Trump vs Harris: The Battle for the White House – 2024 Presidential Election Showdown

Winning 277 electoral votes, Mr. Trump won over Ms. Harris in the race for the White House and became the 47th President of the United States.

Update:

At 2:00 p.m.: Mr. Trump reached enough votes

On November 6, US East Coast time (the same afternoon, Vietnam time), the results of the 2024 presidential election in the US were finalized with Republican candidate Donald Trump winning.

According to preliminary vote counting results as of 13:30 Vietnam time, Mr. Trump won at least 270 electoral votes, surpassing the legal threshold of 270 votes and thereby defeating Democratic Party candidate Kamala Harris. to become the 47th president of the United States.

The decisive victory took place in the battleground state of Pennsylvania with 19 electoral votes. This is also Mr. Trump’s second term as head of the White House, after the first term from 2016-2020.

On election day November 5, Mr. Donald Trump had an excellent performance with a series of resounding victories in 7 decisive battleground states including Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. . This candidate won all 93 electoral votes in the above states.

The day after the results were announced, President-elect Donald Trump gave a celebratory speech to a large crowd of supporters in Palm Beach, Florida.

It is expected that the electoral colleges in the states will meet on December 17 to cast electoral votes to officially elect candidate Donald Trump as the next president of the United States.

Mr. Trump will be sworn in at Capitol Hill on January 20, 2025./.

13:00: Mr. Trump reached 246 electoral votes

According to CNN, Mr. Trump just won the state of Georgia, after North Carolina. Thus, Mr. Trump has reached 246 electoral votes, only 24 votes short of winning. The remaining states include Arizona (11 votes), Pennsylvania (19 votes), Michigan (15), Wisconsin (10) and Nevada (6).

Mr. Trump only needs to win 2 states out of 4 states: Arizona, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, it will be enough to become the 47th US President.

11:15 am: Ms. Harris is still 23 votes behind Mr. Trump

Up to now, according to Fox News, Mr. Trump has won 216 electoral votes after winning states like Texas (40 votes) and Ohio (17 votes), while Ms. Harris got 193 votes after when winning in California (54 votes), which traditionally supports the Democratic Party. Traditionally Republican-leaning states like Indiana, West Virginia, and Florida also voted for Trump, further solidifying his lead.

According to Foxnews, Mr. Trump won in Utah, gaining 6 more electoral votes. The former President also defeated Ms. Harris in Montana and got 4 more electoral votes, thereby bringing the total number of electoral votes won to 210.

Meanwhile, Ms. Harris won in two states, Colorado and New Hampshire, bringing the total number of electoral votes to 112.

*According to a new update from the New York Times, Mr. Trump’s electoral votes are 198, while Ms. Harris’s votes are 112. To win, each candidate needs to reach at least 270 electoral votes.

According to CNN, as of 10:20 a.m. (Vietnam time), Mr. Trump won 43 million popular votes (52.5%) and Harris won 37.7 million popular votes (46%).

The New York Times predicts that Mr. Trump has an 80% chance of winning with a possible electoral vote of 296 votes.

Latest update at 8:00 a.m. this morning, candidate Donald Trump won a series of central and southern states, bringing the total number of electoral votes to 95, while Ms. Harris received 35 votes.

Previously, right after polling places closed, counting took place overnight. Mr. Trump won Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia, winning the first 23 electoral votes, while Ms. Harris won 3 votes in Vermont.

All eyes are now on seven battleground states: Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Pre-election polls showed the two opponents were evenly matched in all seven states.

With 75% of the votes counted in Georgia, Mr. Trump is leading Ms. Harris with a ratio of 55.7% – 43.8%.

Vice President Harris won in Maryland and received 10 electoral votes. With her victory in Massachusetts, she received 11 more votes. In Connecticut and Rhode Island, she received 7 and 4 more electoral votes, respectively.

Mr. Trump posted a video on the TikTok platform, saying that Republicans “are doing great.”

“Vote to make sure we pass. We will have a big victory tonight,” Mr. Trump said.

CNN predicts that Mr. Trump won in North Carolina, gaining 9 more electoral votes, bringing the total number of electoral votes to 99. Meanwhile, Ms. Harris only has 27 electoral votes.

Previously, Mr. Trump won his home state of Florida and won 30 more electoral votes. He also won the states of Tennessee, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Missouri, winning 11, 7, 9, and 10 additional electoral votes, respectively.

Vice President Harris’s campaign officials say it could take days to declare a winner in the presidential race, but they are preparing for a legal battle that could drag on for decades. weeks, regardless of the outcome.

With a close race expected to increase the likelihood of legal challenges, Ms. Harris’s team told donors to prepare for “four to six weeks where people will litigate mutual”.

According to CNN’s prediction, Mr. Trump is likely to win the states of Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, Missouri, and Oklahoma, raising the number of electoral votes to 90.

Meanwhile, Ms. Harris won the states of Maryland, Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia, raising the number of electoral votes to 27. According to media reports, President Biden will not attend the election watch party. by Vice President Kamala Harris.