LAST UPDATE | 6 Nov 2024

DONALD TRUMP WILL once again be the president of the United States of America.

Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris is now a sure thing after he was projected to win the state of Wisconsin this morning, bringing the Republican to 276 electoral college votes and past the 270 required to be elected president.

Here’s a rundown of the key things to know from the results so far. 

Main points: 

• Donald Trump is projected to regain the White House, defeating his Democratic opponent Vice President Kamala Harris.  
• Trump held a victory speech before a crowd of cheering supporters in Florida.
• Out of the seven crucial battleground states that will decide the presidency, Donald Trump has won Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Wisconsin and Georgia. 
• Here’s a state-by-state guide showing who has won each state so far.
• As well as winning the electoral college, Trump is on course to also win the popular vote (i.e. a majority of the total number of votes cast across the country)
• The battle for the House of Representatives remains too close to call but Republicans look more likely to retain control. 
• Kamala Harris‘ team has said the vice president will not deliver a speech at some point today. 
• Taoiseach Simon Harris has congratulated Donald Trump on his likely win. 
• Leaders around the world have offered Trump their congratulations. 
• Dozens of hoax bomb threats were made against polling stations in the swing states of Georgia and Pennsylvania which disrupted voting for a time.
• Pro-Palestine protesters demonstrated at two viewing parties in Dublin overnight.
• Away from the presidential race, the Republicans have won back control of the Senate from the Democrats.
• Voters in six US states have approved measures to protect or expand abortion rights, but Florida failed to add abortion rights to its state constitution. 

Bonus episode of our politics podcast The Candidate: Christine Bohan and Rónán Duffy examine how election night unfolded and what Trump’s imminent victory means for US politics.