Republican Donald Trump wins Georgia and North Carolina, capturing two of the seven heavily contested battlegrounds while votes in five other swing states are still being counted. Republicans reclaimed control of the Senate, picking up seats in West Virginia and Ohio. Top House races are focused in New York and California , where Democrats are trying to claw back some of the 10 or so seats where Republicans have made surprising gains in recent years.
Follow the AP’s Election 2024 coverage at: https://apnews.com/hub/election-2024 . Here’s the latest: Trump supporters gathered at his election night watch party were hugging one another, making calls, jumping up and down, and throwing their MAGA hats in the air every chance they got to celebrate as results continued to trickle in.
Guests are still arriving at the convention center in West Palm Beach. The pickups for House Democrats have mostly come from New York so far as the party flipped its second seat in the state. Democrat Josh Riley defeated Republican Rep.
Mark Molinaro in a district that spans across the center of the state. Democrats earlier flipped a seat held by Rep. Brandon Williams.
While a House majority is still up for grabs, the victories will buoy Democrats’ hopes, especially in House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ home state. Polls closed in Nevada nearly three hours late after voters waited in long lines to cast ballots, the state’s top election official said, and initial election results began to.
