Former President Donald Trump has defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 general election. For the first time since Grover Cleveland in the 1880s and 1890s, a president will serve two non-consecutive terms. The race was called in the early morning hours of November 6 once President-elect Trump surpassed the threshold of 270 electoral college votes.
Trump additionally won the popular vote, receiving over 71 million votes in comparison to Harris’s 66.2 million as of November 6. The race was called in the early morning hours of November 6; Alaska, Arizona, Maine, Michigan and Nevada still have yet to call their races.
The Republican party also seized control of the Senate from the Democratic party once they passed the 50 majority, and maintained their control of the House of Representatives in a 220-214 win.
At the state and local levels, Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass). earned another Senate term. In the nine districts of Massachusetts, Democrats won every House seat. Three of the five ballot questions passed: voters elected to allow audit of the state legislature, the MCAS test requirement is no longer a graduation requirement, and ride-share drivers can now unionize. However, measures to legalize certain psychedelic drugs and raise the minimum wage for tipped workers did not pass.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
CORRECTION: November 6, 2024
A previous version of this article claimed that the Republican party had gained control of the House of Representatives when they had not yet reached the threshold. The previous calling of the electoral college has also been removed as more states have declared winners, changing the previously reported numbers. All other content of the article remains the same.
UPDATE: November 15, 2024
An update was made to confirm Republican control of the House of Representatives.
