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Election day: the key points as they happen with the votes being tallied Election day: the key points as they happen with the votes being tallied
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Virtually all of the polls have closed and eyes are on a handful of states as Donald Trump maintains a lead of 244 electoral votes to Hillary Clinton’s 215, per the Associated Press predictions as of 12.20pm ET. 270 electoral votes are needed to win. Results from 43 states and the District of Columbia have been called by the AP so far. Swing states Ohio, Florida and North Carolina went to Trump, leaving all eyes on Michigan and Pennsylvania. Both states are critical for a Clinton victory to be possible. Here’s what has happened so far: Virtually all of the polls have closed and eyes are on a handful of states as Donald Trump maintains a lead of 244 electoral votes to Hillary Clinton’s 215, per the latest projections from the Associated Press. 270 electoral votes are needed to win. Results from 43 states and the District of Columbia have been called by the AP so far. Swing states Ohio, Florida and North Carolina went to Trump, leaving all eyes on Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and New Hampshire. Here’s what has happened so far:
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