Donald Trump will take the 30 Electoral College votes in his home state of Florida.
The Associated Press called the race just an hour after polls closed with Trump ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris by more than 11 percent with 86 percent of the votes reported.
Florida was previously a swing state, but has moved increasingly to the right in recent elections.
Trump won the Sunshine State in 2016 by just 1.2 percent against Hillary Clinton. He widened the gap in 2020 with a 3.3 percent gap between him and Joe Biden.
Donald and Melania Trump speak to reporters after casting their vote in the 2024 election in Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday, November 5.
If results remain on track, Trump will have a much larger margin of victory against Harris this election cycle.
Surprisingly, Trump leads in Miami-Dade at 8:40 p.m., despite the county turning blue in 2016 and 2020 despite the state turning red.
Trump moved to Florida in 2019 with then-First Lady Melania Trump and their son Barron. He made his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, his primary residence after living in the liberal enclave of New York City his entire life.
Results continue to be tabulated in Florida, but with more than 5.5 million votes for Trump as of 8:15 p.m., Harris has no way of catching her Republican rival.
Trump and his wife Melania cast their votes in the 2024 presidential election at the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center voting center in Palm Beach on Tuesday.
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A ballroom full of Trump fans, surrogates and allies fills the Palm Beach Convention Center for an election night viewing party.
Trump and former first lady Melania visited campaign headquarters in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday, November 5, to visit and thank the former president’s campaign workers on Election Day.
Trump answered questions from reporters while Melania stood by his side and kept her sunglasses on inside the gym.
The former president said he felt “confident” after casting his vote, even as final polls showed the race virtually tied.
Melania answered a brief question about how she was feeling: ‘Very good. Thank you.’
Trump is holding his election night viewing party at the Palm Beach Convention Center.
Several representatives, allies and supporters are already gathered in a ballroom for what they hope will be a victory party with the former president.
