US Election: Win in Pennsylvania Takes Trump to 266 Votes, 4 Short of Victory

The crucial swing states of Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina have been called for Donald Trump.

A total of 270 electoral college votes are required to win the presidential election.

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US Presidential Election 2024: The key swing states of Pennsylvania, Georgia, and North Carolina have been called for Donald Trump, taking him to 266 electoral college votes – just four votes shy of clinching the US presidency. His opponent Kamala Harris is currently trailing with 205 votes, according to CNN.

Here are the total number of states called in favour of Donald Trump so far:

North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Idaho, Kansas, Iowa, Ohio, Mississippi, Montana, Utah, Louisiana, Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota, Texas, Arkansas, South Carolina, Florida, Oklahoma, Missouri, Tennessee, Alabama, West Virginia, Nebraska, Indiana, and Kentucky.

Here are the total number of states called in favour of Kamala Harris so far:

Oregon, California, Colorado, New York, Illinois, Rhode Island, Delaware, Columbia (district), Maryland, Massachusetts, Virginia, Hawaii, Vermont, New Mexico, and Connecticut.

Among the remaining swing states, Trump is ahead in Nevada and Wisconsin, while Harris has taken the lead in Arizona and Michigan.

Meanwhile, Republicans have wrested control of the US Senate from the Democrats, following victories in Ohio and West Virgina. On the other hand, neither party has a clear advantage in the US House, that is currently held by the Republicans by a slender majority.

Trump & Harris' Final Campaign Pitches 

On 4 November, a day before the polling was conducted, Trump made his final campaign pitch in Grand Rapids, Michigan – a key battleground state – which he had chosen in his previous two campaigns as well. He was accompanied by media personality Megyn Kelly at the rally.

At the nearly two-hour-long event, Trump took potshots at a number of Democrats. While he called Harris a "radical left lunatic who destroyed San Francisco”, he alluded to former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as a "crooked" and "evil" person.

The event had started two hours behind schedule as Trump participated in three other campaign events in the day in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Reading and Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania before travelling to Michigan.

On the other hand, Harris made her final campaign pitch in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, where she travelled to five cities. She finally ended her campaign at the Art Museum in Philadelphia where she was joined by an array of celebrities, including Oprah Winfrey, Lady Gaga, and Will.I.Am, among others.

"So Philadelphia, you ready to do this? Are we ready to vote? Are we ready to win? It's good to be back in the City Brotherly of Love," Harris had said while addressing a crowd of thousands.