Nov 05, 2024, 11:01 PM EST
Polls closing at 11 p.m.
It's now 11 p.m. Eastern, which means all polling places have closed in California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. Here are our forecasts for the races in those states:
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 
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.
Nov 05, 2024, 11:00 PM EST
Ranked-choice voting projected to pass in Washington, D.C.
ABC News projects that Initiative 83 in Washington, D.C., will pass. The initiative will implement ranked-choice voting in the district and allow voters not registered with a particular party to vote in partisan primaries. The measure was opposed by the local Democratic Party, but it's on track to pass with a very healthy margin of 73% to 23%, with 81% of the expected vote reporting.
Nov 05, 2024, 10:59 PM EST
Trump projected to win Nebraska
ABC News projects that Trump will three of Nebraska's five electoral votes -- two from the statewide count, and one from the 3rd District. The 2nd Congressional District, which covers the Omaha area, hasn't been projected yet, and Harris has a much better shot at winning its one electoral vote.
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2024 Election: Donald Trump projected to win Kan., Neb.
Donald Trump will win Kansas and three of Nebraska's five electoral votes, ABC News projects.
Nov 05, 2024, 10:57 PM EST
Ayotte projected to win for New Hampshire governor
ABC News projects that Republican Kelly Ayotte will win the election for New Hampshire governor. With 50% of the vote counted, she leads Democrat Joyce Craig 53% to 46%. Ayotte will succeed retiring Gov. Chris Sununu, a fellow Trump-skeptical Republican.
Margie Cullen / USA Today Network
