Kamala Harris initially led in Pennsylvania as results began rolling in. However, Trump has now overtaken her, holding a lead of approximately two percentage points.
Summary:
* Kamala Harris loses her lead in Pennsylvania
* Donald Trump currently ahead in six swing states
* Polling continues in Nevada, with early trends yet to emerge
The battle for swing states is intense, as Trump holds a narrow lead over Harris in six of the seven key states. According to AP projections at 9 am IST, the Republican candidate is leading in Wisconsin, North Carolina, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Michigan.
Kamala Harris initially led in Pennsylvania as results started coming in, but she has since fallen behind Trump, who now holds a lead of about two percentage points.
According to projections by the Associated Press (AP), Trump has accumulated 210 electoral votes from 21 states, including major victories in Texas, Florida, and Ohio. Harris, meanwhile, has secured 112 electoral votes from 11 states, with key wins in New York, Illinois, and New Jersey.
With 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the presidency, both candidates are in a tight race to make history—Harris as the first woman to hold the nation’s highest office, and Trump as only the second former president to secure a non-consecutive term.
Early projections show Trump holding steady in reliably red states, with victories in Indiana, Kentucky, and West Virginia. He also added 40 electoral votes from Texas, a state he has won in every election since 2016, and claimed Ohio’s 17 electoral votes with a win over Harris.
Harris, on the other hand, saw success in Democratic strongholds, securing 28 electoral votes in New York and maintaining the blue hold on Illinois (19 votes), New Jersey (14 votes), and several Northeastern states, as well as Colorado and Washington, D.C.
Attention has now turned to battleground states that could decide the election. In Georgia, a pivotal swing state, Trump leads Harris by 5.7 percentage points with 66% of votes counted, positioning him to claim its 16 electoral votes. In Pennsylvania, Harris initially led, but Trump has since pulled ahead with 20% of the vote counted. Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes remain up for grabs.
Other key battlegrounds, including Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, and Wisconsin, are also too close to call. With mail-in ballots and votes from urban areas still being counted, the race for the 270 electoral votes needed to win remains tight, likely hinging on these decisive states in the coming days.
