Presidential Election
Electoral College Results
* Electoral-college vote totals based on New York Times projections
Kamala Harris (D) 226 votes
Donald Trump (R) 295 votes
270 votes needed to win
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee reacts to Trump’s election, acknowledging national fear but calling for local optimism
The longtime governor addressed the press and state Wednesday afternoon, speaking from a federal office building in downtown Seattle.
Trump and allies prepare to take power after decisive win over Harris
President-elect Donald Trump and his allies prepared Wednesday to take power after a decisive election victory that could hand Republicans unified control of government and give Trump a broad mandate to pursue an agenda of radical change.
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No billionaire did more to help Donald Trump win the U.S. presidential election than Elon Musk. The Tesla Inc. and SpaceX boss will now find out whether it pays off or he ends up getting burned.
Donald Trump returns to power, ushering in new era of uncertainty
Donald Trump rode a promise to smash the American status quo to win the presidency for a second time on Wednesday, surviving a criminal conviction, indictments, an assassin’s bullet, accusations of authoritarianism and an unprecedented switch of his opponent to complete a remarkable return to power.
Trump leading in key states as Harris’ path narrows; Democrats hope to retake House, with GOP poised to win Senate majority
WASHINGTON – As presidential election results came in Tuesday night, former President Donald Trump led in several key states and Vice President Kamala Harris’ path to victory appeared to be narrowing, as she relied on a few swing states where her Republican opponent held a slim lead.
What happens if there is a tie in the Electoral College between Harris and Trump
As voters head to the polls in the 2024 election, there remains a possible but unlikely scenario that Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump could end up in an Electoral College tie.
Trump was shot at, Biden withdrew, Harris stepped in: Defining moments of 2024
The road to the ballot box for the 2024 presidential election has been long and dramatic, complete with President Joe Biden dropping out of the race, Vice President Kamala Harris stepping in and an assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump.
Trump demands election results ‘tonight’ during middle-of-the-night rally in Grand Rapids
Former President Donald Trump ushered in Election Day with a late-night turned early-morning rally in Michigan’s second largest city, telling thousands of supporters inside Van Andel Arena that “if we win Michigan, we win it all.”
Democratic presidential ticket outraises Republican opposition twofold in Spokane County
Spokane County residents greatly favored the Democratic ticket in the 2024 presidential election, at least with their wallets.
NYC breaks record with more than 1 million New Yorkers voting early in 2024 election
More than 1 million New York City residents voted early in this week’s high-stakes election — a new record, according to city officials.
Four years after ‘Stop the Steal,’ an organized army emerges online
Brandon Matlack, a coordinator for a group boosting former president Donald Trump’s election effort, was camped outside an election office in Pennsylvania’s Northampton County when he posted a video Tuesday on the social network X asking his 3,000 followers for help identifying a “very suspect” man he’d seen just drop off “an insane amount of ballots.”
Can Harris win the election? Here are her possible paths to victory.
A little over a month ago we looked at the most likely paths that Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump have to win the presidency with the help of The Washington Post’s polling average. Now, the day before Election Day, we revisit their paths to the White House. Spoiler alert: Not much has changed for either Harris or Trump. Their paths remain largely the same.
Trump escalates false claims of fraud, setting stage to cry foul if he loses
Donald Trump, who blamed his 2020 defeat on false claims of vast election malfeasance, has spent much of the final week of his third presidential campaign trying to discredit the legitimacy of this year’s election.
Investors from stocks to crypto brace for U.S. election swings
Just before a hotly contested US election considered a toss-up, options traders across markets appear to be reducing risk and bracing for more volatility.
For 40 years, this Washington county has picked the winning candidate for president, the longest streak in the nation
The last time Clallam County voters picked a losing presidential candidate by popular vote was in 1976, when they chose Republican Gerald Ford who narrowly lost the national election to Democrat Jimmy Carter. Since then, the county’s voters have picked the winners in every presidential race.
Panic buttons, drones, snipers among plans to guard a high-risk election
Eager to reassure nervous Americans that their votes will be protected, authorities are touting unprecedented security plans designed to withstand violence and other nightmare scenarios on Election Day and in a potentially uncertain aftermath.
Trump says he doesn’t mind someone shooting at journalists at rally
Donald Trump told a crowd on Sunday that he wouldn’t mind if someone shot at the news media present at his rally here, escalating his violent rhetoric at one of his closing campaign events where he repeatedly veered off-message.
In a bathroom stall, a simple message: Vote Harris, no one will know
In swing states and Republican strongholds, on college campuses and in sports arenas, sticky notes have appeared reminding women that their votes are confidential - kept private even and especially from the men in their lives.
Analysis: 13 ways Democrats will steal the election (according to Trump)
“It’s the only thing they do well, they cheat. Their policies are no good. Their government is no good. Their management is no good, but they cheat like nobody can cheat.” - Former president Donald Trump, remarks about Democrats in Wilmington, North Carolina, on Sept. 21
Harris joins ‘Saturday Night Live’ in last-minute campaign surprise
Vice President Kamala Harris appeared on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” in New York, making a surprise last-minute appearance that culminates a string of events designed to showcase Harris before voters who do not typically engage with traditional political media.