Donald Trump has won the US election and will make a historic return to the White House
The Republican told jubilant crowds in Florida: “America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate”
Of the seven crucial swing states, Trump won North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, and is ahead in Michigan, Nevada, and Arizona
Kamala Harris is yet to concede or address supporters – dejected crowds left her watch party well before the final result came in
Republicans have also taken the Senate back from Democrats after flipping a string of seats.
With the latest – and crucial – projection from Wisconsin, plus Alaska, Donald Trump now has 279 electoral college votes.
In case you’re not familiar with the US’s voting system, each state or territory effectively runs its own election, and then send a designated number of electors – which is roughly based on its population size – to vote in what’s called the electoral college.
Across 50 states, plus Washington DC, there are 538 votes up for grabs and the winner is the candidate that gets 270 or more.
Kamala Harris, meanwhile, has 223, having just won New Hampshire – that gave her another four votes.