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Former President Donald Trump won his home state of Florida, making it three times in a row that the Sunshine state has voted for the Republican candidate according to Decision Desk HQ projection on Tuesday.
As per the latest projections by Politico at 10 am IST Trump had surged to 230 electoral college votes as compared to 210 for Harris. Trump has carried most of the ‘Red wall’ states in this election.
The win in Florida will add 30 electoral votes for Trump in the final count. Previously considered a swing state for years after having decided the 2000 presidential election for George W Bush, votes have shifted significantly to the red in the recent years. Barack Obama won in 2008 and 2012.
Trump has won in Idaho and Harris has claimed California, according to CNN projections. He has also picked up win in Texas according to NBC News projections. He secured the the conservative state’s 40 Electoral College votes. The Republican candidate also notched a win in Oklahoma contest with 65 per cent of votes according to NBC News projection
Kansas, Iowa, Idaho, North Carolina, Utah, Montana, Missouri, Nebraska (President’s District 3), Texas, Ohio, Wyoming, Louisiana, South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, West Virginia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Alabama, Mississippi
The Trump campaign in a statement said after the win, “after four years of the disastrous Harris-Biden administration, Floridians are eager to return to commonsense policies that put their freedom, their families, and America first.”
The US is voting to elect the President and Vice President, all representatives to the House and one-third of the senators, as well as governors of 11 states and two US territories.
By around 10 am (IST) polls had closed in most states, including the seven swing states of Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.
(With inputs from ANI)