The sun reflects off the Trump International Hotel on November 6, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada, one day after the former US President won the 2024 Presidential election.Image Credit: AFP

Trump wins battleground state of Nevada

Republican flips state that had previously backed Democrats in 2016 and 2020

08 Nov 2024, 10:23 by Bloomberg · Gulf News

Republican Donald Trump defeated Democrat Kamala Harris in Nevada, NBC and CNN projected, flipping a battleground that had previously backed Democrats in 2016 and 2020.

Nevada accounts for six of the 270 Electoral College votes required to win the White House.

The 78-year-old has already secured a clear majority in the Electoral College, which decides the president.