Donald Trump won the presidential election in Arizona on Saturday, completing sweeping victories in all seven battleground states and sealing a decisive Electoral College victory over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, the Associated Press reported on Saturday. Announced.
By early Wednesday morning, Trump had secured the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House, with the final vote expected to be 312 to Harris’ 226. .
The victory returns Arizona to the Republican fold following Joe Biden’s victory in 2020, and marks Trump’s second win in Arizona since 2016. Mr. Trump campaigned on border security and the economy, and under Biden, he linked Ms. Harris to inflation and documented illegal border crossings.
Trump also won the battleground states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, Wisconsin and Nevada. In 2020, Biden defeated Trump by winning six of the seven battleground states (he narrowly lost North Carolina) and received 306 electoral votes to Trump’s 232.
Trump also received 306 votes in his 2016 victory over Hillary Clinton.
According to the Associated Press, Mr. Trump received 74.6 million votes (50.5%) nationally, while Ms. Harris received 70.9 million votes (48%).
Lake, who has always denied that Biden won the White House fairly in 2020 in the crucial Arizona Senate race between Republican Kari Lake and Democrat Ruben Gallego, said: He currently leads Democrats by 48.5% to 49.5%, or about 33,000 votes. Saturday morning.
Other races in Arizona remain close, including the 6th Congressional District battle between incumbent Republican Juan Siscomani and Democratic challenger Kirsten Engel.
But in addition to the Senate majority they already have, Republicans appear to be close to clinching a House majority. This means Republicans will potentially have greater power to push through a far-reaching agenda, including tax and spending cuts, energy deregulation, and energy deregulation. Border security management.
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