Donald Trump secured a victory in Arizona on Saturday, surpassing his 2016 performance and reclaiming the state’s 11 electoral votes for the Republicans following Joe Biden’s win in 2020.
This win completed the Republicans’ sweep of all seven swing states in the November 5 US presidential election, marking Trump’s second Arizona victory since 2016. Trump now has 312 electoral votes, exceeding the 270 required to win the presidency, an increase from the 304 votes he garnered in 2016.
Media outlets have confirmed Trump’s victory in more than half of the US states, including critical swing states such as Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Nevada—all of which had leaned Democratic in the previous election.
Despite facing a criminal conviction and two impeachments during his time in office, Trump achieved wider victory margins than in previous elections. Meanwhile, Kamala Harris, who became the Democratic nominee in July after 81-year-old Biden withdrew due to age concerns, has obtained 226 electoral votes.
With Trump’s win over Harris, the presidency will see another term of alternation between Republican and Democratic control— a level of party volatility not witnessed in the United States since the late 19th century. Biden is scheduled to meet Trump in the Oval Office on Wednesday.
