Trump wins Arizona, sweeping all seven battleground states

US election: president-elect wins 312 Electoral College votes to Kamala Harris’s 226

US election: Donald Trump wins Arizona, clinching all seven swing states. Photograph: Doug Mills/The New York Times
US election: Donald Trump wins Arizona, clinching all seven swing states. Photograph: Doug Mills/The New York Times

Donald Trump has won the presidential election in Arizona, Edison Research projected on Saturday, completing a sweep of all seven battleground states and locking in a decisive Electoral College victory over Democratic vice-president Kamala Harris.

Mr Trump, who had secured the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House by early on Wednesday, now has what is expected to be a final total of 312 votes to Ms Harris’s 226.

In addition to Arizona, Trump won the swing states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, Wisconsin and Nevada. In 2020, Joe Biden defeated Trump by winning six of the seven swing states – and narrowly losing North Carolina and won 306 Electoral College votes to Trump’s 232.

US election: ‘Humility is important’: Soul-searching Democrats begin their long postmortemOpens in new window ]

Mr Trump also won 306 in his 2016 victory over Hillary Clinton.

READ MORE

The Associated Press said Trump has won 74.6 million votes nationwide, or 50.5 per cent, to Harris’ 70.9 million, or 48 per cent.

After Congress certifies the Electoral College vote on January 6th, Mr Trump and his incoming vice-president, US senator JD Vance, are due to take office on January 20th. – Reuters