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

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

By538 and ABC News via five thirty eight logo
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.

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Here's how the news is developing.
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ByMonica Potts
Nov 05, 2024, 8:32 PM EST

Trump projected to win Arkansas

ABC News projects that Trump will win the presidential contest in Arkansas, gaining the state's six electoral votes. He won with 61% of the state's votes against Clinton in 2016 and 62% against Biden in 2020. His former press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, is the state's current governor.

ByHolly Fuong and Aaron Bycoffe
Nov 05, 2024, 8:30 PM EST

Polls closing at 8:30 p.m.

It's now 8:30 p.m. Eastern, and polls are fully closed in Arkansas. Here are our forecasts for races in the Natural State.

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ByMonica Potts
Nov 05, 2024, 8:28 PM EST

Republican win projected for Indiana governor

ABC News projects that Republican Mike Braun will win the governor's race in Indiana over his Democratic opponent, Jennifer McCormick, a former Republican who left the party over disagreements on education policy. He'll extend the party's 20-year hold on the position.

Republican candidate Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind., speaks during a debate for Indiana governor hosted by the Indiana Debate Commission at WFYI, Oct. 24, 2024, in Indianapolis.
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ByDan Hopkins
Nov 05, 2024, 8:26 PM EST

Returns from Georgia show heavily Black precincts are heavily pro-Harris