Who won the US election 2024: Final result as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump face off

Who won the US presidential election? Donald Trump will be heading to the White House after a nail-biting campaign and has been elected the 47th president of the United States

Donald Trump is heading back to the White House after he passed the magic number of 270 Electoral College votes needed to claim the top job.

The billionaire businessman has returned to the White House after months of fierce campaigning across the pond– and even declared himself winner early while votes were still being counted on Wednesday morning.

The tightly-contested race saw Trump and Kamala Harris neck and neck in their battle to the White House right up until the winner was named, with more than 70 million Americans heading to the polls to cast their vote. Early surveys found the battle to be one of the closest calls in US Election history.

In a near-repeat of his shock 2016 win over Hillary Clinton, Trump has once again confounded the polls, which were suggesting a narrow victory for his rival. Ms Harris held the smallest edge over Mr Trump only hours before the result at 48% to 46.8%, according to polling aggregate FiveThirtyEight.

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At Donald Trump's event in Palm Beach, Florida, the Mirror has witnessed excited conversations among supporters and staffers, with optimistic speculation about Georgia and North Carolina voting in favour of Donald Trump growing. The Republican's core supporters, a mix of longtime loyalists and new converts energised by his policies, were seen brimming with enthusiasm.

Kamala Harris' campaign still thinks it has a route to victory - but it's almost certainly not going to be decided tonight. An email sent out to Kamala Harris campaign staff said they still believe their "clearest path to 270 lies through the Blue Wall states." Despite Donald Trump making increased gains across the country, Harris' team said "we feel good about what we're seeing." The Democrats have long put stock in the three Rust Belt states Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania to deliver them victory.

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The atmosphere among Democrats at her official event has soured in recent hours as Trump increased his vote share in red states, such as Florida. It seems increasingly unlikely that any speech she'll give will be a victory speech or a concession speech, and it is likely she'll address followers, urging them to hold their nerve and wait for the final results to come in.

The US election campaign was turned on its head in July this year when President Biden dropped out of the race following a disastrous TV debate performance. His campaign was effectively transferred to Vice President Harris, who replaced him as the Democratic party candidate.

In the same month, Donald Trump was shot at an open-air rally in Pennsylvania by 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks. The bullet, fired from the roof of a disused building nearby, punctured Trump's ear and narrowly missed his head before Crooks was himself shot dead by secret service agents. One person in the crowd also died and two people were left critically injured.

In September, Trump survived a second alleged assassination attempt while golfing at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida. Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was arrested after he was spotted lurking in bushes outside the course with a rifle.

Here are the results so far in the US presidential election 2024: