Donald Trump volition instrumentality the 30 Electoral College votes successful his location authorities of Florida.
The Associated Press called the contention conscionable an hr aft polls closed with Trump up of Vice President Kamala Harris by much than 11 percent with 86 percent of the ballot reported.
Florida was antecedently a swing state but successful caller elections has moved further and further to the right.
Trump won the Sunshine authorities successful 2016 by conscionable 1.2 percent against Hillary Clinton. He widened the spread successful 2020 with a 3.3 percent spread betwixt him and Joe Biden.
Donald and Melania Trump talk to reporters aft casting their ballots successful the 2024 predetermination successful Palm Beach, Florida connected Tuesday, November 5
If the results stay connected track, Trump is acceptable for a overmuch larger borderline of triumph against Harris this predetermination cycle.
Shockingly, Trump is up successful Miami-Dade arsenic of 8:40 p.m., adjacent though the region went bluish successful 2016 and 2020 contempt the authorities going red.
Trump moved to Florida successful 2019 with then-First Lady Melania Trump and their lad Barron. He made his Mar-a-Lago nine successful Palm Beach, Florida his superior residence aft surviving successful the wide enclave of New York City his full life.
Results proceed to beryllium tabulated successful Florida, but with much than 5.5 cardinal votes for Trump arsenic of 8:15 p.m., determination is nary mode for Harris to drawback up to her Republican rival.
Trump and woman Melania formed their votes successful the 2024 statesmanlike predetermination astatine the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center polling spot successful Palm Beach connected Tuesday.
A ballroom afloat of Trump fanatics, surrogates and allies is filled astatine the Palm Beach Convention Center for a ticker enactment connected Election Night
Trump and erstwhile archetypal woman Melania visited run office successful West Palm Beach, Florida connected Tuesday, November 5 to sojourn with and convey the erstwhile president's run workers connected Election Day
Trump took questions from reporters portion Melania stood by his broadside and kept her sunglasses connected wrong the gymnasium.
The erstwhile president said helium felt 'confident' aft helium formed his vote, adjacent arsenic finals polls were showing the race virtually tied.
Melania answered 1 abbreviated question astir however she was feeling: 'Very good. Thank you.'
Trump is holding his predetermination nighttime ticker enactment astatine the Palm Beach Convention Center.
Several surrogates, allies and supporters are already gathered successful a shot country for what they anticipation volition beryllium a triumph enactment with the erstwhile president.