Las Vegas (United States), 11/06/2024.- A showgirl attends a voting party at Las Vegas City Hall on Election Day in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, November 5, 2024. Voters across the country are voting today for President of the United States in a close race between Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump and Democratic presidential candidate, US Vice President Kamala Harris, as well as for candidates in local and state elections. Congress. (Elections, United States) EFE/EPA/CAROLINE BREHMAN
Washington, Nov 5 (EFE).- The Republican candidate for the White House, Donald Trumpwon the elections this Tuesday in the states of Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, South Carolina and Oklahoma, while the Democratic vice president, Kamala Harristook over Massachusetts, Maryland, Rhode Island, Connecticut and the District of Columbia, according to major media projections.
With these states, Trump remains ahead of Harris in the count with 111 delegates to 38 in the Electoral College in its goal of reaching 270 that give victory.
It is about predictable victories for both candidates in states that were their strongholds in an election that will depend on seven states –Pennsylvania, Georgia, South Carolina, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona and Nevada- of which the results are not yet known.
Americans do not decide by popular vote who will be their next president, but rather they designate a number of electors in each state who make up the Electoral College and who are in charge of choosing the next tenant of the White House.
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The Electoral College has 538 delegates and, to win, Trump or Harris need at least a majority of 270.
The electoral colleges in half of the US states have already closed at 8:00 p.m. local time (01:00 GMT), including Pennsylvania, the pivotal state that grants the most delegates for the Electoral College and for which the results are not yet known . EFE
West Palm Beach, United States, 05/11/2024 – A supporter of former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump reacts as they await the results of the 2024 US presidential election during an election night watch party in West Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA, November 05, 2024. Voters across the country are voting today for the President of the United States in a very close race between Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump and the Democratic presidential candidate the candidate for the vice president of the United States, Kamala Harris, as well as for candidates in local and congressional elections. EFE/EPA/CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICHPhiladelphia (United States), 05/11/2024.- A mural of US Vice President Kamala Harris in Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 05, 2024. Voters across the country are participating in the 2024 US presidential election, deciding in a closely contested race between Republican candidate Trump and Democratic candidate, US Vice President Harris. Philadelphians will also vote in key Senate and Congressional races on Election Day. (Elections, Philadelphia) EFE/EPA/DAVID MUSE
