As it happened: Harris concedes US presidential election to Trump, promises 'peaceful transfer of power'

Shortly after 10.30am, Wisconsin declared for Trump - thus pushing him over the 270 mark to get him back in the White House

US vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at Howard University in Washington, DC, on November 6, 2024. Picture: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty 

Donald Trump has been elected the 47th president of the United States.

After the polls closed, Trump secured an early lead overnight. That was strengthened after he flipped Georgia, which had voted for Democrats four years ago, and retained the closely contested state of North Carolina.