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Pennsylvania, United State
Pennsylvania US elections 2024: The election in the state of Pennsylvania was won by Donald Trump on Nov 5 (Tuesday) and secured the state's 19 electoral votes in the Electoral College. Republican leader won the state with 50.4 per cent over Kamala Harris' 48.5 per cent.
In 2020, Biden won Pennsylvania with 50 per cent of the vote to Trump’s 49 per cent. In 2016, Trump won Pennsylvania with 49 per cent to Hillary Clinton’s 48 per cent.
Pennsylvania is one of the seven US swing states, also called the purple state with a slightly blue majority. As per stats, Pennsylvania had not voted a Republican for president by double digits since 1972, when Richard Nixon won it by nearly 20 points.
From 1992 to 2012, the purple state had voted Democratic in every presidential election in single digits apart from Barack Obama’s victory in 2008. In 2016, Donald Trump clinched the first Republican presidential victory in Pennsylvania since 1988. However, that glory was lost to Democratic Joe Biden four years later.
In 2024, Pennsylvania is being picked as one of the most important swing states, so much so that it is believed that the candidate who wins Pennsylvania has a high chance of winning the entire election.
Pennsylvania US elections 2024: Results
Former President Donald Trump won Pennsylvania, defeating Democrat Kamala Harris in this crucial battleground state. Both candidates made Pennsylvania a top priority, visiting more frequently than any other state.
Trump claimed the state’s 19 electoral votes, four years after Democrat Joe Biden flipped it in 2020, breaking Trump’s hold on the "blue wall" from 2016. Notably, no Democrat has won the presidency without Pennsylvania since 1948.
Pennsylvania US House of Representatives Elections 2024
In the 2024 US House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, Republicans won 9 seats and Democrats won 7 seats, while one seat remains uncalled as of now.
Pennsylvania US elections 2024: Senate Race
Dave McCormick of the Republican party is leading the senate race from Pennsylvania with 48.9 per cent votes. While Bob Casey of the Democratic Party has garnered 48.5 per cent votes till now.
How Pennsylvania Voted in Past Presidential Elections
Pennsylvania is a key swing state in US presidential elections, and its voting patterns have fluctuated between Democratic and Republican candidates over the past decades.
2008: Barack Obama (Democrat) won the state with 54.5 per cent, carrying Pennsylvania by a wide margin during his first successful presidential bid.
2012: Barack Obama (Democrat) won Pennsylvania with 52 per cent of the vote. Obama’s victory in Pennsylvania helped him secure a second term in office.
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2016: Donald Trump (Republican) won Pennsylvania with 48.18 per cent, flipping the state for the Republicans for the first time since 1988. His narrow victory (by just over 44,000 votes) was a significant factor in his overall electoral win.
2020: Joe Biden (Democrat) won Pennsylvania with 50.01 per cent of the vote, reclaiming the state for Democrats after Trump’s 2016 victory. Biden's win in Pennsylvania was crucial in securing his overall electoral victory.
(With inputs from agencies)