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Kamala Harris Donald Trump
270 to win
Democrat Republican
226 301
69,294,165 votes 73,610,625 votes
(47.7%) (50.7%)
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Donald Trump wins 2024 US
election in historic comeback
5 November 2024
Summary
Donald Trump will make a historic return
to the White House aer winning the 2024
US election
In a stunning comeback from his loss to
Joe Biden in 2020, the Republican carved
out a decisive victory with wins in crucial
swing states
"America has given us an unprecedented
and powerful mandate,” Trump, 78, told
cheering supporters in Florida as he hailed
a “magnificent victory”
Defeated Democrat Kamala Harris vowed
to ensure a "peaceful transfer of power",
telling her supporters: "I know many
people feel like we are entering a dark time
... I hope that is not the case”
Republicans also retake control of the US
Senate and lead the contest to control the
House of Representatives - but a final
result could still be days away
Look back at the moment Trump declared
victory and was projected winner - and
see how America voted in maps and charts
Our live coverage of the US election
continues here
Live Reporting
Edited by Brandon Livesay, Caitlin Wilson and
Dulcie Lee in Washington DC, with reporters
across the US
02:33 7 November
Donald Trump sweeps to victory
Brandon Livesay
Reporting from Washington DC
00:35
Watch: Trump thanks America for electing him
47th president
Assassination attempts, criminal convictions
and a change in political opponent couldn’t
stop Republican Donald Trump winning the
2024 US election.
Trump swept to a decisive victory on
Wednesday morning aer winning several
crucial battleground states.
In three months’ time, the 45th president of
the United States will become the 47th at an
inauguration at the US Capitol.
It’s the same location his supporters stormed
and ransacked with a goal of stopping the
certification of Joe Biden’s election on 6
January 2021.
Since then, Trump has made a remarkable
political comeback that culminated with a
victory speech to a sea of supporters wearing
his iconic red MAGA caps.
"America has given us an unprecedented and
powerful mandate,” he said to a crowd
heaving with excitement.
At the same time, hope had drained away
from Kamala Harris's supporters, who were
leaving in droves from the Democratic Party
event where she was hoping to make her own
victory speech.
Instead, she gave a concession speech telling
tearful supporters to "never give up" on their
ideals and pledging a peaceful transfer of
power.
America has chosen its next leader.
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02:30 7 November
Plenty more to come: How we're
reporting Trump's return
Dulcie Lee
Live editor, reporting from Washington DC
03:10
Watch: How the night unfolded in three minutes
Aer a truly momentous 48 hours, there's
undoubtedly a lot to digest.
Fortunately, whether you want a speedy
overview or a deep dive, we've got you
covered.
The top analysis:
This result hands Trump free rein, writes
our North America correspondent
Anthony Zurcher
A flawed candidate or a doomed
campaign? Why Harris lost
How small gains delivered Trump's big
win - in maps
What's next:
Seven things Trump says he'll do as
president
What happens to Trump's legal cases?
The outstanding races to watch
Get new perspectives:
Watch US voters on why Trump won...
and Harris lost
What does Trump's win mean for the
world? Our correspondents give the
global view
Trump's win is complicated for the UK, our
political editor Chris Mason writes
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on BBC iPlayer.
And for the blow-by-blow account of an
extraordinary night, just keep scrolling.
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02:12 7 November
State of the race: Republicans eye
clean sweep
Away from the presidential race, Republicans
have also retaken control of the US Senate,
aer flipping seats in West Virginia, Ohio and
Montana.
Several races for seats in the House of
Representatives remain undecided, but its
control is also currently leaning Republican,
according to our US partner CBS News.
If successful, that would put the party in
control of Congress, the Senate and the White
House when Trump is sworn in in January.
All in, a clean sweep for the Republicans is
looking likely aer a hotly-contested
campaign.
Head here for a full list of the results
state-by-state in all three races
Votes in Arizona and Nevada are still being counted
- but we already have more than enough results to
determine several key outcomes
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01:50 7 November
In pictures: Trump wins US election,
Kamala Harris concedes at alma
mater
Twenty-four hours ago, it grew increasingly
clear that Donald Trump was on track to win
the presidency of the United States, and gain
an historic second term.
The hours and events that followed have been
eventful, to say the least.
Here's a look back on the day, in pictures:
GETTY IMAGES
Trump won the presidential election in what our
North America editor Sarah Smith dubbed "the
most dramatic comeback in US political history".
GETTY IMAGES
Trump's supporters were elated at the news, with
Trump sweeping a definitive majority of electoral
college votes
GETTY IMAGES
The president-elect was joined by his family on
stage as he delivered his victory speech from a
watch party in Florida
GETTY IMAGES
Hours later, Kamala Harris gave her concession
speech at her alma mater, Howard University, in
Washington. In an emotional address, she urged
her supporters not to give up fighting for a brighter
future for America
GETTY IMAGES
The vice-president was joined by hundreds of her
supporters and political allies, who helped her
shape her election campaign in around 100 days
GETTY IMAGES
Harris's running mate, Governor Tim Walz, watched
the vice-president deliver her speech alongside his
wife, Gwen Walz
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01:38 7 November
Melania Trump shares promise to
'safeguard freedom'
REUTERS
Former and now incoming First Lady Melania
Trump has shared a statement following
Donald Trump's second presidential election
victory.
Posting on X she writes: "The majority of
Americans have entrusted us with this
important responsibility. We will safeguard
the heart of our republic – freedom.
"I anticipate the citizens of our nation re-
joining in commitment to each other and
rising above ideology for the sake of
individual liberty, economic prosperity, and
security.
"American energy, skill, and initiative will
bring together our best minds to propel our
nation forward forevermore."
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01:14 7 November
Bill and Hillary Clinton release
statement on Trump's win
Former President Bill Clinton and ex-
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton - who was
defeated by Donald Trump in 2016 - have
released a joint statement reacting to the
election result.
It reads: "The American people have voted,
and Donald Trump and JD Vance will be the
next president and vice president of the
United States.
"We wish them well and hope they will govern
for all of us."
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00:51 7 November
Trump should let Ukraine hit
targets in Russia - former
ambassador
Donald Trump's former ambassador to Nato
says she hopes he will "let Ukraine attack
[Russian] forces on the other side of the
border" to end the stalemate in the war.
Speaking to the BBC, Kay Bailey Hutchinson
says the government in Kyiv should aim to
"get an agreement that would be negotiated
in their favour" aer talks with a new Trump
White House.
Trump has previously criticised the amount of
of aid spending the US has committed to
Ukraine under Joe Biden, and is widely seen as
being less supportive of Kyiv's war effort.
Hutchinson also says Trump will seek to
ensure "free and fair trade" with China, or
move manufacturing back to the US to create
jobs at home.
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00:33 7 November
Was this Democratic campaign
doomed - or was Harris fatally
flawed?
Courtney Subramanian
Reporting from the convention
REUTERS
Nearly a month ago, Kamala Harris appeared
on ABC's The View in what was expected to be
a friendly interview aimed at pitching herself
to Americans who wanted to know more
about her.
The sit-down was quickly overshadowed by
her response to a question on what she would
have done differently to Joe Biden.
"Not a thing comes to mind," she replied.
Harris's answer - which became a Republican
attack ad on loop - underscored the political
headwinds that her jumpstart campaign failed
to overcome in her decisive loss to Donald
Trump on Tuesday.
Publicly, she conceded the race late on
Wednesday aernoon, telling supporters "do
not despair" - but soul-searching over where
she went wrong and what else she could have
done will likely take longer, as Democrats
begin finger-pointing and raising questions
about the future of the party.
You can read more analysis about Harris's
collapse here.
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00:15 7 November BREAKING
House is leaning Republican, CBS
says
Control of the House of Representatives is
currently leaning Republican, according to our
US partner CBS News.
As of right now, Republicans are projected to
win 211 seats - leaving them just seven short
of controlling the House.
The Democrats would need 15 more seats to
clinch a majority.
Some context: Republicans have already
retaken control of the US Senate. If the same
were to happen in the House, that would put the
party in control of Congress, the Senate and the
White House when President-Elect Donald
Trump is sworn in in January.
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00:10 7 November
Mixed fortunes on Asia markets as
investors process Trump win
Peter Hoskins
Business reporter, BBC News Singapore
Most stock markets in Asia lost ground on
Thursday as investors consider the impact of a
second term as president for Donald Trump
on the region and the global economy as a
whole.
On the campaign trail he pledged to raise
trade tariffs on imports to the US, especially
on goods from China.
Australia’s ASX 200 index and the Nikkei 225
in Japan were down by about 0.3% in morning
trading aer rising sharply on Wednesday.
The Hang Seng in Hong Kong and the
Shanghai Composite in Mainland China were
both up by more than half a percent.
The US dollar edged up aer jumping by
about 1.65% against a basket of other major
currencies as Trump moved closer to victory.
Earlier, major stock markets in the US hit
record highs on expectations that the
president-elect’s plans to cut taxes and raise
tariffs will push up inflation and reduce the
pace of interest rate cuts.
Higher rates for longer mean investors will
get better returns on savings and investments
they hold in dollars.
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23:44 6 November
The billionaire shaped by 9/11
helping build Trump's top team
Natalie Sherman
New York business reporter
This graphic shows some of the advisers who were
on stage with Donald Trump at his victory speech.
As Donald Trump emerges victorious, eyes
will now turn to his takeover of the White
House.
Howard Lutnick, one of the people leading the
transition team, was on stage with Trump last
night.
The billionaire chief executive of the financial
firm Cantor Fitzgerald has already been
soliciting resumes as he looks to fill
thousands of political roles for the new
administration.
Lutnick has grisly experience of rapidly
staffing up. The 11 September attacks on the
World Trade Center killed every Cantor
Fitzgerald employee in the office that day –
more than 650 people, including Lutnick's
brother.
Despite his Wall Street ties, Lutnick has said
he is committed to Trump’s populist Make
America Great Again agenda.
“His transition team will ensure the
implementation of President Trump’s
common sense agenda starting on Day 1,”
Lutnick and co-chair Linda McMahon said in a
statement on Wednesday.
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23:37 6 November BREAKING
Trump to start selecting cabinet in
coming days
President-Elect Donald Trump will begin
choosing his cabinet in the "days and weeks
ahead", the team leading his transition to the
White House says.
In a statement, co-chairs Linda McMahon and
Howard Lutnick say they will presenting
Trump with a "wide array of experts from
which he can select for his team".
They say he will select personnel that enact
policies that "make the life of Americans
affordable, safe, and secure".
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23:22 6 November
Counting still under way in Nevada
While the ultimate result may be a foregone
conclusion, we're still waiting to see the final
results from some states.
Our next complete set of results will probably
be coming in from Nevada, one of the key
swing states, where 90% of votes have been
counted so far.
The state is home to more than three million
people and is famous for Las Vegas and the
Hoover Dam.
Of the votes counted so far, about 51.6% have
gone to Donald Trump, with 46.7% going to
Kamala Harris.
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23:21 6 November
Will Harris have a job aer losing
election?
REUTERS
Well, Kamala Harris will continue to serve the
rest of her term as vice-president alongside
President Joe Biden, until the handover of
power to Donald Trump and JD Vance on 20
January.
But aer President-Elect Trump and Vice-
President-Elect JD Vance are sworn into office
on inauguration day, both Biden and Harris
will no longer have any political position in
the US government.
And unlike in UK politics, there is no
equivalent position of "leader of the
opposition" - Harris will just be out of a job.
Not that she'll be short of offers.
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22:57 6 November
World leaders react to Trump
election victory
X/NARENDRA MODI
Trump and Modi developed a friendship during the
president-elect's first term in office
Leaders from around the world have been
reacting to Donald Trump's election victory.
Here's what some had to say:
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered
his "heartiest congratulations" to his "friend"
and said they would work together to
"promote global peace, stability and
prosperity".
Brazilian President Lula Da Silva said he
hopes Trump "cares about working for the
world to have peace" and that his relationship
with Brazil "will be civilised".
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky -
whose relations with Trump will be closely
watched in the coming months - said the pair
held an "excellent" call aer this victory.
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer offered
"hearty congratulations" and said he looked
forward to working with him "across all areas
of the special relationship".
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22:40 6 November
Harris: 'This is a time to roll up our
sleeves'
GETTY IMAGES
Earlier today, Vice-President Kamala Harris
gave an emotional concession speech on the
steps of her alma mater, Howard University, in
Washington.
She urged the crowd watching not to give up
fighting for a brighter future for America - a
message she has reiterated to her supporters
over her campaign email.
In it, Harris is emphatic in her gratitude for
those who backed her.
She acknowledges that the outcome of the
election "is not what we wanted" but adds:
"The light of America's promise will always
burn bright - as long as we never give up and
keep fighting".
"While I concede this election, I do not
concede the fight that fuelled this campaign,"
she says.
“ This is not the time to throw up
our hands. This is a time to roll
up our sleeves."
Kamala Harris
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22:26 6 November
What Musk could gain from Trump's
presidency
Lily Jamali
San Francisco correspondent
GETTY IMAGES
Elon Musk had campaigned in support of Donald
Trump's presidency
Donald Trump’s return to the White House
might prove to be a win for one of his most
visible supporters: Elon Musk.
The world's richest man spent election night
in Florida with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort
as returns came in.
"The people of America gave Donald Trump a
crystal clear mandate for change tonight,"
Musk wrote on X - the platform he owns - as
Trump’s victory began to appear all but
certain.
And at his victory speech at the Palm Beach
Convention Centre, Trump spent several
minutes praising Musk and recounting the
successful landing of a rocket manufactured
by one of Musk's companies, SpaceX.
You can read more on what a Trump
presidency might mean for Musk here.
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22:13 6 November
Senate majority leader stresses
importance of bipartisanship
GETTY IMAGES
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a
Democrat from New York, writes on X that
Senate Democrats will be committed to
working with Republican colleagues aer the
party won the majority in the upper chamber.
"As I've said time and again, in both the
majority and the minority, the only way to get
things done in the Senate is through
bipartisan legislation while maintaining our
principles - and the next two years will be no
different." he adds.
The Republican Party retook control of the
Senate, aer flipping seats in West Virginia,
Ohio and Montana.
A handful of races remain undecided, with
ballots still being counted. Here's a look at
where things stand:
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22:03 6 November
What's the process for the
transition of power?
George Bowden
BBC News
President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in
at the presidential inauguration on 20 January
2025.
It is at this point he will legally assume the
power and responsibilities of the presidency.
Prior to January, the electoral college process
plays out. Each state generally awards their
electoral college votes to whoever wins the
popular vote. This is confirmed on 17
December.
The new US Congress then meets on 6
Januaryto count the electoral college votes
and certify the results, thus officially
confirming the next president.
It was this part of the process that Trump's
supporters tried to stop when they stormed
the US Capitol in 2021 aer he refused to
concede defeat to Joe Biden.
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21:49 6 November
In numbers: How Trump's support
has changed since 2020
Rachel Looker
Reporting from Washington, DC
REUTERS
Recent polling data shows white men
represented overwhelmingly the biggest
percentage of voters who backed president-
elect Trump in the 2024 presidential election,
at 60%.
Close behind were Latino men, who
supported the former president by 19 more
points than in the 2020 vote. Trump received
55% of the votes from Latino men, while
Harris won 43%, marking the greatest
demographic shi this election cycle.
Latino women also increased in their support
for Trump, with 38% backing the president-
elect. This is an eight-point increase
compared to 2020.
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