The state of Arizona was officially called for Donald Trump Saturday evening, marking the final state to be declared by the AP.
With Arizona, Trump now officially captured all seven swing states this cycle: Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Aside from North Carolina, each flipped from Joe Biden in 2020 to Donald Trump this time around.
Biden overcame Trump in Arizona by less than half of a point in 2020 (less than 11,000 votes), becoming only the second Democrat in over 70 years to win the state.
At around 9:30 PM ET last night, when the AP called the race, Trump was leading Harris by nearly six points, amounting to about 185,000 votes. The president-elect was also leading the vice president in Maricopa County – where Joe Biden defeated Trump by two points in 2020 – by five points.
The Grand Canyon State’s 11 electoral votes bring Trump’s total to 312, eclipsing both his 2016 victory and President Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign.
Arizona still finds itself locked in a tight Senate battle between Republican Kari Lake and Democrat Ruben Gallego. The latter appears to be running ahead.
“While Trump won Arizona on Saturday, the race for U.S. Senate remains too early to call,” the AP reported. “Gallego’s margin over Lake improved slightly on Saturday, but he didn’t win the vote updates released by county election officials by enough of a margin to close off Lake’s path to victory.”
“But it’s a narrowing one with several hundred thousand ballots still left to count and more updates expected Sunday.”
With Arizona, Trump now officially captured all seven swing states this cycle: Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Aside from North Carolina, each flipped from Joe Biden in 2020 to Donald Trump this time around.
Biden overcame Trump in Arizona by less than half of a point in 2020 (less than 11,000 votes), becoming only the second Democrat in over 70 years to win the state.
At around 9:30 PM ET last night, when the AP called the race, Trump was leading Harris by nearly six points, amounting to about 185,000 votes. The president-elect was also leading the vice president in Maricopa County – where Joe Biden defeated Trump by two points in 2020 – by five points.
The Grand Canyon State’s 11 electoral votes bring Trump’s total to 312, eclipsing both his 2016 victory and President Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign.
Arizona still finds itself locked in a tight Senate battle between Republican Kari Lake and Democrat Ruben Gallego. The latter appears to be running ahead.
“While Trump won Arizona on Saturday, the race for U.S. Senate remains too early to call,” the AP reported. “Gallego’s margin over Lake improved slightly on Saturday, but he didn’t win the vote updates released by county election officials by enough of a margin to close off Lake’s path to victory.”
“But it’s a narrowing one with several hundred thousand ballots still left to count and more updates expected Sunday.”
