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
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- Trump projected winner in Nevada
- Trump announces chief of staff
Democrats retain Michigan's 8th District
ABC News projects that Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet has defeated Republican Paul Junge in Michigan's 8th District. Located around Flint, Trump did better in that part of the state than previously, but Democrats managed to retain this open seat held by retiring Democratic Rep. Dan Kildee.
Harris win's Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District
ABC News projects that Harris will win the electoral vote from Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District. Trump had already picked up the Cornhusker State's two statewide electoral votes, as well as the electoral votes from the state's other two congressional districts.
New Jersey projected for Harris
It wasn't quite as suspenseful as some other states, but we were still waiting for a projection from New Jersey until just now. Unsurprisingly, Harris has won the state's 14 electoral votes.
Three more House projections
ABC News has made three more projections in the battle for the House.
-In Ohio's 13th District, Democratic Rep. Emilia Sykes has won reelection. We had this district rated Likely Democratic, but it's currently just a 2-point race.
-Republican Tom Barrett has won Michigan's 7th District. That's big for Republicans because this is currently a Democratic-held seat.
-Republican Rep. Mike Lawler has won reelection in New York's 17th District. Biden won this district handily in 2020, but Lawler proved a strong incumbent.