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US Election Results Live: Trump elected as US President

Donald Trump has been elected President of the United States. He addressed supporters after Hillary Clinton called to congratulate him.

Donald Trump and Melania submit their ballots. Picture: AFP
Donald Trump and Melania submit their ballots. Picture: AFP
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6:37AMNovember 09, 2016.
Updated 11:01PMNovember 09, 2016

US ELECTION RESULTS LIVE: Donald Trump has been elected president of the United States. Reaction and analysis to follow.

11.00pm:”Period of instability”

French President Francois Hollande, who once said Donald Trump made him want to retch, warned that Trump’s victory “opens a period of uncertainty.” In a televised address, Hollande underlined that the United States was a key partner for business, for solving wars in the Middle East and tackling global warming - something Trump has dismissed as a hoax.

“This American election opens a period of uncertainty,” he said in a statement that offered only brief congratulations to the Republican billionaire.

As well as France keeping up its global role, “this context calls for a united Europe, capable of making itself heard and of promoting policies wherever its interests or its values are challenged,” he said.

10.35pm:Obama congratulates Trump

Barack Obama has called Trump to congratulate him on his win.

Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway says Obama called Trump early on Wednesday while he was speaking to his supporters in New York, and Trump called him back after he left the stage.

She said the two had what she described as a “very nice talk.” She said they would meet possibly on Thursday.

White House press secretary Josh Earnest had told reporters traveling aboard Air Force One last week that the president was leaving his schedule open on Wednesday and Thursday for a possible meeting with the president-elect.

10.21pm:Protests flare

Protests have erupted around the country against Trump’s election win, particularly in California whichis three hours behind the east coast.

9.30pm:“Not what Germans desired”

Germany’s foreign minister said Trump’s victory was not what most Germans had wanted and added that Washington’s foreign policy would no longer be as predictable.

“The result is not to be underestimated. The result is different from what most people in Germany desired. But of course we have to accept it,” Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said.

“In the course of the election campaign Donald Trump has found critical words about Europe and Germany. We must adjust to the fact that American foreign policy will get less predictable in the near future,” he added.

8.40pm:Luke warm congratulations

World leaders are congratulating Trump but with a distinct lack of enthusiasm. British PM Theresa May has said the UK and US “will remain strong and close partners.”

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan hoped Trump’s win would lead to positive steps for the Middle East and for basic rights and freedoms in the world.

“I hope that this choice of the American people will lead to beneficial steps being taken for the world concerning basic rights and freedoms, democracy and developments in our region,” Mr Erdogan said in a speech in Istanbul.

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who had openly supported Hillary Clinton, congratulated Trump on his victory and said Italy’s ties with the United States remained strong.

“I wish him well. The Italo-American friendship is solid,” Renzi said at the start of a speech in Rome.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who has lashed out at Barack Obama for criticizing his deadly anti-drug crackdown, said he looks forward to working with the new American leader to further enhance the treaty allies’ relations.

The Germany leadership was more circumspect, with a senior ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel saying Germany “must also work together as well as possible with Donald Trump as the new US president.”

8.15pm:Turnbull: our ties remain close

Malcolm Turnbull has congratulated the American people on their “great and momentous” choice in electing Donald Trump.

Speaking after Mr Trump’s victory speech, the Prime Minister said the Australia - US alliance would remain strong.

“The ties that bind Australia and the United States are profound, they are strong, they are based on our enduring national interests,” he said.

“We congratulate President-elect Trump and we look forward to working as closely as ever.”

8.10pm:Rise of the Deplorables

In the process of exceeding virtually all expectations, Mr. Trump has remade the Republican party in his own image, writes Gerald Seib. He rewrote some of the GOP’s most dearly held policy and philosophical positions. He shredded the conventional wisdom in both parties, which held that there simply weren’t enough of the white, working-class voters who flocked to his side to win a national election. Whole sets of comfortable assumptions in both political parties now will be swept aside. Read the full article here.

7.50pm:Reaction around the world

- Japan’s Shinzo Abe congratulates Trump, calls nations ‘unshakeable allies’kh

- Turkey’s Justice Minister said a change of presidents in the United States would make little difference to the “deep-rooted” relations between the two countries.

- Dutch anti-Islam populist lawmaker Geert Wilders tweeted his congratulations to Donald Trump.

Wilders, whose Freedom Party is riding high in opinion polls ahead of Dutch elections due in March, calls Trump’s win in the presidential election “A historic victory! A revolution.” Looking ahead to the Dutch vote, Wilders finished his tweet: “We also will give our country back to the people of the Netherlands.”

- The leader of Russia’s nationalist Liberal Democratic party, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, has called for Trump to recall US Ambassador John Tefft. He said: “We hope that this ambassador leaves Russia ... he hates Russia.”

- German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen called the strong vote for Trump “a big shock,” and the US elections “a vote against Washington, against the establishment.”

7.40pm:Putin congratulates Trump

World leaders are starting to react. Russian president Vladimir Putin has called Trump to congratulate him, saying he hoped for “constructive dialogue.”

As he spoke, Russia’s lower house of parliament applauded Trump’s election with Vyacheslav Novikov, a member of the foreign affairs committee from the governing United Russia party, telling the State Dumas: “Three minutes ago, Hillary Clinton acknowledged her defeat in the U.S. presidential elections and just a second ago, Trump began his speech as president-elect. I congratulate all of you on this.” The chamber, where the pro-Kremlin party holds an overwhelming majority, broke into applause, according to state news agency RIA-Novosti.

7.05pm: Ryan congratulates Trump

Speaker Paul Ryan releases a statement congratulating Trump: “We are eager to work hand in hand .. this has been a great night for our party.”

7.00pm:‘A movement won’

Trump says it was not a campaign but a movement that won him the White House. He thanks he “incredible” Secret Service, says: “They’re smart anad they’re tough and I don’t want to mess around with them.”

6.55pm:‘Reclaim America’s destiny’

More from Trump:

“America will no longer settle for anything less than the best. We must reclaim our country’s destiny. I want to tell the world community that while we will always put America’s interests first we will deal fairly with everyone.

6.50pm:Trump addresses supporters

Donald Trump is introduced to the stage as the next President of the United States.

“I just received a call from Secretary Clinton. She congratulated us on our victory and I congratulated her and her family on a very hard-fought campaign. Hillary has worked very long and very hard over a long period of time and we owe her a major gratitude for her service.”

“Now it’s time for us to come together as one united people. I pledge to every citizen I will be president of all Americans. For those who have chosen not to support me in the past I’m reaching out to you for your guidance and your help so we can help unify this great country.”

6.45pm:‘America has elected a new champion’

Vice President-elect Mike Pence is up first

“This is an historic night. The American people have spoken and the American people have elected their new champion.

“I’m grateful to our President-elect who’s leadership and vision will make America great again.”

6.30pm:AP: Trump elected President of the US

Donald Trump has arrived at his election night headquarters after winning the state of Pennsylvania after being declared winner of the US election. Trump’s motorcade travelled from nearby Trump Tower to the midtown hotel where thousands of his supporters and hundreds of reporters are gathered. Trump is expected to address the crowd.

CNN reports that Clinton has called Trump to concede.

6.20pm:Trump arrives at election headquarters

Still no word if he will make a statement but he seems certain to address and thank supporters.

6.10pm:Le Pen congratulates Trump

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen congratulated Donald Trump as the Republican appeared close to victory in the US presidential election.

Le Pen, who heads the anti-immigration National Front (FN), tweeted: “Congratulations to the new president of the United States Donald Trump and to the free American people”

6.05pm:Clinton not conceding

Clinton’s campaign chair John Podesta is not conceding. “We’re still counting votes and it’s too close to call. We’ won’t be saying anything else tonight. Everyone should go home and get some sleep, we’ll have more to say tomorrow.”

5.55pm:Announcement imminent?

John Podesta, Clinton’s campaign chair, just left the Peninsula hotel. Asked if Clinton was headed over, he said, “No. I’m headed over.”

5.50pm:Ryan congratulates Trump

House Speaker Paul Ryan has congratulated Trump on “his big night.” A Ryan spokeswoman confirmed that the Republican speaker called the Republican presidential nominee Tuesday evening. The spokeswoman, AshLee Strong, says they had “a very good conversation.” She says, “The speaker congratulated Trump on his big night and also spoke with his good friend Gov. Mike Pence.”

5.45pm:Dollar drops

The dollar drops
The dollar drops

5.40pm: Trump takes Pennsylvania

Donald Trump has won Pennsylvania and its prize of 20 electoral votes. Trump’s stunning victory in the key battleground state gives him 264 electoral votes.

It takes 270 electoral votes to win the presidency. Trump’s opponent, Hillary Clinton, has 215.

Pennsylvania last voted for a Republican for president in 1988.

5.30pm: Bronnie on Trump

“A perfectly reasonable, sensible human being,” Bronwyn Bishop told AAP. Mrs Bishop likened Mr Trump’s critics to those of Mr Bush’s predecessor Ronald Reagan when he ran for president.

“Initially they threw a lot of mud at him but he turned out to be a wonderful and much-loved president,” she said.

5.20pm:Republicans set to retain control of Senate

Republicans will retain control of Senate after win in Pennsylvania if they hold Louisiana, Alaska as expected.

Adam Creighton 5.16pm:Trump's inner circle

So little is known about Trump’s inner circle. His chief economics advisers are Stephen Moore, former WSJ editorial board member, Ed Feulner, founder of the Heritage Foundation, David Malpass, a NY economist who once ran for Congress, and Peter Navarro, a heterodox California economics professor.

The economic impact of Trump’s presidency will hinge on his relationship with Congressional Republicans, who are split among Tea Party types who hate Keynesian economics and Wall Street, and Country Club pragmatists who like free trade and the status quo.

Rachel Baxendale 5.05pm:Bishop on Trump

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has held a press conference to say the count is ongoing, but a Donald Trump presidency seems most likely at this stage.

Ms Bishop said the Australian government had been working for many months with the Clinton and Trump camps to ensure we can work constructively with whoever becomes president.

“The Australian government is ready and prepared to work with whomever the American people, in their wisdom, choose to be their president,” she said.

Ms Bishop said she did not expect a Trump presidency to have any impact on the Australia-US free trade agreement.

She said she expected the Obama administration to pass the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which is supported by Australia but opposed during the campaign by both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, into law during the lame-duck transition period between now and January 20.

“But I point out both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have not supported the transpacific partnership in its current format,” Ms Bishop said.

Adam Creighton5pm: White House atmosphere

The White House was fenced off this evening. After midnight hundreds, maybe a thousand, of mainly young people had gathered outside in seeming remorse. Sporadic chants broke out, typically “f*** Donald Trump”. Much quieter than it would have been had Clinton won.

4.55pm:Latest numbers

Trump 244
Indiana 11
Kentucky 8
South Carolina 9
West Virginia 5
Oklahoma 7
Tennessee 11
Mississippi 6
Missouri 10
Alabama 9
Kansas 6
Texas 38
North Dakota 3
South Dakota 3
Wyoming 3
Nebraska 5
Arkansas 6
Louisiana 8
Ohio 18
North Carolina 15
Florida 29
Montana 3
Idaho 4
Utah 6
Georgia 16
Iowa 6

Clinton: 215
Vermont 3
Illinois 20
New Jersey 14
Massachussetts 11
Maryland 10
Rhode Island 4
Delaware 3
District of Columbia 3
New York 29
Connecticut 7
New Mexico 5
Virginia 13
Colorado 9
California 55
Hawaii 4
Oregon 7
Washington 12
Nevada 6

4.45pm:Too close to call

4.40pm:What a Trump presidency would look like

Trump has campaigned as the ultimate political outsider. “I’m not running to be everyone’s favourite president,” he said in May. “Things are seriously wrong in this country. People are hurting. I’m running to move quickly to make big changes.”

This piece from earlier in the week looks at what a Trump White House would look like.

4.35pm:Fifteen votes in it

How close is New Hampshire? Trump leads by just 15 votes with less than 20 per cent of the vote to be counted.

David Rogers4.30pm:$29bn wiped of Aussie shares

A Trump-led selloff in global risk assets wiped $29 billion off the Australian share market today.

It could have been much worse, indeed it may fall further tomorrow if a Trump win is confirmed.

The S&P/ASX 200 closed down 1.9% at 5156.6 after falling as much as 3.9% to a four-month low 5052.10.

You can read more on the market reaction in BusinessNow.

John Lyons4.25pm: Analysis

Whatever the result of the US poll — it is still too close to call — the fact that Donald Trump has taken the contest to the wire proves that in the end “it’s the economy, stupid”.

Full analysis here.

Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump cheer televised results during an election night party. Picture: AFP
Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump cheer televised results during an election night party. Picture: AFP

4.10pm:Trump closes on victory

Trump has overtaken Clinton in Pennyslvania, with less than 10 per cent of the vote to be counted. AP has also confirmed Iowa for Trump. Looking grim for Clinton now.

3.56pm:Canada immigration website crashes

Maybe some Americans were serious when they threatened they would move to Canada if Trump won.

Canada’s main immigration website appeared to suffer repeated outages today as Trump took the lead in several major states. Some users in the US, Canada and Asia saw an internal serve error message when trying to access the http://www.cic.gc.ca/ website. Officials for the ministry could not immediately be reached for comment, but the website’s problems were noted by many on Twitter.

3.55pm:Markets latest

The Mexican Peso falls 12% to a fresh record low against the US dollar.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 is rolling over after halving a 4% intraday fall as it bounced off major chart support at 5050. S&P/ASX 200 last down 2% at 5151.

The peso has plunged
The peso has plunged

Adam Credighton3.40pm:A wake-up call

Had a chat Tony Shepherd, former head of BCA at the Australian Embassy party in Washington.

He said should Trump win it was a gigantic wake up call to established politics throughout the western world.

“The idea of a career politician will be over,” he said. “People want to see people in politics who’ve had experience in other fields”, he added.

3.35pm:Wisconsin slipping

Trump has now built a 66,000 vote lead in the state, with just over 30 per cent of the vote to be counted. A disaster for the Democrats. Trump has also taken Georgia, AP confirms.

Could Wisconsin be the state that hands to to Trump?

3.30pm:Only in America

Only in America
A man votes in the bakery department at a Randalls grocery store in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
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Greg Sheridan 3.25pm:Trump has exceeded all expectations

Wow! These presidential results are astounding. The markets are going crazy.

At this stage it looks like the odds have pulled in favour of Trump. Hillary has won Virginia and Colorado, and that’s important, but Trump’s strong lead in Florida, New Hampshire and astonishingly Michigan and New Hampshire puts him in the front runner’s position.

How wrong were all those polls?

Even if he doesn’t finally win, Trump has exceeded all expectations.

3.20pm:Key state for Trump

Donald Trump has won another key state after taking North Carolina, now opening up a clear path to victory.

Adam Creighton3.15pm:How did we all get it so wrong?

Much of the world’s media is facing comprehensive humiliation tonight amid emerging signs the American electorate has voted to make Trump the next president of the US.

Clinton secured the greatest share of endorsements from prominent media outlets, while her opponent was derided. All of the polls appear to have been wrong. The betting markets were largely wrong.

3.10pm: More states called

Donald Trump has won Idaho; Hillary Clinton wins Oregon, California, Hawaii. Networks are also calling North Carolina for Trump.

Adam Creighton3.05pm:Sombre mood

Sombre mood at Australian embassy in DC on Tuesday night, as throngs of Australian international public servants, diplomats, corporate professionals and their guests digest the news that the arch-populist Donald Trump is the likely next president off the US.

2.52pm:Trump takes Florida

Both candidates have spent an extraordinary amount of time in Florida, one of the most important prizes on the map. Trump calls Florida his “second home” and his campaign acknowledged that a win there is vital to his White House hopes. Barack Obama captured the Sunshine State in both 2008 and 2012.

2.44pm: Clinton takes Virginia

Clinton has held onto Virginia, after a very shaky start earlier that had her well behind. This would give the Democratic campaign a sigh of relief but Trump still has paths to victory without it.

2.42pm:A different view

2.40pm:Seats too close to call

Georgia 16 (Trump ahead)
North Carolina 15 (Trump ahead)
Florida 29 (Trump ahead)
Maine 4 (less than 50% counted)
New Hampshire 4 (less than 50%)
Pennsylvania (Clinton ahead)
Arizona 11 (less than 50%)
Michigan 16 (less than 50%)
Colorado 9 (Clinton ahead)
Minnesota 10 (less than 50%)
Wisconsin 10 (less than 50%)
Iowa 6 (less than 50%)
Nevada 6 (less than 50%)
Utah 6 (less than 50%)

States still open
3pm AEDT
California 55 (nominally D)
Idaho 4 (nominally R)
Washington 12 (nominally D)
Hawaii 4 (nominally D)
Oregon 7 (nominally D)
4pm AEDT
Alaska 3 (nominally R)
Source: RealClearPolitics.com

2.35pm:ASX down 3.9%

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 is down a massive 3.9% at a four month low of 5053.

That’s on track for its biggest one-day fall since August 2015.

Comes as CBS says Trump will “likely win” Ohio.

And Florida seems certain to go to Trump, with 95% of votes counted.

He’s also ahead in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Caronlina, New Hampshire, Wisconsin.

That’s the bulk of the battleground states that will likely decide the election outcome.

Time to batten down the hatches people.

You can read more on the market reaction in BusinessNow.

2.26pm: Ohio called for Trump

CNN and NBC have called Ohio for Trump. This could be huge: the state is a bellwether that has just 18 of the 538 electoral college votes but it has picked every successful president in the past 13 elections. John F. Kennedy was the last president to be elected without the vote of the state of Ohio, back in 1960.

2.20pm:Mexican Peso tanks

The Mexican Peso slides further to a record low of against the US dollar, down 9%.

This suggests another slide is coming for other risk assets as Trump pulls ahead.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 now plunges 2.5% to a new four-month low of 5127.7.

2.15pm:Clinton: ‘Whatever happens tonight’

Trump 151
Indiana 11
Kentucky 8
South Carolina 9
West Virginia 5
Oklahoma 7
Tennessee 11
Mississippi 6
Missouri 10
Alabama 9
Kansas 6
Texas 38
North Dakota 3
South Dakota 3
Wyoming 3
Nebraska 5
Arkansas 6
Louisiana 8
Montana 3

Clinton: 122
Vermont 3
Illinois 20
New Jersey 14
Massachussetts 11
Maryland 10
Rhode Island 4
Delaware 3
District of Columbia 3
New York 29
Connecticut 7
New Mexico 5
Virginia 13

David Rogers 2.08pm:Markets panicking

Signs of panic in financial markets as Trump leads in almost half the swing states.

The Mexican Peso against Japanese yen is the strongest indicator of them all.

That rate has plunged more than 10 per cent to a five-week low of JPY5.1400.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 shares index dived as much as 2 per cent to 5154.6 points.

And futures are pointing to a massive 3 per cent fall in the US S&P 500.

Safe havens are surging, with spot gold up 2.9% at $US1313.24.

US 10-year Treasury yields have dropped 10 basis points to 1.75 per cent.

Voting is about to close in Florida with Trump ahead.

Expect further waves of selling if other battleground states go to Trump.

The local market has seen a 2.9 per cent intraday plunge as Trump takes a noticeable lead over Clinton in the polls.

At 1:57pm AEDT had lost 1.7 per cent for the day to trade at 5170 points – down almost 3 per cent from the day’s high at just after midday.

Plenty of trading happening as the market frantically tries to correct its position in the wake of today’s surprising turn of events. Trading volume is currently 54 per cent above average.

2.05pm:Rare good news for Clinton?

Daniel Palmer2.05pm:Trump now favourite

For the first time in an incredibly long election campaign Donald Trump is viewed by bookies as the favourite to claim victory.

The stunning turn of events has seen Trump’s odds shrink from $12 at midday to a clear $1.55 favourite by 2pm (AEDT). In contrast, Hillary Clinton’s odds have swelled from an almost unbackable $1.10 to $2.40.

And investors are consequently taking risk of the table at every opportunity, with stocks tumbling, emerging market currencies plunging and gold surging.

2pm:Markets volatile

Asian equities reversed early gains in volatile trade Wednesday as early results from the US presidential election indicated a knife-edge result, with market favourite Hillary Clinton struggling in key battleground Florida.

Investors across the planet have grown increasingly confident the former secretary of state will win the vote over firebrand tycoon Donald Trump.

But as the votes in Florida came in, Trump was building a healthy lead. The state is considered crucial if he is to take the White House.

Early confidence across trading floors was wiped out as investors consider the prospect of a win for the real estate mogul.

Clinton is considered by many investors to be a safer bet than Trump, who is seen as a loose cannon with policies many fear could wreck the world’s top economy.

“We’re being thrown this way and that over the voting results,” Tomoichiro Kubota, a senior analyst at Matsui Securities in Tokyo, told Bloomberg News. - AFP

1.55pm: 2000 all over again?

John Lyons1.40pm:Trouble for Clinton?

Donald Trump appears to be edging ahead in the battle to become next President.

Hillary Clinton’s campaign may falter in the state of Virginia.

If Clinton loses Virginia - she is currently behind - she is in deep trouble.

Virginia was always assumed to be a “blue state” - to go to the Democrats and Clinton.

However, on latest figures Trump has 47.9 per cent of the vote compared with Clinton 47.1

Trump has also extended his lead in Florida to 49.2 to 47.7.

CNN reported that Trump’s campaign team had declared that “a win is imminent.”

Currently Trump has 128 electoral college votes to 97.

1.35pm: A 50-50 race?

The New York Times this morning made Clinton clear favourite. It has all changed.

While markets are fluctuating wildly, so are the bookies’ odds on the two presidential candidates.

At 1.35pm (AEDT), Sportsbet showed Hillary Clinton still favourite at $1.77, while Donald Trump had come into $1.97, writes Daniel Plamer.

This represent a dramatic shift from odds of $1.15 to $5 early this morning, highlighting the rising prospect of a Trump victory even if he’s not yet considered the frontrunner.

Trump drifted as far as $12 by 12pm (AEDT) as early polls pointed to a Clinton win in Florida, a prospect that now appears dubious.

Sportsbet is also a little wary on Trump’s plans should he win, at one stage today offering investors the same odds on a Trump victory as that of the ‘world ending by 2020’.

Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that - and it’s not a logical gamble either, given you wouldn’t be able to cash in the

1.30pm:All bets are off?

1.20pm:Take a breather ...

Chris Kohler 1.15pm: Market reaction

The Australian dollar is peeling off after hitting a fresh six-and-a-half month high this morning as Donald Trump begins to look a real chance of claiming the US presidency.

At 1:14pm AEDT the Aussie dollar was buying US76.93 cents, down from US77.78c at 8:15 this morning, which was its highest level since April 21.

The currency gained ground while the votes were being cast, lifting from below US77 cents as much of the initial commentary sounded positive for the market-favourite, Hillary Clinton.

Five key ‘battleground’ states, including Florida, now have Donald Trump in front, which is putting pressure on global equities and hammering the Mexican Peso – a central market measure of the election. It’s shaping up as the biggest one-day fall in the Mexican Peso since 2011 after tumbling 4 per cent.

A win by Mrs Clinton is expected to boost financial markets, given the uncertainty of the consequences of a Trump victory on global trade and big business.

The outcome of the election will likely start being called late this afternoon or early this evening, Australian time.

The ASX 200 has turned decisively negative, currently down 0.6 per cent after seeing gains this morning.

1.10pm:Latest results

270 wins ...

Trump 140
Indiana 11
Kentucky 8
South Carolina 9
West Virginia 5
Oklahoma 7
Tennessee 11
Mississippi 6
Missouri 10
Alabama 9
Kansas 6
Texas 38
North Dakota 3
South Dakota 3
Wyoming 3
Nebraska 5
Arkansas 6

Clinton: 97
Vermont 3
Illinois 20
New Jersey 14
Massachussetts 11
Maryland 10
Rhode Island 4
Delaware 3
District of Columbia 3
New York 29

The fresh races that remain too close to call are in Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Texas and Wisconsin.

1pm:Republicans ‘retain control of House’

The Republican Party looked set to keep its majority in the US House of Representatives in Tuesday’s election, two television networks projected.

NBC and ABC said early results indicated the party would keep at least 218 of the 435 seats in the chamber.

12.55pm:Long night ahead?

Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton are waging a tight battle in several crucial battleground states in their bitter race for the White House.

With voting completed in more than half of the 50 US states, the race was too close to call in Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and Virginia, states that could be vital to deciding which contender wins the presidency.

Both candidates scored early victories in states where they were expected to win. Trump captured conservative states in the South and Midwest, while Clinton swept several states on the East Coast and Illinois in the Midwest.

Those victories were long predicted and not especially significant in the national race, which is likely to turn on a half-dozen toss-up states that will be crucial in the state-by-state fight for 270 electoral college votes needed to win.

Clinton had more options to reach 270, with Trump needing a virtual sweep of about six toss-up states to win. A Clinton win in either Ohio or Florida would likely slam the door on Trump’s chances - however Trump is head in Florida and the notional Democratic state of Birginia.

As of 8pm EST, Clinton had 68 electoral votes to Trump’s 76, according to multiple media sources.

Also at stake is control of Congress, with Republicans defending a slight four-seat majority in the 100-member Senate. The House of Representatives, where all 435 seats were up for grabs, was expected to remain in Republican hands.

Democrats scored their first breakthrough in Illinois, where Republican Senator Mark Kirk lost re-election. But Republicans Rob Portman in Ohio and Marco Rubio in Florida won high-profile Senate re-election fights - Reuters

12.50pm:Florida update

With around 91 per cent of the vote counted, Trump leads 49.1 to 47.8, ahead by 118,000 votes. But that still could turnaround with votes in heavily-leaning Democrat areas still to be counted.

12.40pm:Rubio re-elected to US Senate

Republican US Senator Marco Rubio, once a rival to Trump for the party’s presidential nomination, won his bid for re-election in Florida, a state disappointed Democrats had hoped to reclaim, networks projected.

12.35pm:RCP projections

Election boffins RealClearPolitics is among the more ambitious of the predictions, putting Trump on 76 (after Alabama was called a short time ago) to Clinton on 68.

States RCP calls for Trump
Indiana 11
Kentucky 8
South Carolina 9
West Virginia 5
Oklahoma 7
Tennessee 11
Mississippi 6
Missouri 10
Alabama 9

States RCP calls for Clinton:
Vermont 3
Illinois 20
New Jersey 14
Massachussetts 11
Maryland 10
Rhode Island 4
Delaware 3
District of Columbia 3

John Lyons12.25pm:Clinton confident

Hillary Clinton looks increasingly like she will win the White House.

While Donald Trump began strongly in early counting, Clinton has moved ahead in key states.

She now has 68 electoral college votes to 48.

This does not include the 55 electoral votes in California which Clinton is certain to win.

In Florida the lead has changed several times.

CNN is projecting the following for Clinton: Illinois (20 electoral votes), New Jersey (14), Massachusetts (11), Maryland (11), Rhode Island (4), Delaware (3) and the District of Columbia (3.) They are projecting the following for Trump: Oklahoma (7), Tennessee (11).

Mississippi (6). In North Carolina, Clinton was ahead 51 to 45 per cent.

If Clinton wins Florida and North Carolina, she would be in a very strong position.

The candidate who achieves 270 electorate college votes wins.

12.20pm:Ready to party?

12.15pm:Greg Sheridan analysis

These wild poll results are coming in thick and fast. So far they are going more or less to expectations.

Donald Trump took an early lead in Florida and North Carolina, two of the most critical states. But then the lead swung back to Hillary Clinton.

If Hillary wins Florida then the contest is probably all over. Not only that, right now she is ahead in Ohio.

If Trump loses both Florida and Ohio, he cannot possibly win. Early on the solidly Republican states are voting for Trump and the solidly Democrat states are voting for Clinton. But her lead at this stage in the battleground states, with nearly three quarters of the vote counted in Florida, puts Clinton in the box seat at this stage. But it’s still alive.

12pm:Host of states close

With polls closing in a raft of states just now, CNN has made projections on a number of states and put Clinton at 68 electoral college votes so far to Donald Trump’s 48.

CNN has projected these states for Clinton

Illinois 20
New Jersey 14
Massachussetts 11
Maryland 10
Rhode Island 4
Delaware 3
District of Columbia 3

CNN has projected these states for Trump
Oklahoma 7
Tennessee 11
Mississippi 6
South Carolina 9

Too close to call remain the battleground states of Florida, which is neck and neck, and North Carolina, where Clinton is ahead 52 to 48, and the bellwether state of Ohio, where Clinton is ahead after 25 per cent of the vote counted.

11.58am: Trouble in North Carolina

The North Carolina Board of Elections has agreed to extend voting in eight precincts in Durham County, where Democrats have a 4-to-1 registration advantage over Republicans.

The state board voted 3-2 on Tuesday night to extend voting by an hour in two precincts most affected by a computer glitch. The problem forced poll workers to check for registered voters on paper printouts, causing long lines at some locations.

The board says six more precincts can stay open for a shorter time. The NAACP’s North Carolina chapter had asked for the eight precincts to stay open for 90 extra minutes. Hillary Clinton’s campaign also supported keeping the polls open later in Durham.

Two groups filed lawsuits seeking to keep the polls open, but a state superior court judge declined to intervene.

More on queues, hitches and glitches here.

11.50am:Coming up next

A whole host of key states are set to close, including Florida and the bellwether state of New Hampshire. The lead in Florida continues to change hands with Clinton ahead 49-47 after 65% of the vote.

11.45am:What else is at stake?

The night’s second big mystery is which party will control the Senate, now Republican-dominated. Democrats need to gain five seats to take an outright majority. If they gain only four - and if Clinton is elected - her vice-president will be able to break 50-50 Senate ties.

Indiana could give an early hint of where the night is going. Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Missouri and North Carolina could tip either way. Republican incumbents were in particular danger in Illinois and probably Wisconsin.

The maths made it tough for the GOP: Republicans had to defend 24 seats compared with only 10 for the Democrats. Some were in a tough spot - risking rejection from anti-Trump Republican voters if they were too close to him and rejection from his core supporters if they pushed him away. Squirmy rhetoric ensued.

Barring a shocker, Republicans will keep control of the House. They populate that chamber in numbers not seen since the 1930s.

The breakdown is 247-188 for the GOP, with three vacancies. GOP losses of 10 to 15 seats have been predicted by people in both parties.

Notable names: Republican Liz Cheney is expected to win the Wyoming seat once held by her father, Dick Cheney. GOP Rep. Darrell Issa of California, investigator of the Benghazi, Libya, episode and other Obama administration actions, could be upended - AP

11.40am:Azusa shooting

One person is dead and at least three others are critically injured after a shooter opened fire near a polling station in Azusa, California at around 2pm local time.

Polling booths at Memorial Park and Dalton Elementary are now in lockdown and local police have warned residents to stay away from Fourth Street and Orange Avenue.

One twitter user described the shooter as a “slightly overweight, bald white male”, and he is believed to be heavily armed.

John Lyons11.35am:The Florida factor

Two things would be concerning the Democrats right now.

Firstly, many early leads are going Trump’s way. But what would be sending a shiver up their spine is that in Florida Trump is dangerously close.

Whoever wins Florida - which has 29 electoral college votes - has a strong chance of taking the White House.

At 30 per cent counted in Florida, Clinton has 51 per cent of the vote compared to Trump’s 46 per cent. Earlier, the Clinton camp had taken heart that there had been a large turnout of Latino voters in Florida.

However, there have been generally high turnouts in Florida and other states, which could also help Trump.

11.30am:Projection: Trump takes West Virginia

Polls have closed in North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia.

The Mountain State of West Virginia was one of the billionaire’s biggest supporters in the Republican primary. He is popular for promising to bring back coal jobs. Clinton had largely been largely shunned for making comments perceived as an affront to the industry.

The dynamic has resulted in one of the few states where Republicans didn’t shy from the brash businessman and instead looked to ride his coattails. Many Democrats for congressional and other races scrambled to distance themselves from Clinton and refused to endorse her.

West Virginia has voted for Republican presidential candidates in each of the last four presidential races.

11.25am:Key states to close

North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia are set to close at 11.30am AEDT, with 102 electoral votes up for grabs.

With 30 per cent of the vote in Florida counted, Clinton leads 49% to 47%, reports CNN. Huge state, if Trump loses it it is all over.

11.20am:Bishop vows to work with winner

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says it’s too early to speculate on the outcome of the US presidential poll, but Australia will work constructively with whomever is elected.

“At this point, the first states are beginning to close their polls on the east coast but the polling will go on until 5pm our time when the state of Alaska closes its polls,” Ms Bishop said.

“We are watching closely and maintaining contact with our post in Washington to gain any early indications and trends, but the Australian government will work cooperatively and productively with whomever the people of the United States choose as their president.

“Of course if Hillary Clinton is elected president she will be the first woman to hold this significant global position and that would be a cause for celebration for women around the world, but at this stage it’s too early to call the outcome of the election, and should Donald Trump win the presidency, Australia will work very productively with a Trump administration as we would with a Clinton administration.”


John Lyons 11.15am:Early lead for Trump

Donald Trump has jumped to an early lead with 19 electoral votes to Hillary Clinton’s three, according to projections from AP, CNN and other US media.

The network declared that, as expected, Trump had won Kentucky and Indiana and Clinton had taken Vermont.

Kentucky gives Trump eight electoral votes and Indiana 11, while Vermont gives Clinton three electoral votes.

Whoever wins 270 electoral votes becomes president.

Peter Van Onselen11.05am:Pathway to victory

Donald Trump needs to win Florida, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada and Ohio. Even then he is short (just) and needs Maine or one of the strong Democrat states like Michigan. And of the first five states above Trump will likely only get one or two of them. And he won’t get Maine or Michigan anyway.

Trump should get Ohio (although exit polls are favouring Clinton strangely), but the rest of the above are more likely to go Clinton’s way. As soon as Florida goes to Clinton, which it surely will, we can all rest easy because Trump will then have no pathway to victory.

11am:Polls close in Virginia, Georgia

Polls have closed in most of Florida, Georgia, the rest of Indiana, the rest of Kentucky, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia.

US media are projecting Trump to take Indiana and Kentucky, Clinton to take Vermont.

10.50am:Polls to close in six states

Polls are about to close in six states, including Georgia, Indiana and Virginia. We could then get some state projections from American media.

10.40am:Pantsuit party

At least 2000 people are already waiting inside the New York City convention center where Hillary Clinton is scheduled to hold her election night party. Most people are sitting on the floor in an area the size of an airplane hangar. A handful of women are wearing pantsuits to honor Clinton.

Meanwhile, Donald Trump has tweeted that he’ll be watching from his Trump Tower in New York:

Guests are beginning to gather at his election night party in midtown Manhattan.

The GOP nominee is holding his event in the grand ballroom of a midtown Hilton hotel, where a stage has been decorated with dozens of American and state flags. Trump’s campaign has also set up museum-style glass displays around the venue holding campaign merchandise, including his iconic “Make America Great Again” hats and pins.

John Lyons 10.30am:Cause for Democrat concern?

Democratic strategists would undoubtedly be concerned at a strong, early lead taken by Donald Trump in two key states, writes John Lyons.

Although counting was extremely early, the strength of the lead would raise eyebrows.

Polls had only been closed 20 minutes when early counting saw Trump jump to a strong lead in Kentucky - 72 per cent to 24 per cent.

In Indiana he took a lead of 71 to 27 per cent - but only one per cent of the vote had been counted.

Hillary Clinton is backed by a formidable political machine which is regarded as more effective at getting supporters out to vote than the Republican machine - particularly given that the Republicans have been divided due to the Trump candidacy.

Nonetheless, even after only one per cent the Clinton team would rather be up 72 to 24 than down.

10.22am:Twitter talk

Twitter is focusing on voter fraud, political corruption and the possibility of the first female President, writes our deputy social media editor Remy Varga.

Trump’s team is tweeting far more than Hilary’s, tweeting with the hashtag #MAGA. He is

comparatively reserved and is focusing on the usual suspects of job creation, political corruption and the promise of strong leadership.

Trump himself hasn’t been particularly active but his son his more than compensating for the lack of activity, continuing the theme of a Trump victory spelling the end of political elitism.

Hilary’s team is mainly encouraging people to get out and vote with little talk on policy or Trump. AND Trump still won’t confirm if he will accept the election result.

10.15am:Clinton up in Florida?

John Lyons10.10am:Latino vote key

The first polls have just closed and counting has begun in what is widely considered the most divisive election in US history.

Polls closed in key eastern time zone states, including Georgia and Virginia.

Reports suggested that the Latino turn-up in key states such as Florida had been stronger than in previous elections — something which would help Hillary Clinton.

Donald Trump had alienated much of the Latino community with his disparaging comments during the campaign.

As the first polls closed, CNN reported that the Clinton campaign was becoming increasingly confident of victory but were concerned about North Carolina.

Despite early signs that favoured Clinton, including exit polls, veteran political analyst David Gergen maintained that Trump could still win.

While Clinton was almost certain to win California, Trump was regarded as a strong chance to take Ohio and Iowa.

To win, Trump needs to win Florida, which has 29 electoral college votes, and North Carolina, which has 15 electoral college votes.

Trump is regarded as strong in many smaller states, so will not get the advantage of a large number of electoral college votes.

Whoever wins 270 electoral college votes will become president.

10am: First polls close

Some polling places in the eastern time zone of Indiana and Kentucky have now closed. Expect some projections soon but the real battleground states, including Virginia and Georgia, close in less than 60 minutes.

Elizabeth Redman9.50am:In Times Square

Souvenir shops in Times Square are selling election-themed t-shirts, allowing buyers to wear their candidate’s colours on their chest.

I ask one vendor which has been more popular. Without hesitation, he points to a t-shirt bearing Hillary’s face.

Despite being a major subway thoroughfare, New Yorkers avoid Times Square as much as possible because it is packed with crowds of tourists at all times of the day and night — so the purchases might reflect the views of visitors, rather than voters.

Another vendor says both candidates’ t-shirts have been popular. But he lets me know that he personally prefers Hillary because “she has a big heart”.

9.45am:Bush doesn’t vote for Trump

Former President George W Bush has revealed he did not vote for Donald Trump — or Hillary Clinton. A spokesman for Mr Bush declined to say whether the former President had voted for a third-party candidate or written a name. That means none of the last four Presidents have voted for Trump

9.30am:Exit polling

More key details from preliminary polling conducted by Edison Research for The Associated Press and television networks.

• Six of 10 voters say they are somewhat bothered or bothered a lot by Clinton’s use of a private email server .
• More than seven out of 10 presidential voters say they are annoyed by Trump’s treatment of women.
• Fewer than half of voters who cast presidential ballots say they made their choice out of a strong preference for their candidate.
• A third of voters said they have reservations about the candidate they backed.
• A quarter of voters say their vote was mostly about opposing another candidate.

9.25am:In pictures: America votes

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9.20am:Party preparations?

9.15am: CNN: First exit poll

A couple of interesting points to note here. CNN’s exit poll suggests there are very few late deciders, with over 60 per cent of the voters deciding who they wanted as President before September.

The most important quality in a candidate was the ability to bring about change (38%), a strong Trump suit. But experience and judgment also weighed heavily.

9.10am:What the US media is saying

9am:One hour to go

The first polls close in one hour — but don’t expect Kentucky or Indiana to have much of an impact on the outcome. The key states to watch start to close at 11am.

Obama won Virginia twice and Clinton is leading there, while Georgia has not fallen to a Democrat in 24 years, but Clinton appears to be leading there.

Florida remains the key to victory for both parties, with its 29 electoral college voter. The Real Clear Politics average of Florida opinion polls showed Clinton with a lead of about 1 percentage point, well within the margin of error.

Republican nominee Donald Trump’s path to the presidency appears blocked without Florida’s 29 electoral votes.

Elizabeth Redman8.55am:New York dressed to impress

Rockefeller Plaza in midtown Manhattan has been decked out in hundreds of American flags and tricolour rosettes for election day.

The art deco icon — featured in the title credits to Tina Fey’s hit TV series 30 Rock — usually hosts about 200 flags from around the world, which have been replaced with American flags as the nation heads to the polls.

A smattering of New Yorkers passing by are wearing “I voted today” stickers on their lapels after braving long lines to cast their ballot at many polling places.

Around the corner, Magnolia Bakery is selling six-pack boxes of election-themed cupcakes, with Hillary and Donald’s faces outlined in the icing in blue and red.

Across the street on Sixth Avenue, a small group of young men wearing Make America Great Again caps cluster together, with one bearing a placard that reads “Drain the Swamp”. Few New Yorkers admit to being Trump supporters, with many expressing either a distaste for both options or support for the candidate they hope will be America’s first female president.

8.45am:Trump’s Florida plea

8.40am:Clinton lifts Aussie dollar

The Australian dollar has rallied on market expectations that Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton is set to become the next US president.

At 7am (AEDT), the local unit was trading at US77.53 cents, up from US77.04 cents yesterday.

Westpac senior market strategist Imre Speizer said the next target is US77.55 cents and beyond that US78.35 cents. “A Clinton win would support such moves.”

You can follow all the market moves in BusinessNow.

8.30am:Trump polling lawsuit rejected

Trump’s campaign team had alleged voting hours were extended at a polling booth in Clark County in Nevada but a judge has now rejected the bid to hold back votes.

Judge Gloria Sturman told the Trump lawyers that their petition was without merit and could potentially violate the privacy of the poll workers, according to CNN.

8.20am:Real-time voting data

Traditionally, US media organisations generally hold back voting data because of an assumption that it will influence those still to vote in later time zones. This year, a collaboration between Vice and Slate is aiming to offer voting data from key states in real time.

Here is the latest data from Florida, for example (courtesy of slate.com):

Cameron Stewart 8.10am: ‘Time for a woman as President’

Parked outside Trump Tower on 5th Avenue in New York is a line of ten large tip-trucks each filled with sand to protect the building from bombs. It is the same outside the nearby Peninsula Hotel, where Hillary Clinton will hold her after party tonight.

A crowd has gathered outside Trump Tower, which is barricaded off. They are taking photos of each other and selfies.

One of them is Tabasum Mir (pictured above), a doctor who is wearing a t-shirt which says “A Woman’s Place Is In The White House.” She says “I met Donald Trump once. I told him I was a doctor and he looked at me and asked, “a real doctor?” I think he was surprised because I was a woman. He didn’t leave the best impression. Anyway it’s time we had a woman as president.”

Next to her is an eccentric Jewish man, Marc Daniels, wearing both Hillary badges and carrying a “Jews for Trump sign” he says he will note vote for either and says America needs a “spiritual raindance” to remove racism.

8am:What are the battleground states?

Trump’s final campaign swing has taken him through the crucial swing states of Florida and North Carolina where he is neck-and-neck with Clinton as well as Pennsylvania where he has reduced her once-comfortable lead to only a few points.

But to win the election Trump will also have to pull off some come-from-behind wins in Clinton states which is why his final schedule included visits to Michigan and Minnesota where Clinton previously held a comfortable lead.

• SOLID DEMOCRATIC: California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington state (213 total electoral votes).

•LEANS DEMOCRATIC: Colorado, Michigan, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin (59 total electoral votes).

• TOSS-UP: Arizona, Florida, Maine 2nd District, Nebraska 2nd District, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Utah (87 total electoral votes).

• LEANS REPUBLICAN: Alaska, Georgia, Iowa, Missouri, Texas (73 total electoral votes).

• SOLID REPUBLICAN: Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, West Virginia, Wyoming (106 total electoral votes).

7.55am: Senate forecasts

Control of the Senate is also up for grabs. The Republicans’ hopes of protecting their narrow majority rests on a handful of states.

RealClearPolitics.com showed Democrats likely to capture one Senate seat now held by Republicans and listed eight other Republican seats as toss-ups. House races showed no clear trend.

Projections from the New York Times and forecasting website FiveThirtyEight.com showed Democrats with a just over 50-per cent likelihood of having Senate control when it convenes on January 3.

An analysis of Senate races by political scientist Larry Sabato’s “Crystal Ball” project at the University of Virginia projected the election would end with Democrats and Republicans each holding 50 seats.

However, Senate results may not be available for some time because of the number of close races.

7.45am:Few voting issues

While there have been reports of a few machine breakdowns and long queues, weeks of competing claims of voter intimidation and fraud appear to be unfounded.

In Texas, a computer used by election clerks malfunctioned at a polling place inside a suburban Houston high school, forcing officials to briefly divert voters to another polling place more than two miles away

This voter encountered a malfunctioning machine in Philadelphia, which would not allow him to vote for Trump. However, the problem was quickly fixed.

7.35am: A remarkable journey

Whatever the outcome, it is worth reflecting on the remarkable journey Donald Trump has completed: From tycoon and reality TV host to the verge of the most powerful job in the world.

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7.25am: Obama still campaigning

US President Barack Obama has also hit the airwaves this morning, targeting voters in Orlando, Detroit and Philadelphia. He says continuing the work of the past eight years depends on having a “steady, smart, serious” president follow him into office.

Cameron Stewart7.15am:‘How did it get so close’

This morning Trump voted at a booth on East 56th St in New York. Shortly afterwards the whole area is still blocked off. There is a long line of people waiting to vote at that booth, the line goes almost entirely around the block. Although Trump voted there, this is overwhelmingly a Democrat stronghold.

Bill Sauter says he has been standing in line for more than 90 minutes because Trump held it up. “I’m pissed off” he says. “I wouldn’t have voted for him anyway. I can’t understand how this election got so close. I like Hillary but I am voting for her first of all because she is not Trump.”

7.05am:Trump on Fox News

Trump continues to maintain the election is rigged. Asked again on Fox News if we will accept the election result, Trump said: “We’re going to see how things play out. I want to see everything honest.”

Cameron Stewart7am:New York ready

“It is Election Day in New York and the front page of the New York Post has a woman holding her nose with the headline “Vote For the one you dislike the least.”

We will have more from Associate Editor Cameron Stewart, who is in New York, throughout the morning. You can follow him on Twitter here.

6.50am:

6.45am:Trump suing election official

A polling place in Clark County, Nevada, had been allowed to remain open late last week to accommodate voters. Voters in line at 8pm, when polls close, are allowed to vote but the lawsuit claims election officials violated state law because they allowed people to join the line after 8pm at a polling location at a Latino market.

David Bossie, Trump’s deputy campaign manager, said: “This is a lawsuit about the rules of the game.”

Las Vegas is viewed as a base of support for Clinton

6.35am: What time do the polls close?

Here is a rundown of the key states and poll closing times. All times in AEDT.

6.30am: Trump tweet

Eric Trump earlier tweeted out a photo of a ballot with the oval over his father Donald Trump’s name filled in. The only problem is he may have broken New York State law. An 1890 New York law bans voters from showing marked election ballots to others. The Tweet was quickly deleted.

6.10am:Clinton votes

Clinton said it was “the most humbling feeling” to vote for herself as she bids to become President.

“I know how much responsibility goes with this and so many people are counting on the outcome of this election, what it means for our country,” she added.

The Democratic nominee voted with husband Bill Clinton at an elementary school near their home in Chappaqua, New York.

6am: Trump votes amid boos

Donald Trump has cast his presidential vote in New York, a stronghold of opponent Hillary Clinton. Trump arrived at a polling station Public School 59 Beekman Hill International at around 3am (AEDT) to jeers of “New York hates You”.

After casting his vote, a subdued Trump told reporters “we’ll see what happens,” when asked whether he would concede if he was to lose. “It’s looking very good. Right now it’s looking very good. It will be an interesting day. Thank you.”

Accompanying him were his wife Melania, his daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner and the couple’s daughter Arabella.

Of course, a long way to go yet.

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