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Election Day 2024 live results: Trump projected to win the presidency
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, including by flipping the key swing states of Georgia, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Plus, Republicans are set up to take back the Senate majority, with at least 51 seats locked down — while control of the House remained up in the air.
Throughout the evening and into Wednesday morning, reporters from 538 followed 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 election-night coverage in full below.
Key Headlines
Texas Republicans hold at least one border-area Congressional seat
ABC News is projecting that Republican Rep. Monica De La Cruz will retain control of Texas’s 15th District. With nearly 70% of the expected vote in, De La Cruz currently leads her opponent, Michelle Vallejo, 55% to 45%.
Harris team growing more nervous, but believe blue wall is possible
Sources close to the Harris campaign told ABC News that her team is getting more nervous, but still they believe they can clinch the blue wall and the Nebraska blue dot.
In the meantime, the mood at Howard University has dampened over the last couple of hours. The night started out with music pumping and crowds dancing. Now, there's a giant screen playing CNN and the crowds are muted, with many glued to the screen.
The crowd cheers anytime races are called for Harris and boos whenever states are called for Trump.
Several Howard University attendees told ABC News the results are making them nervous, but they're still cautiously optimistic.
But one Democratic operative just told ABC News, "I am horrified it is close and going to bed."
A Democratic operative in Wisconsin told ABC News the situation is anxiety-inducing but would still "rather be us than Trump." This person says it could be a "late night again. Right now we have Trump holding a red mirage lead before the absentee ballots."
The source's view is that they won't see absentee ballots until later tonight, and they're already beating Biden's numbers in Waukesha County, arguing that the state-wide strategy is paying off: "holding the line in rural areas and accelerating in urban areas. It's the kind of margin you generate through massive door-knocking campaign."
This operative said, "Blue wall has been core strategy all along and it still is."
Republican women projected to lose in Alabama's 2nd and New York's 18th
A couple of non-incumbent Republican women we're watching are in races that have been called.
In Alabama's 2nd, ABC News projects that Caroleene Dobson will lose, and in New York's 18th District, ABC News projects that Alison Esposito will also lose.
Harris campaign to staffers: 'Get some sleep'
Harris campaign chair Jen O'Malley Dillon sent an email to staffers with the subject line: "What We're Seeing So Far."
"As we have known all along, this is a razor thin race," she stressed.
O'Malley Dillon talked about the "blue wall states," and how they will likely not have the results until much later into the night.
"What we do know is this race is not going to come into focus until the early morning hours," she said.
"We'll continue to keep you all updated as we get more information. This is what we've been built for, so let's finish up what we have in front of us tonight, get some sleep and get ready to close out strong tomorrow," she added.