Who won the US election 2024?

THE adjacent president of the US has been revealed aft Americans went to the polls connected November 5.

As Americans formed their ballots successful different predetermination deemed the "most consequential successful history," Donald Trump edged up of Kamala Harris to triumph the White House.

WHAT HAPPENED ON ELECTION DAY?

Held connected November 5, Election Day marked different accidental for Americans' voices to beryllium heard arsenic they formed their ballots for Democrat Harris oregon Republican Trump.

Early and mail-in voting were held successful the immense bulk of the 50 states, with lone a fistful of exceptions.

The archetypal polls opened connected Election Day astatine 5 americium ET.

The past polls - successful Alaska - closed astatine 1 americium ET.

While astir of the time ran smoothly, immoderate Americans were plagued with issues astatine their polling places.

In parts of Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Georgia, canvass hours were extended owed to software issues and late openings.

Bomb threats were besides called into aggregate polling places, but were aboriginal deemed non-credible.

Elsewhere, voters faced hours-long lines wrapping astir buildings and blocks, causing monolithic headaches for those with small clip to formed their ballots.

WHEN WILL THE US ELECTION RESULT BE ANNOUNCED?

Typically, a victor is announced successful the precocious evening erstwhile states person shared exit canvass information.

In 2020, owed to Covid-19-related delays and different issues, the adjacent president wasn't named until 5 days aft the election.

In 2016, however, a victor was declared astatine 2:30 americium ET the greeting aft Election Day.

Winners were named connected predetermination nighttime successful 2008 and 2012.

This year, Trump predicted that a victor would beryllium declared connected predetermination night.

He was declared the victor by Fox News soon earlier 2 am.

Harris, meanwhile, said she and her squad were acceptable to hold it retired - and to debunk immoderate premature claims made astir the results earlier they're official.

"We are prepared to respond," Harris told ABC News.

WHEN WILL THE SWING STATE RESULTS BE ANNOUNCED?

Swing states are important for candidates to triumph successful bid to unafraid the presidency.

Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Nevada, Wisconsin, and Arizona are the 7 plaything states mostly considered must-wins by statesmanlike candidates.

Closing times (in ET) for each of those states are:

• Georgia: 7 p.m.
• North Carolina: 7:30 pm
• Pennsylvania: 8 pm
• Michigan: 9 pm
• Nevada: 9 pm
• Wisconsin: 9 pm
• Arizona: 10 pm

But due to the fact that the delegates those states clasp are massively important for winning the electoral assemblage vote, the ballots are often meticulously counted erstwhile races are particularly close.

North Carolina was the archetypal plaything authorities to beryllium called successful the 2024 election, with the delegates awarded to Trump earlier midnight ET.

Georgia was called for Trump astatine 12:58 americium ET.

As of 2 americium ET, the remaining plaything states were excessively adjacent to call.

Still, the plaything authorities concern successful 2024 was vastly antithetic from 4 years ago.

Pennsylvania was the deciding authorities successful the 2020 election, with the contention being called successful favour of Joe Biden 3.5 days aft polls closed.

But North Carolina took 10 days to beryllium called, portion Georgia took 16 days.

WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE 2024 CAMPAIGN CYCLE?

The past six months of the 2024 run rhythm were filled with shocking twists and turns - starting with the Trump trial.

On May 30, Trump was recovered blameworthy of 34 counts of falsifying concern records successful his historical hush wealth trial.

"This was a disgrace," Trump told reporters aft the verdict made him a convicted felon.

About a period later, connected June 27, Trump and President Biden went head-to-head successful their archetypal primetime debate.

Biden's shockingly mediocre show that nighttime led to his dropping retired of the contention implicit a period aboriginal - but not earlier much chaos erupted connected the run trail.

On July 13, a would-be assassin took purpose astatine Trump portion helium spoke astatine a rally successful Butler, Pennsylvania.

Trump suffered a graze coiled to the receptor successful the shooting that killed 1 antheral and near aggregate others wounded.

Still, helium managed to marque it to the Republican National Convention conscionable days aboriginal to denote Ohio Senator JD Vance arsenic his moving mate.

Days aft the RNC's conclusion, Biden officially backed retired of the contention for the White House connected July 20, announcing his determination successful a missive earlier addressing the state for primetime remarks days later.

Biden threw his enactment down Harris, who secured the Democratic party's information successful aboriginal August.

She past named Minnesota Governor Tim Walz her moving mate during the Democratic National Convention.

Harris and Trump faced disconnected for their lone statesmanlike statement - which besides marked their first-ever in-person gathering - connected September 10.

Their moving mates past had a primetime showdown of their ain connected October 1.

The last weeks of the run were filled with rallies, TV sitdowns, podcast appearances, and adjacent a Saturday Night Live quality by Harris successful an effort to sway voters.