US ELECTION: Trump at 211 electoral votes, Harris at 153: US media

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This combination of pictures created on September 09, 2024 shows (from left) former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pointing to the crowd as he leaves after speaking during a town hall meeting in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on August 29, 2024, and US Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaking on the fourth and last day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 22, 2024. | Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI and ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP

Washington, United States–Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former president Donald Trump are battling it out for the White House, with polls gradually closing across the United States Tuesday and a long night of waiting for results expected.

Projections are tumbling in, with US media calling wins for Trump so far in 22 states including big prizes Texas and Ohio, and other reliably Republican-leaning states.

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Harris has so far captured 10 states including big electoral vote prizes California and New York — as well as the US capital Washington.

So far, that gives Trump 211 electoral votes and Harris 153.

The magic number to win the presidency is 270. Observers expect the hotly contested race for the White House to come down to a handful of key battleground states.

The following is a list of the states won by each candidate and the corresponding number of electoral votes, based on the projections of US media including CNN, Fox News, MSNBC/NBC News, ABC and CBS.

KAMALA HARRIS ELECTORAL VOTES (153) 

California (54)

Colorado (10)

Delaware (3)

District of Columbia (3)

Illinois (19)

Maryland (10)

Massachusetts (11)

New York (28)

Oregon (8)

Rhode Island (4)

Vermont (3)

DONALD TRUMP ELECTORAL VOTES (211) 

Alabama (9)

Arkansas (6)

Florida (30)

Idaho (4)

Indiana (11)

Iowa (6)

Kansas (6)

Kentucky (8)

Louisiana (8)

Mississippi (6)

Missouri (10)

Montana (4)

North Dakota (3)

Ohio (17)

Oklahoma (7)

South Carolina (9)

South Dakota (3)

Tennessee (11)

Texas (40)

Utah (6)

West Virginia (4)

Wyoming (3)

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