What states did Kamala Harris needed to win?
It's hail-mary time for Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 Presidential Election as former President Donald Trump is on the verge of returning to the Oval Office.
Trump holds a commanding lead over Kamala Harris 267-226, according to FOX News' projections at 10 p.m.
While it's not yet official on who won, but Harris supporters are hoping to win Michigan, Nevada and Arizona in hopes of staying alive.
Earlier in the evening, Harris supporters were hoping to win the following three key battleground states in hopes of making the former California Senator the first female President in the United States: Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
The three aforementioned states is among the so-called "blue wall," which refers to the 18 U.S. states, plus District of Columbia, that the Democratic Party has historically won in recent presidential elections. Trump won 2016 after securing Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin – three of the blue wall states – in his race against Hillary Clinton.
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The Electoral College is made up of 538 electors. The first to hit 270 will win the race for the presidency.
In the 2020 race, Joe Biden beat Trump 306-232.
At around 8 p.m. on November 5, Kamala Harris became the projected winner of California, the state with the most electoral votes with 54. Trump secured Florida, which has the third most electoral votes with 30.
The nation awaits the results for Texas, which has the second most electoral votes with 40.
The numbers are updated every 10 years with the census, which may lead to shifts in some states' electoral votes. The current electoral vote allocations are based 2020 Census data and will be used for the 2024 and 2028 presidential elections.