Election 2024 updates: With Arizona, Trump sweeps all 7 swing states

The final electoral college count is Trump: 312, Harris: 226.

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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Checking in on abortion ballot measures around the country

Since our last update, the results of a few more ballot measures related to abortion have been projected. In Nevada, ABC News has projected that Question 6, which would enshrine the right to an abortion in the state's Constitution will pass. ABC News also projects that the pro-abortion rights ballot measures will pass in Colorado and Arizona.

Meanwhile abortion rights measures are leading in Missouri and Montana, and trailing in South Dakota and Nebraska (where there are dueling measures).


Carbon emissions cap in Washington state to stay?

Washington state has on its ballot a measure to repeal the cap on carbon emissions. With lots of votes still to be counted, the "no" side is up 62% to 38% on Initiative 2117.


It’s a dead heat in Arizona

In the presidential race, it’s 50% Trump to 49% Harris. Looking at the benchmarks tells us that while Trump is performing very well in some of the less-populated counties, Harris is able to hang on by hitting her benchmarks in Maricopa county, and slightly overperforming in Pima county. That being said, only about half of the vote has been counted, so there’s still plenty of time for a gap to appear — and given Trump’s performance in other swing states, it might not be in the Democrat’s favor.


Attempts to reform American democracy seem to be going nowhere in 2024

Across the country, ballot measures to change how elections are run in various states seem to be running into hard times. Ballot measures in Colorado, Idaho, Arizona, South Dakota, Oregon and Montana that would either implement a ranked-choice voting system such as the one in Maine or an all-party primary such as in Alaska or California all appear to be on track to fail (only one such measure, in Washington, D.C., has passed so far).

In addition, Ohio's Issue 1, a ballot measure that would reform the way district lines are drawn in the state by implementing a nonpartisan commission to draw lines (rather than leaving the maps in the hands of the legislature), is also projected to fail. Potentially confusing ballot wording may have impacted voters' decision on the measure.

Moreover, eight states featured ballot measures that would restrict local municipalities from allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections, which is permitted in some more liberal cities like San Francisco. Every one of those measures is on track to pass, including one in Missouri that would also ban municipalities in the state from implementing ranked-choice voting for local races.