By Enyichukwu Enemanna
Democratic presidential nominee, Kamala Harris and her Republican rival, former President Donald Trump are currently slugging it out for the White House, with polls nearly all closed across the United States early Wednesday in the ongoing presidential election, but a long wait for final results still expected.
So far, the media in United States has projected that Trump has won in 23 states, including big prizes Texas and Ohio, key battleground North Carolina and other states considered as Republican stronghold.
Media sources have also said Harris, the US Vice President has so far captured 15 states including big electoral vote prizes California and New York as well as the US capital Washington.
So far, that gives Trump 227 electoral votes and Harris 189.
The magic number to win the presidency is 270.
Observers have predicted a tight race for the White House and it will cascade down to a handful of key battleground states.
The following is a list of the states won by each candidate and the corresponding number of electoral votes, based on the projections of US media including CNN, Fox News, MSNBC/NBC News, ABC, and CBS.
– TRUMP (227) –
Alabama (9)
Arkansas (6)
Florida (30)
Idaho (4)
Indiana (11)
Iowa (6)
Kansas (6)
Kentucky (8)
Louisiana (8)
Mississippi (6)
Missouri (10)
Montana (4)
North Carolina (16)
North Dakota (3)
Ohio (17)
Oklahoma (7)
South Carolina (9)
South Dakota (3)
Tennessee (11)
Texas (40)
Utah (6)
West Virginia (4)
Wyoming (3)
– HARRIS (189) –
California (54)
Colorado (10)
Connecticut (7)
Delaware (3)
District of Columbia (3)
Hawaii (4)
Illinois (19)
Maryland (10)
Massachusetts (11)
New York (28)
Oregon (8)
Rhode Island (4)
Vermont (3)
Virginia (13)
Washington (12)
