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Election Day 2024 live results: Trump projected to win North Carolina, a swing state

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Last Updated: November 5, 2024, 11:56 PM EST

Polls have closed in some states and the first results are coming in in the high-stakes presidential match-up between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. According to 538's forecast, both candidates have a roughly equal chance to win.

Voters are still at polling places around the country, casting ballots to decide who controls not only the White House, but also Congress, state and local governments.

Reporters from 538 and ABC News will be following along every step of the way with live updates, analysis and commentary on the results. Keep up to date with our full live blog below!

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Here's how the news is developing.
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ByNathaniel Rakich
Nov 05, 2024, 7:30 PM EST

West Virginia projected for Trump and Justice

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ABC News is projecting that Trump has won West Virginia's four electoral votes. More importantly, ABC News is also projecting that Republican Jim Justice has won the Senate race there and will succeed Democrat-turned-independent Joe Manchin.

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, the Republican senatorial candidate, delivers his State of the State address, Jan. 10, 2024, in Charleston, W.Va.
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That's Republicans' first flip of the night in the Senate, which means Democrats are already down to 50 seats (and could lose the majority with a Trump/Vance win) even if they hold all their other seats tonight. That's how difficult it was going to be for them.

ABC News projects Donald Trump will win West Virginia and Republican Jim Justice will win the Senate seat there and succeed Democrat-turned-independent Joe Manchin.
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Election 2024: Donald Trump projected to win West Virginia

ABC News projects Donald Trump will win West Virginia and Republican Jim Justice will win the Senate seat there and succeed Democrat-turned-independent Joe Manchin.
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ByHolly Fuong and Aaron Bycoffe
Nov 05, 2024, 7:30 PM EST

Polls closing at 7:30 p.m.

It's now 7:30 p.m. Eastern, and all polling places in North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia have closed. Here are our forecasts for the races in those states:

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ByAmina Brown
Nov 05, 2024, 7:28 PM EST

Babydog goes to D.C.

With ABC News projecting a win for Justice in the West Virginia Senate race, we can safely say that Jim Justice's English Bulldog, Babydog, is heading to D.C.

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice checks out the stage with his dog, "Babydog," before the Republican National Convention, July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee.
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While she's not a newcomer to the political stage, having featured in Justice's appearance at the RNC, this will be her biggest move yet. And if you need a quick break from the barrage of election news, learn more about the top dogs of politics with 538's political dog quiz.

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ByNathaniel Rakich
Nov 05, 2024, 7:26 PM EST

Miami-Dade County might be shifting right again

It's always a big moment on election night when massive Miami-Dade County in Florida reports its first batch of votes — and it just did. With 70% of the expected vote counted in the county, Trump is at 55% and Harris is at 44%. If that holds, it would be another huge shift rightward for the heavily Hispanic county. It voted for Biden by 7 points in 2020.