Election 2024 Live Updates: Donald Trump Wins Presidential Race, AP Projects

Donald Trump will return to the White House after winning Tuesday’s presidential race, The Associated Press projected just after 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, defeating Kamala Harris in a stunning comeback—check here for live updates.

AP Calls Race For Trump Trump will become the 47th President of the United States after winning Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes at 5:34 a.m. EST Wednesday, according to The Associated Press, bringing his overall electoral tally to 277—shutting out all of Harris’ paths to victory.

Stock Futures Surge Dow and S&P 500 futures spiked over 2% early Wednesday, as Trump appeared to be closing in on a victory in the presidential race.

Trump Up Over 100,000 In WI, MI Just after 5 a.m., Trump leads Harris in the key swing states of Michigan and Wisconsin by about 110,000 votes apiece, with upwards of 90% of the vote counted—making a Harris win very unlikely. Either of those states would put Trump over the 270 electoral votes he needs to win the race. The Associated Press still hasn’t called a winner in either state due to outstanding votes in Milwaukee and Detroit.

AP Explains Lack Of Race Call The Associated Press said early Wednesday it hasn’t formally called Trump the 2024 election winner because of outstanding votes in two states that could put him over 270 electors. The AP is waiting for updates from the Democratic strongholds of Wayne County in Michigan, home to Dearborn and a large portion of Detroit, and Milwaukee County in Wisconsin, noting they “present Harris’ only path to win either state.” Approximately 58% of votes had been counted in Wayne County as of 4 a.m. EST, while 69% were counted in Milwaukee County, where totals were delayed as officials recounted more than 30,000 ballots due to issues with more than a dozen tabulator machines.

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