured 277 electoral votes to defeat Kamala Harris, who has 224 votes, according to AP projections.
CNN has also projected Trump's victory.
Harris gains more electoral votes as Trump maintains lead
Trump maintains 267 electoral votes as Harris' figure rises to 224, according to AP projections.
Why has Trump not been declared winner yet?
Trump has a lead over Harris but he's yet to reach the 270 electoral votes to emerge winner.
AP reports that it's awaiting late vote updates from Michigan’s Wayne County and Wisconsin’s Milwaukee County, two Democratic strongholds that present Harris’ only path to win either state.
The media platform maintains that "the races are too early to call."
Trump wins Pennslyvania
Donald Trump has 267 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the US presidency.
The former US president is also reportedly leading in key races left to be called, including Michigan and Wisconsin.
AP has projected him to win Pennslyvania
Trump inches closer to victory
Trump has extended his lead with 267 electoral votes, Harris at 214, according to AP projections.
Trump maintains lead in electoral votes
Trump leads with 248 electoral votes, Harris at 214, according to AP projections.
Trump wins 2 key battleground states
CNN is projecting Trump's win in Georgia, another swing state.
Legit.ng notes that the former US president narrowly lost the state to President Joe Biden in 2020.
North Carolina is the first swing state he won in the 2024 US election.
Trump in early lead in popular votes
Ex-President Trump is also in early lead in terms of the number of popular votes. According to AP, Trump has secured 65,220,076 votes (51.2%) while Harris trails with 60,802,707 votes (47.4%).
For NBC, Trump has secured 64,842,470 votes (51.2%), while Harris trails with 59,765,807 votes (47.2%).
Trump takes early lead in electoral college votes
Trump has taken an early lead in the electoral college votes, according to several projections.
For the AP, Trump has secured 230 electoral college votes while Kamala Harris trails with 210.
For the NBC, Trump has secured 246 electoral college votes while Kamala Harris trails with 189.
For CNN and CNN, Trump has secured 246 electoral college votes while Kamala Harris trails with 182.
Kamala Harris projected to win Nebraska district
The AP has reportedly called Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District for the Democratic Party.
Legit.ng gathers that this will give Harris one Electoral vote.
Trump projected to win North Carolina
Trump has been projected to win North Carolina. North Carolina is the first battleground state to be called by AP in the race, Al Jazeera reported.
First results out
The first result of the ongoing US presidential election has been announced. The voting in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, resulted in a tie between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
Harris and Trump both secured three votes each.
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