Former President Donald Trump has surged to leads in most of the key swing states late Tuesday night, though none have yet to be called.
Results in the seven battlegrounds – Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Arizona and Nevada – are expected to determine the outcome of the presidential race between Republican nominee Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee.
As of 11 p.m. Eastern, Trump holds a lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in most of the swing states. In Georgia, Trump leads 51% to 48%, with 90% of votes counted. Trump also leads in North Carolina, 51% to 48% with 87% of the vote counted; in Pennsylvania, 51% to 48%, with 70% reported; in Wisconsin, 50.4%-48.1%, with 61% of results in; in Michigan, 51.5% to 46.8% with 28% of the vote counted.
Arizona is virtually tied at 49% with 50% of results reported.
National media outlets are projecting Trump has already secured 216 electoral votes of the 270 needed to win the election. Trump won in Idaho, Iowa, Ohio, Texas, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Montana, Nebraska, Louisiana, Wyoming, Arkansas, Indiana, West Virginia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma and Kentucky.
Harris has secured 193 electoral votes by winning in California, Washington, Oregon, Maine, Colorado, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Illinois, Vermont, Maryland, Delaware and Rhode Island.
None of the called races are surprises.
One surprise could be in Virginia, where polling showed Harris with a significant advantage. With 75% of the vote counted Tuesday night, Harris holds a slight 50% to 48.4% lead.
As The Center Square reported Monday, Trump and Harris were virtually tied nationally going in to Election Day, according to Real Clear Politics’ polling average. More than 150 million Americans are expected to cast ballots this election.
Among the swing states that will decide the outcome, RCP had Trump leading Arizona by 2.5 points, Georgia by 1.9 points, Nevada by 1 point, North Carolina by 1.5 points, and Pennsylvania by 0.3 points.
In the same averaging of recent polls, Harris led Michigan by 1.2 points and Wisconsin by 0.4 points.
It remains to be seen if voters will know a winner by Wednesday morning.
