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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 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: A Donald Trump presidency seems extremely likely as Trump reaches a lead of 264 electoral votes to Hillary Clinton’s 215, per the latest projections from the Associated Press. Trump is just six electoral votes away from the 270 needed to win. The latest election results have a stunning win for Trump in Pennsylvania, the first Republican to win there since 1988. Swing states Ohio, Florida and North Carolina also went to Trump, leaving all eyes on Michigan, Wisconsin and New Hampshire. Results from 43 states and the District of Columbia have been called by the AP so far. Here’s what has happened so far:
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