Donald Trump Elected 47th President of the United States

by Zachary Mettler | November 6, 2024 | Election 2024

Former President Donald J. Trump has defeated Vice President Kamala Harris to become the 47th President-elect of the United States. Mr. Trump will become only the second president to serve two non-consecutive terms, following former President Grover Cleveland, who served as the 22nd and 24th President of the United States in the 19th century.

Ohio Senator J.D. Vance is the 50th Vice President-elect of the United States and will become one of the youngest persons to hold that office once he and President-elect Trump are inaugurated on January 20th, 2025.

The President-elect surpassed the majority-threshold of 270 electoral college votes early Wednesday morning. Fox News projected at 1:19 a.m. ET that Trump would win the crucial state of Pennsylvania, securing its 19 electoral college votes and putting him on the threshold of victory.

At 1:45 a.m. ET, Fox News projected that Donald Trump would win Wisconsin and it’s 10 electors, putting Trump at 277 in the Electoral College and leading the network to call the race in Trump’s favor.

Michigan was also called for Trump on Wednesday afternoon, giving him another 15 electoral votes.

President-elect Trump is currently leading in Alaska, and in the swing states of Nevada and Arizona, though the media networks have yet to determine a winner in those states. If he wins all three, Trump would secure 312 electoral college votes – six more than he won in 2016.

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The President-elect may also become the first Republican to win the national popular vote in 20 years, with The New York Times estimating he will win the national popular vote by 1.5%. So far, Trump has won 71,945,395 votes compared to 67,103,017 votes for Harris.

Mr. Trump delivered his victory speech around 3 a.m. ET on Wednesday, promising to be a president for all Americans:

I want to thank the American people for the extraordinary honor of being elected your 47th president and your 45th president. And every citizen, I will fight for you, for your family and your future, every single day I will be fighting for you with every breath in my body. I will not rest until we have delivered the strong, safe and prosperous America that our children deserve and that you deserve. This will truly be the golden age of America, that’s what we have to have.

Vice President Kamala Harris called Donald Trump on Wednesday to concede the race before making an official concession speech at Howard University at 4 p.m. ET.

Republicans also regained control of the U.S. Senate, flipping seats in West Virginia, Ohio and Montana to win a minimum 52-seat majority. Four states – Michigan, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Arizona – have yet to be called.

President-elect Trump could appoint one or more justices to the U.S. Supreme Court in his second term, having appointed three justices in his first term. Having a Republican majority in the U.S. Senate will make it easier for any potential nominee to be confirmed.

According to The Times, Republicans have won at least 200 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives compared to 181 for the Democrats. It is highly likely Republicans will retain their majority in the House – they need 218 seats to do so.

Many media pundits are calling President-elect Trump’s victory one of the greatest comebacks in American history; he has survived two impeachment inquiries, an electoral loss in 2020, two assassinations attempts, four state or federal lawsuits and a relentlessly hostile mainstream media.

No matter what one thinks of President-elect Trump, the American people gave him a decisive victory and mandate for at least the next two years.

In a statement on the election results, Focus on the Family President Jim Daly said,

The outcome confirms American families are hungry to live in a nation where they can raise their children in an environment that is physically safe, economically viable, and where moms and dads and kids can unapologetically worship God. They believe parents – not politicians – have the authority to guide and direct their children’s education. They believe their daughters shouldn’t have to fear boys in their locker room – or face off against them in a woman’s sporting event. They’re fed up with politicians making common sense complex in an effort to confuse and advance an anti-family agenda.

Please pray for President-elect Trump, for Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, and for God’s will to be done in our nation.

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