WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts.

Trump Wins North Carolina Trump has won North Carolina, the first swing state race called by The Associated Press Tuesday at 11:20 p.m., taking North Carolina’s 16 electoral votes and bringing Trump’s total count to 230 while Harris has 187—and ending Harris’ gambit to become the first Democrat to win the state since 2008.

The race for the White House between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump has come to a close. Follow along for live election news updates and analysis.

By Steve Holland, Nandita Bose, Stephanie Kelly and Joseph Ax PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Donald Trump was elected president, capping a remarkable comeback four years after he was voted out of the White House and ushering in a new American leadership likely to test democratic institutions at home and relations abroad.

We made history for a reason tonight, and the reason is going to be just that we overcame obstacles that nobody thought possible,” said Trump.