Donald Trump has won the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a crucial battleground state and one of the biggest prizes in the race for the White House.
The call from the Associated Press comes shortly after Trump captured the swing states of North Carolina and Georgia, crushing Kamala Harris’ momentum and setting him up to gain the necessary 270 votes to win.
Trump now only needs to capture one swing state to achieve victory.
After losing Pennsylvania to President Joe Biden in 2020, Republicans poured significant resources into the commonwealth in an effort to repeat Trump’s 2016 upset, allowing him to stay one step ahead of failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
Pennsylvania has the fifth-largest number of electoral votes in the United States with 19 and is considered crucial for either winner to win the Electoral College.
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump has conquered Pennsylvania
Harris performed worse than expected in the Commonwealth.
Her decision not to choose Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro as her running mate may have hurt her in her latest effort, despite criticism from Democrats who thought it would help her win the state.
Harris made her final push in Pennsylvania on election night, holding three rallies across the Commonwealth and wrapping up her campaign in Philadelphia with Oprah, Lady Gaga and a host of celebrities.
“This could be one of the closest races in history. Every vote counts,” Harris told the crowd in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the state that could ultimately decide the election.
Oprah made a threat similar to one Trump fan Elon Musk made from across the aisle: that democracy is on the brink if the other candidate wins.
“If we don’t show up tomorrow, it’s entirely possible we’ll never get the chance to vote again,” Winfrey said.
She added: ‘Any worry and fear you feel, you feel because you feel the danger.’
Trump supporters were excited when they heard early Wednesday morning that the race had been called
Donald Trump arrives after midnight at the final rally of his campaign in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris walks on stage during her campaign rally at the Carrie Blast Furnaces National Historic Landmark outside Pittsburgh
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Republicans also aggressively pursued problematic voting issues at polling places and filed legal challenges to keep the vote fair.
The Republican National Committee has taken legal action in Cambria County after voting machines malfunctioned.
In other counties, Republicans worked with local polling places to ensure Republican poll watchers had access to the counting process.
Supporters of the Democratic presidential candidate, US Vice President Kamala Harris, react as the results are shown
Meanwhile, during Trump’s watch in Florida, Tucker Carlson took photos with supporters and the crowd was lively
U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris arrives to speak at a campaign rally on Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia
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There is also a close race in the Senate between Democrat Senator Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick.
It was too close to call as of 1:30 am on November 6.
Biden, originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania, used his working-class roots to appeal to the electorate, even though he moved to Delaware as a young boy.
But when he withdrew from the re-election race in July, Democrats’ hopes of winning the state plummeted.
Kamala Harris stands hand-in-hand with Oprah Winfrey in her final rally of the presidential election, with just hours until the first polls open
Christina Aguilera performs at the Harris-Walz election campaign rally at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas
Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump flexes his muscles during a campaign rally at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh
With 95 percent of the vote, Trump leads the state by a margin of 193,539.
Harris failed to match Biden’s performance in 2020, especially in counties where Biden had wide margins against Trump.
In Lackawanna County, which includes Scranton, Pennsylvania, Harris failed to match Biden’s eight-point margin in 2020 and posted only a three-point margin against Trump in 2024.