Election 2024 updates: With Arizona, Trump sweeps all 7 swing states

The final electoral college count is Trump: 312, Harris: 226.

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Last Updated: November 9, 2024, 9:00 PM EST

Just days after former President Donald Trump was projected to have won the presidency, Trump's transition team operation has begun, with transition co-chairs confirming that he will be selecting personnel to serve under his leadership in the coming days.

Trump is also the projected winner in Arizona, a state the former president flipped after losing it to Joe Biden in 2020.

Trump's projected win in the vital swing state marks a sweep of the battleground states.

Nov 05, 2024, 7:47 PM EST

Harris preparing to speak tonight regardless of vote status: Sources

The vice president is preparing to deliver a speech tonight, sources close to Harris' campaign team told ABC News.

The sources said they are expecting her to speak, but what she says depends on the results that are known at that time.

Regardless, one source says the Harris wants to thank everyone.

The plans are subject to change, according to the sources.

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Nov 05, 2024, 7:44 PM EST

Vermont reelects Bernie Sanders but also reelects its anti-Trump Republican governor

ABC News is projecting that independent Sen. Bernie Sanders has won reelection in Vermont, and it's also projecting that Republican Gov. Phil Scott has won reelection. Sanders sits to the left of most Democrats in the Senate (but is part of that party's caucus), so it's fascinating to see such a split result in one of the country's bluest states. However, Scott is incredibly popular and is one of the only high-profile Republicans left in office who has turned against Trump — so much so that he said he voted for Harris in the presidential election.

Senator Bernie Sanders, Independent of Vermont, arrives to speak at an event where President Joe Biden will address prescription drug costs in Concord, New Hampshire, on Oct. 22, 2024.
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Nov 05, 2024, 7:41 PM EST

Mixed early numbers in Georgia

Georgia is one of the seven most important swing states in this presidential election, and the early returns there don't reveal much about the direction it may be headed. Now, Trump leads with about 60% to Harris' 40% with only 9% of the state's expected vote reporting. But notably, the two Atlanta-area metro counties that have reported at least 70% of their expected vote are both notably bluer than they were in 2020, while many other more rural counties in the state that have reported that much are notably redder. Still, around three-fourths of Georgia's vote so far is estimated to be early in-person or absentee, which should be at least somewhat more favorable to Democrats than Election Day votes. However, the extent of that partisan split in preferred vote method — so apparent in 2020 — remains to be seen.

ABC News' Rick Klein breaks down the early voting trends in Georgia and how several counties are leaning in the 2024 presidential election.
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Early benchmarks in Georgia show division between urban and rural areas

ABC News' Rick Klein breaks down the early voting trends in Georgia and how several counties are leaning in the 2024 presidential election.
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Nov 05, 2024, 7:37 PM EST

Florida’s abortion rights ballot measure is very close

With 66% of the expected vote reported in Florida, Amendment 4, the ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights into the state constitution, is ahead with 59% of the vote in favor and 41% of the vote against, according to the AP. The measure would prevent lawmakers from passing laws that restrict abortion until fetal viability, effectively restoring the standard of Roe v. Wade in the state. But in Florida, 59% of the vote isn't enough — constitutional amendments require 60% of the vote to pass, so this one may come down to the wire.