US 2024 election results live: This combination of images shows former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) gestures as he speaks during a campaign rally in Michigan and US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (R) speaks during a campaign rally. rally in Philadelphia

Nationally, there are a total of 538 electoral votes, or electoral votes, meaning a candidate must get 270 to win. In the 2020 election, President Joe Biden won 306 electoral votes to defeat Trump, who managed only 232 electoral votes.

In addition, the results of the US presidential election will decide not only the next president, but also which party controls the two houses of Congress – the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Pollsters predict a closely contested race between Trump and Harris, with the outcome likely to hinge on key states like Pennsylvania, Florida and Wisconsin and others, where just a few thousand votes could tip the balance. This also means that it could take some time before a winner can be projected.

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Earlier Monday, both Harris and Trump wrapped up their campaigns for president as they made their final pitch to voters in Pennsylvania — a state that could prove decisive in deciding who ends up in the White House. While Harris focused on optimism about the future and did not mention Trump by name, the Republican candidate criticized his opponent at every turn.

US Presidential Election 2024: How was the campaign?

– The 2024 United States presidential election has emerged as one of the most intense and unpredictable in recent history. From Trump’s courtroom conviction, a bullet that grazed his ear, a dramatic debate that crushed incumbent Joe Biden’s hopes of re-entering the White House to Kamala Harris’s last-minute nomination, the campaign has been marked by unprecedented events that captured worldwide attention and made headlines beyond American borders.

-Kamala Harris, who could become the first woman president if elected, has pledged to address economic concerns and other pressing issues through bipartisan cooperation, aiming to stay largely in line with the path laid out by President Joe Biden, Trump has vowed to replace thousands of federal members. workers with loyalists, impose high tariffs on allies and enemies alike, and organize the largest deportation operation in US history.

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