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President Donald Trump’s victory concluded with 312 electoral votes as he was projected to win the final state of Arizona on Wednesday.
Trump’s campaign referred to the sweeping victory as an “overwhelming mandate.”
“President Trump won with an overwhelming mandate — 312 electoral votes, the popular vote, and one out of three votes from Americans of color. He will deliver for ALL Americans,” his campaign posted to X alongside a Fox News interview featuring Trump campaign senior adviser Jason Miller.
Trump held 52.3 percent of Arizona’s vote as of Thursday morning, while Vice President Kamala Harris garnered 46.8 percent. A total of 75 percent of votes have been reported in the state.
So far, Trump’s lead includes more1,303,793 votes compared with Harris at 1,167,898 votes. One-half of one percent of votes were also won by Libertarian Chase Oliver and Green Party candidate Jill Stein.
In the Senate, no winner has been projected as of Thursday morning. Democratic candidate Ruben Gallego leads with 50.1 percent of the votes and 1,235,291 total ballots cast. Republican Kari Lake has 47.9 percent of the vote with 1,182,710 ballots.
Nationwide, Trump also won the popular vote, becoming the first Republican to do so in 20 years.
The last Republican to win the popular vote was former President George W. Bush in 2004, Newsweek reported. Bush won over 62 million votes, beating Democratic nominee John Kerry who won 59 million votes.
Trump is also only the second president in American history to win a second non-consecutive term. Grover Cleveland won a first term in 1884, later winning a second term in 1892 after a four-year gap.
The president’s popularity also surged in unexpected segments, including border counties in Texas.
“The former president captured 55% of Latino voters in the state, according to exit polls. He also won 14 out of the 18 counties within 20 miles of the border, a number that doubled his 2020 performance in the Latino-majority region,” the Texas Tribune reported.
“Starr County, population 65,920 and 97% Latino, shifted 75 PERCENTAGE POINTS in Trump’s direction,” the Texas Tribune’s Matthew Watkins reported.
