The president-elect of United States, Donald Trumphas won, according to estimates by the U.S. network CNN, the electoral battle in the state of Arizonawhich represents a total victory in the seven so-called ‘swing’ states: Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada and Arizona.
With the state’s eleven electoral votes, Trump reaches 312 pledges, eight more than the 304 he won in his first victory in 2016 against the then Democratic candidate, the former secretary of state and former first lady of the country, Hillary Clinton.
Trump’s rival this time, the vice president of the United States. Kamala Harrisis left with 226 electoral votesone less than Clinton won. Arizona became a key swing state in outgoing President Joe Biden’s 2020 victory, whose vote margin over Trump was just 10,457 votes.
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Although there is still no definitive vote count, media projections grant the final triumph to Gallego, who would end up taking the seat of outgoing Senator Kyrsten Sinema, a former Democrat who ended up identifying herself as an independent. However, this victory is insufficient, given that the Republicans, after this election, have become the most powerful party in the United States. first force in the upper house of the U.S. Congress.