Election night 2016 – LIVE updates

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NATIONAL ELECTION UPDATES

3 A.M. UPDATE

Around 3 a.m. on Wednesday, Trump appeared in New York before a crowd of his supporters to deliver his victory speech. Clinton had called him moments prior to concede the U.S. presidency.

Despite three states still being too close to call, Trump had already accumulated 288 electoral college votes — more than surpassing the necessary 270 to win the seat.

“The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer,” Trump said at the rally in New York. “Now it’s time for America to bind the wounds of division. It is time for us to come together as one united people. It’s time.”

At the lowest point during the course of the tumultuous night, the Dow Jones sank  780 points. After Trump appealed to the country to “unify” in the early morning hours Wednesday, the market was doing slightly better.

Russian president Vladimir Putin called to congratulate Trump on the victory, as did U.S. president Barack Obama — who invited Trump to visit the White House on Thursday. Clinton did not deliver her concession speech until Wednesday afternoon.

Trump will take the oath of office on Jan. 20, 2017.

UNCALLED STATES:

• Arizona (11)
• Michigan (16)
• Wisconsin (10)
• New Hampshire (4)

STATES CALLED SINCE 2 A.M.

• TRUMP wins Idaho (4); Florida (29); North Carolina (15); Utah (6); Georgia (16); Pennsylvania (20); Alaska (3)
• CLINTON wins Hawaii (4); Oregon (7); Washington (12); Nevada (6)

1 A.M. UPDATE:

UNCALLED STATES:

• Arizona (11)
• Michigan (16)
• Wisconsin (10)
• New Hampshire (4)
• Pennsylvania (20)

STATES CALLED SINCE 11 P.M.

• TRUMP wins Idaho (4); Florida (29); North Carolina (15); Utah (6); Georgia (16)
• CLINTON wins Hawaii (4); Oregon (7); Washington (12); Nevada (6)

POLLS CLOSED AT 12 A.M.

• Alaska (3)

POLLS CLOSED AT 11 P.M.

TRUMP wins Idaho (4)

CLINTON wins California (55); Hawaii (4); Oregon (7)

UNCALLED STATES:

• Washington (12)

STATES CALLED SINCE 10 P.M.

• TRUMP wins Ohio (18)
• CLINTON wins New Mexico (5); Colorado (9); Virginia (13)

POLLS CLOSED AT 10 P.M.

TRUMP wins Montana (3)

UNCALLED STATES:

• Iowa (6)
• Nevada (6)
• Utah (6)
• Idaho (4)

STATES CALLED SINCE 9 P.M.

• TRUMP wins Arkansas (6); Louisianna (8)
• CLINTON wins Connecticut (7)

LOCAL ELECTION UPDATES

UPDATE: 10:14 P.M.

Former state delegate Joe Morrissey concedes the mayoral race.

Unofficial mayoral race (by district)

Mayoral candidates need to win five of nine districts to claim the seat. Unofficial projections have former Venture Richmond CEO Jack Berry claiming three districts, former Secretary of the Commonwealth Levar Stoney winning four and former state delegate Joe Morrissey with two. This means a run-off election is likely.

Jack Berry

• District 1 (64 percent)

• District 2 (48 percent)

• District 4 (53 percent)

Levar Stoney

• District 3 (36 percent)

• District 5 (32 percent)

• District 6 (36 percent)

• District 7 (39 percent)

Joseph D. Morrissey

• District 8 (45 percent)
• District 9 (38 percent)

Virginia Congressional Districts

• 4th – David Brat (R)
• 7th – A. Donald McEachin (D)

POLLS CLOSED AT 9 P.M.

• TRUMP wins South Dakota (3); Nebraska (5); North Dakota (3); Indiana (11); Wyoming (3); Kansas (6); Texas (38)
• CLINTON wins New York (29)

UNCALLED STATES:

• Colorado (9)
• Michigan (16)
• Louisiana (8)
• Minnesota (10)
• Wisconsin (10)
• New Mexico (5)
• North Carolina (15)

STATES CALLED SINCE 8 P.M.

• TRUMP wins Alabama (9); Mississippi (6); Tennessee (11); South Carolina (9); Arkansas (6)
• CLINTON wins Rhode Island (4); Illinois (20); Maryland (10)

POLLS CLOSED AT 8:30 P.M.

• Arkansas (6)

POLLS CLOSED AT 8 P.M. – RUSH HOUR BEGINS:

• CLINTON wins Massachusetts (11); New Jersey (14)
• TRUMP wins Oklahoma (7)

STATES NOT YET REPORTED:

• Maine (4)
• Maryland (10)
• Rhode Island (4)
• Delaware (3)
• Connecticut (7)
• District of Columbia (3)
• Florida (29)
• Pennsylvania (20)
• New Hampshire (4)
• Mississippi (6)
• Missouri (10)
• Alabama (9)
• Tennessee (11)
• Illinois (20)

POLLS CLOSED AT 7:30 P.M.

Polls closed in the key state of Ohio (18), but the AP has not projected a winner yet.

POLLS CLOSED AT 7 P.M.

Polls have officially closed in six states. Results are still coming in for:

• Virginia (13)
• Georgia (16)
• South Carolina (9)

Per AP projection:

• TRUMP wins Indiana (11); Kentucky (8); West Virginia (5)
• CLINTON wins Vermont (3)

Richmond, Virginia is the home state to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s running mate, Tim Kaine, who held a rally with at the Richmond International Airport last night. Virginia was considered “solid red” until Barack Obama ran in 2008 and 2012. If Clinton does not take Virginia, it will be a contentious night for the party.

In Georgia, Republicans have carried the state since 1996 but their margin of victory have eroded in recent elections. Indiana is home to Trump running mate Mike Pence. West Virginia has voted red in each election since 2000.

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Sarah King
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