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Fortune
Amanda Gerut

Trump prematurely claims victory as Harris' camp insists votes are still being counted

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in a presidential race that is too close to call (Credit: AP Photo)

Republican nominee Donald Trump claimed to have defeated Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in the presidential election in the small hours of Wednesday as poll results were still pouring into battleground states including Michigan and Wisconsin.

Official polls do not support the former president’s claim at this time. According to the Associated Press, Trump has 267 of the 270 electoral college votes he needs to be declared the official winner of the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Harris has 214 electoral votes. Multiple states have yet to declare official results. To be clear, Fortune uses AP's race calls for its own results, and will not declare victory for any candidate until the outlet has done so.

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