Election day has finally came with surprising results across the country. In another big year filled with many questions on who would win between Vice President and former Attorney General Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, most people felt like it was going to come down to the wire. Many were focused on the seven swing states which in this election, were Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona and Nevada.
Once Results rolled in, Trump won all seven swing states, including Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. Of these states, Donald Trump was able to win all three in 2016 before losing them in 2020. He regained them this year which helped him secure the 270 electoral votes he needed to become the next president. Georgia and Arizona, which also went to Biden in 2020, swung back to Trump this year as well. Trump won both states by less than 3%, but more comfortably than people projected. North Carolina, which also went to Trump this year and was the only swing state Trump won in 2020, had another 16 electoral votes which Trump was able to capture 51.1% to 47.7%. Another state Trump was able to pick up this year was Nevada, which was the only state he never won the first two times he ran. It was the first time since 2000 Nevada voted for a Republican Presidential Candidate. Trump gave his victory speech around 2:30 a.m. on Nov. 6. Meanwhile, Harris did not speak on Election Day; she spoke later on Nov. 6, thanking everyone that voted for her and telling her supporters to not to give up hope and to peacefully hand over the presidency to Trump.
Voters also decided on the Senate and House races alongside the Presidential election. According to The Hill, Republicans had a 71% chance of winning the Senate and a 54% chance of winning the House. For more information on the projections check out these links: https://elections2024.thehill.com/forecast/2024/president/ https://elections2024.thehill.com/forecast/2024/senate/ https://elections2024.thehill.com/forecast/2024/house/
