US presidential election: Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Michigan… the results in the “swing states”

These results are the most awaited. In each American presidential election, eyes are fixed on the “swing states”, these undecided states which do not historically lean either to the Democratic or Republican side. This year, the two candidates were neck and neck in the polls. These states more than ever swung the outcome of the election. This year, there were seven: Arizona (11 electors), North Carolina (16), Georgia (16), Michigan (15), Nevada (6), Pennsylvania (19) and Wisconsin (10).

After four days of counting, Donald Trump was declared the winner on Saturday November 10 in Arizona. He had already won the other six key states: Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, the most crucial of the seven decisive states, Wisconsin, Michigan and Nevada.

North Carolina

North Carolina is the first of the “swing states” whose results have been announced. According to the Associated Press (AP), Donald Trump won the 16 major voters in this key state with 50.8% of the vote, according to initial estimates given around 11:30 p.m. local time.

Georgia

Georgia turned red. According to the results given by the Associated Press and CNN, Donald Trump won this second key state and its 16 electors, which constitutes a second setback for his rival Kamala Harris. At 7 a.m. (French time), 99% of the ballots had been counted, giving the Republican victory with 50.8% of the votes.

A little earlier, an electoral official spoke of an “insurmountable lead” for the Republican. Georgia, which has a large African-American population, was narrowly won by Joe Biden in 2020.

Pennsylvania

Donald Trump won a crucial victory in the key state of Pennsylvania, a big prize in terms of voters (19) and one of the most contested in the presidential race, according to projections by American media CNN and NBC. The Republican candidate won 50.9% of the vote, ahead of his rival, Kamala Harris, who totaled 48% of the vote. He thus won the 19 major voters associated with this state in the northeast of the United States, which has 13 million inhabitants.

Wisconsin

Trump was declared the winner in Wisconsin, where 98% of the ballots were counted as of 11:45 a.m. PST.

Michigan

End of suspense this Wednesday, for this state in the Great Lakes region, which switches to a Republican majority. The results, however, were close: Donald Trump obtained only 80,000 more votes than his Democratic rival.

On Tuesday, Kamala Harris’ campaign manager, Jen O’Malley Dillon, acknowledged that the “clearest path” to reaching the fateful threshold of 270 voters, synonymous with victory, went through Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan . The Democrats failed in all three.

Arizona

If they do not change the outcome of the election, the 11 electors won in the last “swing state” at stake provide new proof of the incontestable victory of Donald Trump against Kamala Harris. He won this state with 52.6% of the vote.

Nevada

In Nevada, the last polling stations in the largest county closed at 7 a.m. (French time), CNN reported. Counting had started in some counties at least an hour earlier. According to AP, 78% of the ballots had already been counted by 8 a.m. Donald Trump is in the lead with 51.5% of the vote.