Donald Trump wins Arizona, final call of the election

WASHINGTON — Arizona and its 11 electoral votes have been won by President-elect Donald Trump, according to the Associated Press, which officially called the race at 7:21 p.m. Arizona time. 

The win by the former President returns the longtime Republican stronghold into the GOP column after it was won by President Joe Biden in 2020.  

Arizona was the final state that needed to be called in the 2024 election and brings Trump’s total to 312 electoral votes. Vice President Kamala Harris finishes with 226.  

Trump’s victory over Harris marks the president-elect’s second victory in Arizona, as he also won the state in 2016 on his way to the White House.  

Trump campaigned in the state many times over the past year, focusing mainly on border security and the economy. 

After Harris took over for Biden as the Democratic candidate, the Trump campaign tied the vice president to inflation and a record number of illegal border crossings during the Biden administration. 

Trump’s victory comes as Democrat Rep. Ruben Gallego continues to lead Republican Kari Lake in the race for Arizona’s second U.S. Senate seat.    

Here’s why the Associated Press said they called the race on Saturday: 

“In statewide elections going back a dozen years, Democrats have always carried four counties in both winning and losing campaigns: Apache, Coconino, Pima and Santa Cruz.

Harris had large leads over Trump in all four counties, but she far underperformed Biden’s showing from 2020.

She was trailing Trump in decisive Maricopa County, which Biden won in 2020 and has been a must-win county for statewide Democratic candidates in recent elections.

Although Harris very briefly led in the statewide vote count on election night, Trump has consistently led since then.

The AP’s analysis of Arizona’s voting history and political demographics at the county level showed there was no scenario that would allow Harris to close the gap. The analysis also showed that even if remaining updates showed vote swings in Harris’ favor, they would not be enough to give her the lead.” 

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