Former Republican President Donald Trump won the 2024 U.S. presidential election held on November 5, 2024, defeating Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, who stepped in at the top of the ticket after President Joe Biden withdrew from the race in July 2024. According to election data recorded by The American Presidency Project and Encyclopaedia Britannica, Trump secured 312 Electoral College votes compared to Harris's 226, while also winning the national popular vote. This victory made Trump the second U.S. president in history to serve two non-consecutive terms.

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