US Election: Trump at 232 electoral votes, Harris at 216

WASHINGTON: Republican former president Donald Trump won the United States presidential election 2024 after bagging key swing state Pennsylvania crossing threshold of   the magic number of 270 electoral votes required for winning the election. 

Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former president Donald Trump were battling it out for the White House.

US media earlier projected that Trump has won in 23 states, including big prizes Texas and Ohio, key battleground North Carolina and other reliably Republican-leaning states.

Harris has so far captured 12 states including big electoral vote prizes California and New York — as well as the US capital Washington.

The magic number to win the presidency is 270.

The following is a list of the states won by each candidate and the corresponding number of electoral votes, based on the projections of US media including CNN, Fox News, MSNBC/NBC News, ABC and CBS.

Kamala HARRIS

California (54)

Colorado (10)

Connecticut (7)

Delaware (3)

District of Columbia (3)

Illinois (19)

Maryland (10)

Massachusetts (11)

New York (28)

Oregon (8)

Rhode Island (4)

Vermont (3)

Washington (12)

Donald TRUMP

Alabama (9)

Arkansas (6)

Florida (30)

Idaho (4)

Indiana (11)

Iowa (6)

Kansas (6)

Kentucky (8)

Louisiana (8)

Mississippi (6)

Missouri (10)

Montana (4)

North Carolina (16)

North Dakota (3)

Ohio (17)

Oklahoma (7)

South Carolina (9)

South Dakota (3)

Tennessee (11)

Texas (40)

Utah (6)

West Virginia (4)

Wyoming (3)