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Election Day 2024 live results: Harris urges importance of accepting election results

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Last Updated: November 6, 2024, 9:11 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 by flipping the key swing states of Georgia, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Plus, Republicans are set to take back the Senate majority, with at least 51 seats locked down — while control of the House remained up in the air.

Reporters from 538 and ABC News are following 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 coverage in full below.

4:49 PM EST

VP Harris advocates for optimism in concession speech

Closing out her concession speech, Vice President Kamala Harris urged her supporters to remain optimistic despite the loss.

"I know many people feel like we are entering a dark time, but for the benefit of us all, I hope that is not the case," she said. "But here’s the thing, America, if it is, let us fill the sky with the light of a brilliant, brilliant billion of stars."

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at Howard University in Washington, Nov. 6, 2024.
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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."

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."

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