Election 2024 updates: Trump begins selecting cabinet positions

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Last updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 5:26PM GMT
Trump's cabinet picks include close allies from his campaign
Trump's cabinet picks include close allies from his campaignPresident-elect Donald Trump is naming members to his administration. Here's a look at the president-elect's appointees so far.

Just days after former President Donald Trump was projected to have won the presidency, Trump's transition team operation has begun, with transition co-chairs confirming that he will be selecting personnel to serve under his leadership in the coming days.

Trump is also the projected winner in Arizona, a state the former president flipped after losing it to Joe Biden in 2020.

Trump's projected win in the vital swing state marks a sweep of the battleground states.

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Nov 06, 2024, 8:59 AM

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Nov 06, 2024, 3:35 AM GMT

Democrat Alsobrooks to become Maryland's first Black senator

ABC News projects that Democrat Angela Alsobrooks will win the open U.S. Senate seat in Maryland.

She faced off against Republican Larry Hogan, the former governor in the state. Alsobrooks will replace Sen. Ben Cardin, who retired in May after five decades in politics. With roughly 53% of the expected vote in, Alsobrooks led Hogan 60% to 39%. The Democrat's victory makes her the first Black U.S. senator in Maryland's history.

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Nov 06, 2024, 3:23 AM GMT

Mississippi goes to Trump

Mississippi and its six Electoral College votes go to Trump.

Like its neighbor Alabama, Mississippi was last won by a Democrat in 1976, when Southerner Jimmy Carter won the presidency in what was the last gasp of the "Solid South." What was once one of the most reliable Democratic regions of the country is now one of the most reliably Republican regions.

Nov 06, 2024, 3:27 AM GMT

ABC News projects Trump will win Ohio, Landsman in Ohio's 1st Congressional District

At 73% of the vote reporting, ABC News has projected Trump will carry Ohio, and its 17 Electoral College votes.

They also project Democrat Greg Landsman will defeat Republican Orlando Sonza in Ohio's 1st Congressional District in central and northeast Cincinnati. Landsman leads 53%-47%, with 82% of the expected vote reporting.

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Nov 06, 2024, 3:10 AM GMT

Trump will take Montana and Utah

ABC News projects Trump will carry the deep-red states of Montana and Utah, combining for 10 electoral votes in his column.