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.

Key Headlines

Here's how the news is developing.
Nov 06, 2024, 4:36 PM EST

VP Harris urges importance of accepting election results

In her concession speech, Vice President Kamala Harris said she told former President Donald Trump that her team would "engage in a peaceful transfer of power."

"A fundamental principle of American democracy is that when we lose an election, we accept the results," Harris said. "That principle, as much as any other, distinguishes democracy from monarchy or tyranny. And anyone who seeks the public trust must honor it."

Nov 06, 2024, 4:29 PM EST

VP Harris takes stage for concession speech

Vice President Kamala Harris has begun her concession speech at Howard University.

"The outcome of this election is not what we wanted, not what we fought for, not what we voted for," Harris said in the opening of her remarks. "But hear me when I say, the light of America's promise will always burn bright -- as long as we never give up, and as long as we keep fighting."

Nov 06, 2024, 4:03 PM EST

VP Harris arrives at Howard to deliver concession speech

Vice President Kamala Harris' motorcade has arrived at Howard University, where she will deliver her concession speech, according to reporters traveling with her.

-ABC News' Fritz Farrow, Gabriella Abdul-Hakim and Will McDuffie

Nov 06, 2024, 3:40 PM EST

Somber mood ahead of VP Harris remarks

At Howard University, where Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to deliver remarks at 4 p.m., the mood is somber and the crowd small.

In sharp contrast to the thousands who gathered Tuesday night, just several hundred are present ahead of the speech Wednesday.

Campaign staffers have been spotted, bleary eyed, hugging and catching up. Some have been in tears, the shock visible on their faces.

-ABC News' Mary Bruce, Molly Nagle and Justin Gomez