Trump leading in key state of Georgia while Harris leads in Virginia
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Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
Today 02:50
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Former US President Donald Trump is taking over red states while Vice President Kamala Harris is leading in Vermont.
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As polls closed in Vermont, New Hampshire, Virginia, West Virginia Georgia, South Carolina, Ohio, North Carolina, and Florida, the Republican and Democratic nominees started vying to paint the states their parties’ respective colors, with the most heated of races taking place in the battleground states of Georgia and Virginia.
As votes started pouring in, Republican nominee Donald Trump swept across several states, winning Indiana, Kentucky, and West Virginia while garnering a notable lead in Georgia, Ohio, South Carolina, and Florida.
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Kentucky and Indiana, both traditionally Republican states, were the first to close their polling stations on Election Day, marking the beginning of a long night of vote counting across the country.
Early results from these states are consistent with pre-election expectations in areas that strongly lean Republican.
Harris, meanwhile, has won Vermont, while maintaining a sizeable lead in Virginia, North Carolina, and New Hampshire.
In total, Trump currently has 23 electoral votes while Harris has only 3 in the early hours of vote counting.
