President-elect Donald Trump is the projected winner of the 2024 election, claiming victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in the race to the White House.
As of Wednesday afternoon, Trump is projected to win at least 291 electoral votes, 21 more than the 270 needed to clinch victory.
CBS News projected the former president and now president-elect will win multiple battleground states. Seven states were considered battlegrounds this year — Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. President Biden won in six of those seven states in 2020 — all but North Carolina — and so far Trump this year has won five.
CBS News currently estimates that Nevada is lean Trump, while Arizona is still rated as a toss-up.
Here's a look at the states Trump lost in 2020 but won in 2024:
Georgia
CBS News projected Georgia as a Trump win on election night. Votes are still being counted in Georgia, but with 99% of jurisdictions reporting, Trump is leading by about 2 percentage points.
Trump's reclaiming of Georgia comes four years after he lost the state to Mr. Biden by fewer than 12,000 votes, which prompted him to unsuccessfully pressure state officials to "find" the votes needed to win.
Michigan
Michigan, after going to Mr. Biden in 2020, slipped back into Trump's pocket this year. With 99% of jurisdictions reporting results as of 1 p.m. ET Wednesday, Trump was leading by a margin of 1.5 percentage points, or roughly 83,000 votes.
Mr. Biden secured Michigan four years ago by just over 150,000 votes.
Pennsylvania
Trump won the crucial battleground of Pennsylvania and its 19 electoral votes by 2.3%, or just over 150,000 votes as of Wednesday at 1:20pm ET. Votes are still being counted.
In 2020, Mr. Biden defeated Trump in the Keystone state by 181,000 votes.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin's 10 electoral votes returned to Trump this election. With 99% of the vote in, Trump led Harris in the state by just 1 percentage point, or almost 30,000 votes, as of 12 p.m. ET on Wednesday.
In 2016, Trump ended Democrats' decades-long winning streak in Wisconsin when he defeated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the race to the presidency. Prior to then, Democrats won the state in every presidential election since 1988.
However, Mr. Biden prevailed in Wisconsin 2020 by less than a percentage point.
Other battleground states in 2024
Arizona
As of Wednesday afternoon Arizona was still determined a toss-up by CBS News, but leaning red.
In 2020, Mr. Biden edged out Trump in Arizona by 0.3%, or a margin of 10,457 votes. This marked only the second time Arizona voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since 1948, putting all eyes on the Grand Canyon State as a battleground in the 2024 election.
Nevada
CBS News estimated that Nevada's six electoral votes were leaning in Trump's direction Wednesday. Mr. Biden won Nevada in 2020 by over 30,000 votes. The state has not gone for a Republican since 2004.
North Carolina
North Carolina was the one battleground state Mr. Biden lost to Trump in 2020. It stayed red in 2024; with 99% of the vote in, Trump has a 3.3 percentage point lead over Harris in the Tar Heel State.
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