US Elections 2024 Results: Kamala Harris Wins New York, Illinois and Rhode Island

Washington: Vice President Kamala Harris won New York's presidential contest on Tuesday, picking up the state's 28 electoral votes.

New York has now voted for the Democrat in every presidential contest since giving Ronald Reagan the nod in his landslide 1984 election.

Former President Donald Trump has consistently struggled to gain traction in his home state, losing New York in each of his three runs for the White House.

New York's electoral vote haul is the fourth richest, after California, Texas and Florida, but has one fewer vote than it did four years ago due to population shifts. The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 9:00 p.m. EST.

Harris Wins Illinois 

Vice President Kamala Harris won Illinois on Tuesday, claiming the state's 19 electoral votes for Democrats.

The reliably blue state, the home of former President Barack Obama, has supported Democratic presidential candidates since 1992. The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 8:38 p.m.

Harris Wins Rhode Island

Vice President Kamala Harris won Rhode Island on Tuesday, giving her four electoral votes and continuing the Democrats' dominance in the state.

The last time a Republican presidential candidate won Rhode Island was in 1984, when former President Ronald Reagan defeated former Vice President Walter Mondale.

President Joe Biden easily defeated former President Donald Trump in Rhode Island in 2020, winning more than 59 per cent of the vote. Hillary Clinton also did well in the state, winning over 54 per cent of the vote in 2016. Given the Democrats' success in Rhode Island, presidential candidates rarely spend time campaigning in the state. The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 8:00 p.m. EST. 

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