Election results live results: Trump on cusp of victory speaks after major win in PA

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94% : "I think he's done a terrific job," Trump said of Johnson early Wednesday morning.- Riley BegginTrump wins Pennsylvania, flipping must-win swing stateDonald Trump has won the coveted state of Pennsylvania - flipping a state seen as a must win in the 2024 election cycle.
89% : Event organizers cut off the recorded music and began playing the Fox News coverage of the returns.- David JacksonFirst wins come in: Trump takes Kentucky, Indiana; Harris takes VermontIn the first wins of the night, Donald Trump has picked up Kentucky and Indiana, and Kamala Harris has claimed Vermont.
80% : Republicans have also picked up control of the Senate, adding to what could be a very good night for Trump.
76% : "It should be good," Trump told members of his staff.
72% : Trump, voting Tuesday in Palm Beach, Florida, said he was feeling "very confident."
67% : Trump won Ohio both in 2016 and 2020.
66% : "Trump gave shout-outs to campaign aides and his some of his most prominent supporters, including billionaire businessman Elon Musk, Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who previously ran as an independent presidential candidate but dropped out and backed Trump.Often echoing parts of his campaign stump speech, Trump said his campaign put together diverse coalitions with similar views on immigration and the economy, forming what he called "a common core of common sense.""This campaign has been so historic in so many ways," Trump said.Democrat Kamala Harris has won the state of Minnesota.
65% : Trump also praised Vice President-elect JD Vance and members of the Trump family, including first-lady-to-be (once again) Melania Trump.
65% : But Trump has been supportive of the speaker in public.
64% : The so-called "blue wall" states of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan were Vice President Kamala Harris' best path of winning the White House after Trump claimed Georgia and North Carolina.
64% : Trump is expected to address supporters soon at the Palm Beach Convention Center.
63% : Trump eked out a win in the state in 2016 by less than a percentage point.
61% : A stage flanked with American flags is setup for Trump to speak later in the evening.
59% : More than half (54%) of Latino men support Trump but only 45% support Harris.
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59% : Trump himself is at Mar-a-Lago, about three-and-a-half miles away, hoping to appear at the watch party late tonight or early tomorrow morning.
59% : In an event, Trump told aides and volunteers that he is looking forward to what he hopes will be a victory party.700,000 more Georgians have voted by 2:30pm EDT on Election DayGeorgia Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said at a press conference that 700,000 Georgians had voted on Tuesday by about 2:30 p.m. EDT.
58% : "Trump devoted part of his post-voting comments to two media institutions: Fox News and Oprah Winfrey.
57% : -Anna KaufmanTrump pays brief visit to his campaign headquartersWhile waiting for actual election returns, Trump paid a brief visit to his national campaign headquarters, talking up turnout and predicting victory.
57% : Media personality Megyn Kelly endorsed Trump during one of his Pennsylvania rallies on Monday, saying the former president "will be a protector of women."
56% : Trump also pledged to "help our country heal" after a divisive election.
56% : Trump has pleaded not guilty in the case.- Sudiksha Kochi and Karissa WaddickHarris supporters await results at Howard University election night party in 'the Yard'As the polls closed on the East Coast, a hip hop and Gospel party was underway at "the Yard" at Howard University in Washington, D.C., the historically Black university where Kamala Harris went to undergrad.
55% : Trump is the projected winner in North Carolina and is ahead in votes tallied in Georgia.
54% : "My neighbor across the street is Trump'.'" she said.
54% : All six of its residents voted immediately, and Trump and Harris each won three votes.
53% : For example, Harris leads Trump 0.4 percentage points in Real Clear Politics' average of Wisconsin polls.
52% : Trump in recent months has focused on rural voters in the state in hopes of offsetting Democrats' gains in Atlanta and its suburbs.
51% : Trump is awarded 19 electoral votes.
51% : Trump is awarded 16 electoral votes.
51% : Because of this voting structure, a candidate can win the election despite losing the popular vote, like Trump did in 2016.
50% : "Echoing comments he made on the campaign trail, Trump credited his political movement for winning a second term in office.
50% : Addressing the crowd, Vance said Trump pulled off "the greatest political comeback in the history of the United States of America."With some states still out, the president-elect predicted he would wind up with at least 315 electoral votes.
49% : In 2020, President Joe Biden had the support of 65% of Latino voters compared to Trump at 32%, according to a CNN exit poll from 2020.
48% : Cedric Richmond, co-chair of the Harris campaign, delivered that news around 12:45 am ET at the watch party as Harris' prospects to defeat Trump appeared grimmer.
48% : Once considered a battleground state, Iowa opted for Trump in both 2016 and 2020.
48% : Among Trump, 54% of his supporters are men while 43% are women.
47% : William Dwight McKissic Sr., the Texas mega-church pastor, endorsed Harris on social media, saying he wants a president who "would not instigate, finance, participate in, or even attend, a gathering such as the Jan 6 insurrection.
47% : ∎ Harris has a four-point lead over Trump in the final national poll released by Marist on Monday.
47% : Each state handles its elections differently, ranging from weeks-long early voting periods to strict voter ID laws.
46% : Trump told a screaming crowd at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, also telling supporters that his campaign "made history.
45% : But 59% of Latino men supported Biden in 2020, while 36% of Latino men supported Trump, according to 2020 exit polls.
44% : Trump sounded as surprised as anybody in declaring victory, citing the many obstacles he faced during a volatile campaign.
44% : The former president was also able to cut into Democrats' support among Latino voters - especially among Latino men.Exit polls show that 53% of Latino voters support Harris while 45% support Trump.
43% : Abortion and immigration were next on voters' list of concerns.
41% : However in 2016, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton barely eked out a win in the state over Republican Donald Trump by 1.5 percentage points.- Rebecca MorinTrump on Vance: 'I took a little heat at the beginning'Donald Trump praised his vice presidential candidate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio.
41% : Swapna Venugopal RamaswamyClosest elections in US historyThe contest between Harris and Trump is remarkably close, with polls showing razor-thin margins in key swing states.
40% : Trump in both 2016 and 2020 won the state's 2nd congressional district, which is largely more conservative and rural than other parts of the state.
40% : The race is even tighter in the final TIPP Tracking Poll released Tuesday, which showed Trump with just a .3-point lead on Harris.
40% : Still, Harris and Trump have seriously different pitches for the nation.
39% : Among them were actor Harrison Ford, who said he backs Harris, and podcaster Joe Rogan, who favors Trump.
38% : Without Pennsylvania, Harris doesn't appear to have a path to the White House, and NBC News and Fox News called the commonwealth for Trump.
38% : Trump campaigned heavily in the state, zeroing in on the Western part of the state while also appealing to voters in the Philadelphia suburbs.
38% : About 15% of Black likely voters said they planned to vote for Trump.
35% : "Many people have told me that God spared my life for a reason," Trump said at one point.
35% : For example, key swing states that Trump and Harris are vying for, such as Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, aren't permitted to start processing absentee and mail-in ballots until Election Day, which is expected to slow down the count.
27% : Voters belonging to a labor union or who live in households with labor union members broke in favor for Harris over Trump, according to a Fox News analysis, in partnership with the Associated Press.
26% : Union members themselves favored Harris 57% to 39% for Trump, while those living with union members went for the vice president 50% compared to 46% for the former president.
26% : He was expected to win all of the areas as polls continue to close across the country.- Marina PitofskyFlorida voters reject recreational marijuana, ending expensive ballot measureFloridians have snuffed out the constitutional amendment allowing recreational marijuana.
26% : Where do Harris, Trump stand in the polls?Election Day 2024 is here, and Harris and Trump are neck-and-neck in the polls.
25% : Willis leapt to national fame for her office's investigation and indictment of Trump, who is facing felony state charges for allegedly conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia and participating in a "criminal enterprise."
25% : As he did after voting earlier in the day, Trump said it's "crazy" to realize that it could be days before a winner is determined.
24% : Trump faced two assassination attempts, including a devastating shooting at a rally over the summer where one attendee, Corey Comperatore, was killed.
23% : "Political analysts raised concerns that Trump has made a mistake in picking the young up-and-coming Republican.
23% : None of them were determined to be credible.- Aysha BagchiAllan Lichtman reaffirms prediction, calls out Nate SilverHistorian Allan Lichtman, who has accurately predicted nine of the last 10 presidential elections, reaffirmed his prediction that Harris will narrowly defeat Trump.
21% : A week after telling CNN he did not cast a ballot for Trump in 2016 or 2020 and that he didn't plan to support him in 2024, Trump's first assassination attempt changed his mind.
21% : If Harris loses both, she would need to win the trifecta of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan to beat Trump.
21% : Trump has refused to commit to accepting Tuesday's results, and he and many of his supporters assert that only rampant fraud by non-citizen voters could explain a possible loss.
17% : Legal fights, long delays likelyBoth major parties expect court battles over voter rolls, mail-in ballots and overseas ballots as polls show an incredibly tight contest between Harris and Trump.
16% : Eight years ago Hillary Clinton claimed four votes to two for Trump and one for Libertarian Gary Johnson.
15% : The crowd included a large group of Bikers for Trump, people emulating Trump's garbage man stunt and wearing reflective construction vests, and some of the former president's closest allies.
15% : In North Carolina, where Trump defeated then-candidate Joe Biden by 73,697 votes, or 1.3%, four years ago, the count could drag on.
12% : In Real Clear Politics' average of national surveys, Trump leads Harris by 0.1 percentage point, well within the margin of error for each of the surveys included.
10% : If you're still undecided between the Democratic and Republican nominees, check out USA TODAY's voter guide to see what Trump and Harris have said about major issues, in their own words.
9% : Trump held major rallies in Long Island and in New York City at Madison Square Garden.- Rebecca MorinGreat Plains, some Western States opt for Trump over HarrisTrump picked up North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming and parts of Nebraska.
7% : Trump said Winfrey "should be ashamed of herself" for supporting Harris, while Fox should be ashamed of itself for broadcasting Winfrey's comments in support of his opponent.
6% : Where do Harris and Trump stand on key issues?
5% : During an appearance in Atlanta, Ohio's junior senator first criticized a statement by President Joe Biden last week in which he appeared to label supporters of Trump as "garbage."

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