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Election Day 2024 live results: Trump projected to win the presidency

We tracked races for president, Senate, House and more across the country.

By538 and ABC News via five thirty eight logo
Last Updated: November 5, 2024, 11:56 PM EST

With projections made in most states across the country, ABC has projected that former President Donald Trump will win the high-stakes presidential match-up against Vice President Kamala Harris. Early Wednesday morning, Trump secured enough Electoral College votes to set himself up for a second presidency, including by flipping the key swing states of Georgia, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Plus, Republicans are set up to take back the Senate majority, with at least 51 seats locked down — while control of the House remained up in the air.

Throughout the evening and into Wednesday morning, reporters from 538 followed along every step of the way with live updates, analysis and commentary on these races and all the others down the ballot. Follow our live election-night coverage in full below.

Key Headlines

Here's how the news is developing.
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ByMeredith Conroy
Nov 05, 2024, 11:04 PM EST

Harris projected to win California

ABC News is projecting that Harris will win California's 54 electoral votes.

ByMary Radcliffe
Nov 05, 2024, 11:02 PM EST

Trump projected to hold Idaho

In a surprise to nobody, ABC News is projecting that Trump will hold Idaho's four electoral votes.

ByHolly Fuong and Aaron Bycoffe
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:

ByCooper Burton
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.