In the United States, polling stations were closed in most states: the first election results became known

In the US presidential election, Republican candidate Donald Trump receives 101 electoral votes, Democratic candidate Kamala Harris – 71 votes.

Source: Voice of America

Details: The first results are starting to come in from polling stations in the US presidential election, making it possible to predict the winner of the presidential election in a number of states.

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Trump is now winning in Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Mississippi, Alabama, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina, Arkansas.

Harris wins in Vermont, Maryland, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, Illinois and New Jersey.

The election of the US President does not take place through a direct popular vote, but through the Electoral College. Based on population, each state has a certain number of votes, and most states (except Maine and Nebraska) award all of their electoral votes to the candidate who wins the state in the popular vote. To win, a candidate needs at least 270 of the total 538 Electoral College votes.

Several populous states that have large numbers of electoral votes, like California (55) or Texas (38), are still voting.

The seven states predicted to play a decisive role in the election are Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. There, the election fight between candidates was the most competitive.