Election Day 2024: Donald Trump elected 47th US president, ABC News projects

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Last updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2024 8:00AM GMT
Election 2024: Live results and analysis
Election 2024: Live results and analysis

With projections made in most states across the country, ABC News 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.

Beyond the presidential race, voters also hit the polls around the country Tuesday and cast ballots to decide who controls Congress, state and local governments. Reporters from 538 and ABC News followed along every step of the way with live updates, analysis and commentary on the results. Follow our election-night coverage in full below.

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Nov 06, 2024, 6:51 PM

Harris calls Trump, congratulates him on win

Vice President Kamala Harris called President-elect Donald Trump to congratulate him on winning the 2024 presidential election.

She discussed the importance of a peaceful transfer of power and being a president for all Americans.

Harris will deliver remarks at Howard University later Wednesday.

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Nov 06, 2024, 8:59 AM

Track electoral vote count and results map for the presidential election

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3 hours ago

Nikki Haley congratulates Trump, calls on Harris to concede

Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley congratulated former President Donald Trump on Wednesday and called on Vice President Kamala Harris to concede the election.

"You can't just talk about unity in a campaign, you have to show it regardless of the outcome," Haley wrote in a post on X.

-ABC News' Lalee Ibssa, Soo Rin Kim and Kelsey Walsh

3:55 PM GMT

George W. Bush issues statement congratulating Trump

George W. Bush weighed in on the election results on Wednesday morning, congratulating Trump and thanking President Biden and VP Harris for their service.

Former President George W. Bush before an NCAA college football game between Florida State and SMU Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Dallas.
Former President George W. Bush before an NCAA college football game between Florida State and SMU Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Dallas.

"I congratulate President Trump on his election as 47th President of the United States of America, as well as Vice President-elect J.D. Vance and their families.

I also thank President Biden and Vice President Harris for their service to our country.

The strong turnout in this election is a sign of the health of our republic and the strength of our democratic institutions. Laura and I are grateful to the election officials, poll workers, and volunteers who oversaw a free, fair, safe, and secure election."

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3:51 PM GMT

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 allegedly 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

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2:21 PM GMT

How Donald Trump won the presidency

Over the next few months, ABC News and 538 will do a lot of analysis to figure out how exactly Trump won. He may be, after all, only the second Republican presidential candidate since 1992 to win the national popular vote. That warrants not only introspection among Democrats, but a lot of quality analysis, too. And Trump's sweep of the swing states - while not surprising - also represents a new high-water mark for his electoral success.

Click here to read the analysis.