US election 2024 live – Key updates so far
It’s after 1:00 in the eastern US with all polls closed and results flying in.
Here’s a recap of whats happened overnight:
- North Carolina and Georgia have been called for Donald Trump. The remaining five battleground states have yet to be called
- The other states that have been called have fallen in line with historic voting patterns, with Harris wining Democratic strongholds like California and Trump wining reliable Republican states like Texas
- In the Senate races, Republican Ted Cruz of Texas has managed to hold onto his seat, while Republican Bernie Moreno has unseated the incumbent Democratic candidate Sherrod Brown
- In Florida, a ballot measure to enshrine a constitutional right to abortion before foetal viability did not pass, failing to get the 60% of votes needed
