US Election Update: Donald Trump Elected American President
John Andah, additional report by Lordson Okpetu
Election Results
08:55am: Trump wins election after narrowly coming highest in Pennsylvania with 2,900,785 votes to Clinton’s 2,825,767
08:44am: Trump stretches lead further with victory in Arizona.
08:28am: Clinton is losing touch as Trump wins Wisconsin to extend lead by 10 votes.
08:25am: Trump beats Clinton in Wisconsin, polls 385,524 votes to the Democratic candidates’s 1,309,965.
08:10am: Clinton campaign chief tells supporters that the Democratic candidate will not speak tonight as Trump maintains lead.
07:40am: Trump extends lead by 3 votes with win in Alaska.
07:12am: Trump stretches lead with 208,789 votes to Clinton’s 82,834 in Utah.
06:20am: Clinton wins Nevada with 417,122 votes to the GOP candidate’s 384,461, reduces Trump’s lead by six.
06:20am: Clinton cuts Trump’s lead in Pennsylvania.
06:06am: Trump takes the lead in Pennsylvania.
05:48am: Trump moves up following win in Georgia, 1,911,546 votes to Clinton’s 1,667,506.
05:40am: Trump’s lead cut as Clinton wins Washington to stay within a torching distance.
05:34am: Trump wins battle State of Florida, topples Clinton in Electoral College votes.
05:34am: Trump 216-197 Clinton
05:17am: Trump 187-197 Clinton
05:08am: Trump reduces Clinton’s lead with win in North Carolina, 2,239,938 (51.2%) votes to 2,019,115 (46.1%)
05:00am: Trump 171-190 Clinton
04:49am: Clinton closes in as she wins Colorado with 921,491 votes to Trump’s 836,329
04:49am: Trump 167-131 Clinton
04:40am: Clinton wins Virginia with 1,704,588 (48.3%) to Trump’s 1,647,551 (46.5%)
04:38am: Trump 167 – 122 Clinton
04:30am: Trump wins Ohio with 2,356,230 (53.4%) votes to Clinton’s 1,870,889 (42.2%)
04:26am: Trump 167-109 Clinton
04:10am: Trump 139–104 Clinton
