Harris claims wins in California, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington
WASHINGTON (AA) – Republican nominee Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Kamala Harris secured more wins Tuesday evening as the first swing state was called in favor of the ex-president.
Trump is currently leading Harris in the race to reach 270 Electoral College votes 230-192. The vice president most recently put California, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington in her win column while Trump took Idaho, Iowa, Kansas and North Carolina, according to The Associated Press.
A candidate needs 270 Electoral College votes to claim victory. Electors are allocated to states based on their population, and most states give all of their delegates to whichever candidate wins the state in the general vote.
The winner-take-all model is not followed in Nebraska and Maine, however, which instead allocate their votes based on the outcome in congressional districts as well as the state’s popular vote winner.
The race is all but certain to come down to the seven swing states — Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — where the nominees are facing narrow contests with spreads well within the margins of error in several surveys.
Both candidates spent the final week before the election campaigning hard in swing states, with Harris visiting Pennsylvania for a series of rallies in multiple cities Monday. Trump spent the day there before a late-night rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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