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.

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Nov 05, 2024, 9:49 PM EST

How much will abortion matter?

In many swing states, abortion was a top three issue for Americans as they weighed how to vote in this election. But other issues, such as the economy and immigration, also claimed their attention. How much will abortion matter in the end?

Mother Julie Bufkin (R) chats with neighbors while pushing her daughter Alice's stroller, adorned with 'Reproductive Freedom' and 'When We Fight We Win' signs, on Nov. 5, 2024 in Tempe, Arizona.
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Polling from KFF, a nonprofit health policy research, polling and news organization, has found that its a top issue for women voters under 30, with 40% saying its the No. 1 issue determining their vote. And women voters of all ages feel that the election could have a major impact on abortion access, and felt more hopeful and satisfied with Harris as a candidate after Biden left the race and she became the presumptive Democratic nominee.

Voters trust Harris more on the issue more than Trump, according to polling. An AP/Norc poll from October found 52% of registered voters gave her an advantage on the issue, compared to 28% who trusted Trump more. Whether that makes a difference for Harris -- or Democrats in general -- in swing states tonight, though, is one of the issues we’ll be watching closely.

Americans feel what happens on the question of abortion will be very different if Democrats win or if Republicans win.
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How will reproductive rights impact the 2024 election?

Americans feel what happens on the question of abortion will be very different if Democrats win or if Republicans win.
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Nov 05, 2024, 9:46 PM EST

Checking in on Alabama’s 2nd District

With 32% of the expected vote reporting in the open race in Alabama's 2nd District, Figures, the Democrat, is ahead of Dobson, the Republican, 62% to 38%. Dobson, one of just several non-incumbent Republican women running in somewhat competitive races today, isn't favored in our forecast, winning just nine-in-100 simulations. I'll be watching this race and a few others where GOP women could stand to gain ground tonight.

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Nov 05, 2024, 9:44 PM EST

New York projected to go for Harris, but lots of House races still TBD

ABC News has projected that Harris will win New York and its 28 electoral votes. With 36% of the expected vote reporting there, she's ahead by 30 points, although that margin will come down to some extent as more votes are reported (based on what's outstanding).

In the Senate race, ABC News has also projected that Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will easily win reelection, too. The big thing to watch in New York, though, is the state's half-dozen competitive House races. But each of those remains far from decided at this point.

Kamala Harris will win New York and Rhode Island, and Donald Trump will win Louisiana, ABC News projects.
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2024 Election: Projections for N.Y., R.I., and La.

Kamala Harris will win New York and Rhode Island, and Donald Trump will win Louisiana, ABC News projects.
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Nov 05, 2024, 9:43 PM EST

The Senate's most liberal Senator (by one metric) returns

Democrat Elizabeth Warren is projected by ABC to be reelected senator from Massachusetts. Warren, who the widely used DW-NOMINATE ideological score places as the most liberal sitting U.S. senator, joined the Senate in 2013 after defeating incumbent Republican Scott Brown, who himself won a surprising special election to fill the seat formerly held by Democrat Ted Kennedy.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) arrives to speak on stage during the final day of the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 22, 2024 in Chicago.
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