Election 2024 updates: Trump begins selecting cabinet positions

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Last updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 5:26PM GMT
Trump's cabinet picks include close allies from his campaign
President-elect Donald Trump is naming members to his administration. Here's a look at the president-elect's appointees so far.

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.

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Nov 06, 2024, 8:59 AM

Track electoral vote count and results map for the presidential election

See how the balance of power is playing out as election results come in:

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ByMatt Gutman, Olivia Rubin and Devin Dwyer ABCNews logo
Nov 06, 2024, 1:21 AM GMT

Voters waiting up to 7 hours to vote in Bethlehem, Pa.

Voters in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, were waiting in line for as long as seven hours to cast their ballots at a polling location near Lehigh University, an official confirmed to ABC News.

The official -- Scott Hough, the vice chair of the Northampton County Election Commission -- said the wait was due to a broken voting machine in one precinct.

A judge denied Pennsylvania Democrats' request to keep this polling location open until 10 p.m., but will allow any voters who were in line at 8 p.m. to cast their ballots.

The state's Democratic Party petitioned the judge to grant the extension, arguing the Northampton County Board of Elections "has failed to provide sufficient voting machines and personnel to accommodate" voters.

"Long wait times resulting from inadequate equipment and personnel have caused electors to potentially be unable to vote within the time for opening and closing of polls," the petition stated.

ByG. Elliott Morris FiveThirtyEight logo
Nov 06, 2024, 1:18 AM GMT

Republicans projected to take West Virginia's Governor's race

Shocking no one, ABC News projects that Republican Patrick Morrisey has won the West Virginia gubernatorial race.

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Nov 06, 2024, 1:14 AM GMT

Chris Murphy projected to win a third term in the Senate

ABC News is projecting that two-term incumbent Connecticut senator Chris Murphy will (perhaps expectedly)> go back to the chamber for a third term.

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Nov 06, 2024, 1:13 AM GMT

Maryland, Massachusetts, and D.C. go to Harris

ABC News is projecting that Harris is expected to win Washington D.C., Maryland, and Massachusetts. That will add 24 electoral college votes to her column, but these results shouldn't be a surprise - both states, and Washington D.C., are overwhelming Democratic.