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Election Day 2024 live results: Harris calls to congratulate Trump, 'blue wall' turns red
We tracked races for president, Senate, House and more across the country.
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.
Key Headlines
Mitch McConnell congratulates Trump
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who is leaving GOP leadership, addressed reporters Wednesday in the Capitol for the first time since Republicans seized control of the Senate.
“It’s certainly a happy day for the GOP. And let me start by congratulating President Donald Trump. What he’s accomplished has not been done… since Grover Cleveland -- which is a while back," McConnell said.
McConnell said the results of the election were a “referendum of the current administration in part -- people were just not happy with this administration and obviously the Democratic nominee was a part of it."
McConnell said "the filibuster is very secure" with Republicans controlling the Senate.
"One of the most gratifying results of the Senate becoming Republican -- the filibuster will stand, there won’t be any new states admitted to give a partisan advantage to the other side and we'll quit beating up the Supreme Court every time we don’t like a decision they make. So, I think this shifting to a Republican Senate Majority helps have control of the guard rails," he said.
-ABC News' Lauren Peller
VP Harris to speak at 4 p.m.
Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver remarks at 4 p.m. at Howard University, according to her office.
Nikki Haley congratulates Trump, calls on Harris to concede
Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley congratulated former President Donald Trump on Wednesday and called on Vice President Kamala Harris to concede the election.
"You can’t just talk about unity in a campaign, you have to show it regardless of the outcome," Haley wrote in a post on X.
-ABC News' Lalee Ibssa, Soo Rin Kim and Kelsey Walsh
Former President George W. Bush congratulates Trump
In a statement Wednesday morning, former President George W. Bush congratulated former President Donald Trump and thanked President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for their service.
"The strong turnout in this election is a sign of the health of our republic and the strength of our democratic institutions," Bush said.
Bush notably did not endorse a candidate or publicly reveal how he would vote. His daughter, Barbara Bush, canvassed in Pennsylvania for Harris last month, and is former vice president, Dick Cheney, said he was voting for Harris.
"We join our fellow citizens in praying for the success of our new leaders at all levels of government. May God continue to bless our great country," Bush said.
-ABC News' Karen Travers