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Donald Trump wins electoral college vote, confirming his election as the 45th US president The US Electoral College has certified Donald Trump as president, despite a last-ditch effort to deny him the White House.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. Six weeks after winning the polls, the Republican has secured the 270 votes needed to formalise his victory.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. Electors had been flooded with emails, letters and phone calls urging them not to support Mr Trump.
The process is usually a formality, but was beset this year by claims Russian hackers tried to sway the public vote.
Texas ultimately put the president-elect over the 270 threshold, despite two of its electors voting against him.
The New York Times reports that four Democratic electors also cast their votes for someone other than Mrs Clinton.
Last-ditch bid to deny Trump presidency
The result will be officially announced on 6 January in a special joint session of Congress.
Vice President-elect Mike Pence hailed his boss on Twitter as the results came in: "Congratulations to @realDonaldTrump; officially elected President of the United States today by the Electoral College!"
'No treason, no Trump!'
The movement to block Mr Trump had fought hard to convince Republican electors to abandon their party's candidate.
Thousands of anti-Trump protesters had gathered at state capitols across the country.
In Pennsylvania, over 200 demonstrators braved sub-zero temperatures, chanting, "No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA!" and "No treason, no Trump!'"
In Maine, protesters beat drums and waved signs saying, "Don't let Putin Pick Our President," - a reference to allegations that Kremlin-backed hackers tried to sway the election in Mr Trump's favour.