2024 Presidential Election: Who Will be the 47th President of the United States?

Today is the day when voters in the United States will choose their next president. Kamala Harris, the Democratic Vice President, and Donald Trump, the Republican former president, continue running a neck-and-neck race. The election will be decided by the Electoral College, and a candidate needs at least 270 electoral votes to win.

The election is expected to come down to key swing states like Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, where polls are extremely tight. While past elections have seen winners declared quickly, this year’s competitive race may mean a longer wait. In some states, “narrow victories”‘ could trigger ‘”recounts,” particularly in Pennsylvania, where a margin of less than half a percentage point would require one.

On the final day of voting in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Vice President Kamala Harris is reaching out to voters through a series of radio interviews. In a conversation with a radio host in Atlanta, Harris made her closing argument, saying, “I think this is an inflection point. This is the moment where we have two very different visions of the future of our nation.” Harris emphasised that her vision is focused on “progress” and on “investing in the ambitions, and the aspirations, and the dreams of the American people.”

Former President Trump expressed confidence in his chances, saying, “It won’t even be close” and adding that while he expects a victory, “it’s gonna take a long time to certify.” As the results start coming in, early vote counts may not reflect the final outcome. In 2020, Trump led in several states on election night, only to be overtaken later as mail-in ballots, which tend to favour Democrats, were counted.

If there is a tie with 269 electoral votes for each candidate, the House of Representatives will choose the president, while the Senate selects the vice president. The presidential inauguration will take place on January 20, 2025, marking the beginning of the new president’s term.