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Republican Donald Trump leads the US presidential race in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, the local authorities said on Tuesday.

Trump received 50.6% of the votes, while his rival, Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, has 48.4%, according to the unofficial results provided on the local government website.

The Associated Press pointed out 72% of votes were counted in Pennsylvania.

The US Republican Party has gained at least 50 seats in the Senate, which means that the Democrats will no longer be able to control the upper chamber of the US Congress, Fox News said in its prognosis.

All 100 seats are up for grabs in the Tuesday election, and the Democrats have so far secured 42 seats, according to Fox News.

The youngest son of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, Barron, voted for the first time in the elections; he cast his vote for his father, the politician's wife, Melania Trump, said.

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is projected to win the US state of Iowa, NBC News reported.

The projected victory in Iowa is securing six electoral votes.

Trump won Iowa in both 2016 and 2020 elections.

Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is set to win the race in the US capital, Washington D.C., and add three electoral votes, according to a projection published by Associated Press.

After more than 75% of ballots have been counted, Harris is overwhelmingly leading her Republican opponent Donald Trump in the District of Columbia with more than 92% of votes.

The voting results in the US capital came without any surprise as the district’s residents have traditionally voted for Democrats.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris have both received 49.6% in the battleground state of Arizona with 50% of the ballots counted, according to preliminary data published by Associated Press.

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is projected to win the US state of Kansas, NBC News reported.

A win in Kansas will provide Trump with the red state's six electoral votes.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is projected to win the US election with 72% probability, according to a projection made by The New York Times.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is projected to receive 205 electoral votes against 117 for his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, according to a projection made by Fox News.

Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is set to win the race in the US state of Colorado, adding 10 electoral votes, according to a projection made by Associated Press.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is leading Vice President Kamala Harris in the key swing state of Pennsylvania after 51% of votes have been counted, according to preliminary data published by Associated Press.

Pennsylvania is the swing state with the highest number of electoral votes, 19, down from 20 in the last election. Since 1992, it voted for a Republican only once, in 2016, when Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton. Joe Biden won the state in 2020 with by a minuscule margin of 1.2%

Former US President Donald Trump is leading in the swing state of Arizona, with 4% of votes counted, according to a projection made by Associated Press.

Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump are gathering near his Trump Tower in New York in the midst of the elections, chanting slogans in support of the politician, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

As of 9:30 p.m. New York time (02:30 GMT Tuesday), about a dozen of his supporters had gathered near Trump Tower. Many came with stuff in Trump's support. Slogans in support of the Republican are also heard.

The politician is also supported by people with Israeli flags — while president, Trump moved the US embassy to Jerusalem.

Republican candidate Donald Trump is leading in four swing states in the US presidential election, while his Democratic opponent Kamala Harris is winning in Michigan, according to a projection made by Associated Press.

Trump has taken the lead in swing state North Carolina, receiving 51.8% of the vote, while Harris has 47.1%. He is also winning in Wisconsin with 50.2% with Harris receiving 48.2%.

In Georgia, Trump has 52.2% of the vote, and Harris has gained 47.2%. In Pennsylvania, Trump is currently leading with 50.5% against Harris' 48.6%.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is set to win in the US states of Utah and Montana, adding 10 electoral votes, according to a projection made by Associated Press.

All the roads adjacent to the White House have been closed to the traffic, with the local businesses actively boarding up their establishments amid fears of riots after the polling stations closed in the US capital, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

Workers are covering with boards windows of businesses along Connecticut Avenue, which is only a few blocks away from the White House.

Meanwhile, several groups of protesters, including anti-war and pro-Palestinian ones, have gathered just outside the White House building. More people are also coming in despite the late hour.

While there is an enhanced police presence, the activities are peaceful.

The Lafayette Park adjacent to the White House remains open to the public.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is set to win in the US state of Missouri, adding 10 electoral votes, according to a projection made by Associated Press.

Phil Scott, the Republican governor of Vermont, told reporters that he had voted for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.

Scott also voted for then-Democratic candidate Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.

The US presidential election is taking place on November 5. US Vice President Kamala Harris, a Democrat, and former President Trump, a Republican, are running in a razor-thin race, which is expected to be determined by voting results in seven key swing states, namely Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.