Harris holds a narrow lead over Trump as states wrestle for votes
The latest CNN poll shows that Kamala Harris has a slight lead over Donald Trump. The projected number of electors for the Democratic candidate currently stands at 226, while the Republican candidate can count on 219. The battle for 93 electoral votes is ongoing.
According to the latest CNN poll, Harris is predicted to win in states such as California, with 54 electoral votes, and New York, with 28 votes. Other states within her reach include Illinois (19 votes), New Jersey (14), Washington (12), Massachusetts (11), and Maryland (10). These states can also include Connecticut (7), Rhode Island (4), Hawaii (4), Vermont (3), Delaware (3), the District of Columbia, which is Washington DC (3), and Maine (3).
States leaning towards the Democratic candidate include Virginia, which has 13 electoral votes, Colorado (10), Minnesota (10), New Mexico (5), Oregon (8), New Hampshire (4), and Nebraska (1).
Donald Trump is very likely to win in states such as Texas (40), Ohio (17), Tennessee (11), Indiana (11), Missouri (10), Alabama (9), South Carolina (9), Kentucky (8), Louisiana (8), Oklahoma (7), Arkansas (6), Iowa (6), Kansas (6), Mississippi (6), Utah (6), Idaho (4), Montana (4), West Virginia (4), Nebraska (4), Alaska (3), North Dakota (3), South Dakota (3), and Wyoming (3).
The battle for 93 electoral votes
States favouring the Republican candidate are Florida (30) and Maine (1).
Seven swing states where the polls are close are Pennsylvania (19), North Carolina (16), Georgia (16), Michigan (15), Arizona (11), Wisconsin (10), and Nevada (6).
This means that the candidates are vying for 93 electoral votes.
Both Maine and Nebraska allow the splitting of electoral votes. In Maine, two of the four electoral votes go to the statewide winner, and one electoral vote goes to the winner in each of the two congressional districts. Two of the five electoral votes in Nebraska go to the statewide winner. One electoral vote goes to the winner in Nebraska’s three congressional districts.
