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.
Key Headlines
- With Arizona, Trump sweeps all 7 swing states
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- Trump to meet with Biden Wednesday
- Maryland election boards receive bomb threats as ballots are counted
- Steve Witkoff and Kelly Loeffler expected to lead Trump's inaugural efforts
- Trump projected winner in Nevada
- Trump announces chief of staff
Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Susan Wild concedes
Democratic Rep. Susan Wild, who for six years has represented a toss-up congressional district in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, conceded Wednesday morning and congratulated state representative Ryan McKenzie.
In a statement, Wild congratulated McKenzie while calling it a "bitterly disappointing outcome."
"This is how American democracy works. It’s how we move forward," she said. "And it is absolutely crucial that candidates, in victory and in defeat, abide by this principle. You cannot only recognize the results of elections you win, no matter how much you may disagree with them."
-ABC News' Will McDuffie
Trump adviser says Trump and Harris have not connected yet as of earlier this morning
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have not connected yet as of early this morning, Trump’s senior adviser Jason Miller said on ABC News’ Good Morning America.
“As of the last time I spoke with President Trump, they had not connected, but we'll see what happens today,” Miller said, going on to stress the message of unity.
“I think what President Trump said last night when he's up there on the stage was that he wants to heal the country. This is the time when we put aside the political divisions. We bring Democrats, Republicans, people who aren't necessarily even involved with politics together,” Miller said.
-ABC News' Kelsey Walsh, Soo Rin Kim and Lalee Ibssa
Liz Cheney calls for accepting election results but for citizens to be 'guardrails of democracy'
Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, a conservative opponent of former President Donald Trump who campaigned for Vice President Kamala Harris, wrote Wednesday morning on X that American democracy "functioned last night and we have a new President-elect."
"All Americans are bound, whether we like the outcome or not, to accept the results of our elections," she wrote.
"We now have a special responsibility, as citizens of the greatest nation on earth, to do everything we can to support and defend our Constitution, preserve the rule of law, and ensure that our institutions hold over these coming four years," she continued. "Citizens across this country, our courts, members of the press and those serving in our federal, state and local governments must now be the guardrails of democracy."
-ABC News' Oren Oppenheim
Sheehy projected to win Senate race in Montana
ABC News reports that Republican Tim Sheehy is projected to win in Montana and head to the Senate. Sheehy defeated Democratic incumbent Jon Tester.