How long it took each state to be called for Trump or Harris
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The Associated Press' victory call for President-elect Trump came in at 5:35am ET Wednesday — less than six hours after polls closed in Hawai'i, the last state to finish voting.
Why it matters: The relatively speedy call came despite concerns that the country was headed for a drawn-out and chaotic period of ballot-counting, legal disputes and potential violence.
Flashback: It took about three and a half days for President Biden to declare victory in 2020, after the AP called Pennsylvania in his favor over 87 hours after polls closed there.
By the numbers: Hawai'i was the fastest state to be called, with the AP putting it in Democratic nominee Kamala Harris' column just three seconds after polls closed in the Aloha State.
- As of Wednesday afternoon, Michigan has taken the longest, with the AP call coming in 15 hours and 54 minutes after the last vote was cast there.
Yes, but: Several states have yet to be called, and the fate of the House of Representatives remains unclear.
