Individuals stand in line to vote at Joslyn Park vote middle in Santa Monica, California on Tuesday.
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The Related Press has referred to as California for Vice President Kamala Harris, giving her a sizeable inflow of electoral votes.
California holds 54 electoral votes, essentially the most of any state within the nation (it truly misplaced one for the primary time after the 2020 Census). Its polls closed at 11 p.m. ET.
The state, which is house to some 39 million folks, supported Republicans for a lot of the late twentieth century however has reliably voted blue in recent times.
President Joe Biden gained the state by some 30 factors over Trump in 2020, the fourth consecutive election through which the Democratic nominee acquired greater than 60% of the California vote.
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Californians can take credit score for 2 presidents particularly: Richard Nixon, who was born there, and Ronald Reagan, who served two phrases as its governor earlier than reaching the White Home.
In fact, one other well-known resident of the Golden State — and one with presidential ambitions — is none different then Harris.
Harris was born in Oakland, spent a few of her childhood in California and moved again for regulation college. She served two phrases as California’s lawyer basic from 2011 to 2017, and represented the state within the U.S. Senate from 2017 to 2021.
Whereas the California race name provides Harris a lift, all eyes are educated on the seven crucial swing states which are prone to determine the election.
