Donald Trump won the US presidential election early this morning in a stunning victory that sent shockwaves around the world.
He will be the next president of the United States of America.
09:20
Republican Donald Trump won the battleground states of Florida and Ohio, building national momentum in a tighter-than-anticipated presidential race as results came in Tuesday evening.
Trump also won red states including Texas, Indiana, Oklahoma, West Virginia, Tennessee and South Carolina, while Democrat Hillary Clinton won Virginia, Colorado, and blue states including California, Vermont, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts and New York.
After millions of Americans cast their ballots on Tuesday to determine who will be the next U.S. President, Clinton and Trump are vying for the 270 electoral votes needed to win the 2016 presidential election. The White House hopefuls duked it out in 11 potential battleground states—including the traditional red state of Georgia and the blue state of Michigan. The five most likely to be swing states were North Carolina, Florida, Ohio, New Hampshire and Nevada—and so far two of those have gone to Trump.
Check out the map below to see results in the presidential race as they come in from the Associated Press Tuesday night, as well as the balance in the Senate and House of Representatives:
07:55
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has an over 50% chance of winning in the US presidential election, AzVision.az reports citing The New York Times.
According to the newspaper’s forecast, Trump hast a 58% chance of winning in the election.
According to the CNN count, Trump is currently ahead of his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton with over 49 percent of the votes, against Clinton’s 46.7%.
07:50
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump continues to lead Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in the US state of Virginia with more than three-quarters of votes counted Tuesday night, according to preliminary election results, AzVision.az reports citing the Associated Press.
Based on tabulation of 77 percent of ballots, Trump was ahead of Clinton, 49.8 percent to 45.2 percent, according to early results compiled by the Associated Press.
US Election 2016: DONALD TRUMP ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE US - UPDATED
09 November 2016
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