Voters in the District of Columbia have gone to the ballot box for the US presidential election 2024. A new president is being elected for the United States of America, with people in Washington D.C.
deciding between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris. In the last presidential election in 2020, Joe Biden got 92.15% of the vote and Trump just 5.4% READ MORE: US election 2024 LIVE updates as America decides between Trump and Harris The first candidate to 270 Electoral College votes wins the presidency - with the District of Columbia allotted three of these electoral votes.
Ahead of the election, the district was expected to be a certain lock for Kamala Harris in 2024. While the winner is often declared on the night - the final result will not be known for days.
Whoever does win will serve four years in the White House, starting from their inauguration on January 20, 2025. Ahead of the election, Democrat Joe Biden was president - however, he announced in July that he would not be standing for re-election and was replaced on the ticket by Harris.
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