Vote counting still underway in the US.
Donald Trump wins North Carolina, the first crucial swing state .
Voting has come to an end in six of the seven battleground states.
The candidates held their final campaign events in battleground states.
Harris ended her 107-day campaign in Pennsylvania, while Trump spoke in Michigan.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump won North Carolina, the first crucial swing state of the night, according to projections by the Associated Press.
The results for the seven battleground states would effectively determine who will become the next American president.
Trump is also leading with 211 electoral votes, while Democrat Kamala Harris trails with 145 votes.
270 electoral votes are required to win the presidential elections.
Voting has come to an end in six of the seven battleground states, according to news agency AP.
What’s happening in the swing states? Of the seven swing states, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, known as part of the Rust Belt, have been traditionally the strongholds of the Democratic Party.
The four swing states of Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina are called Sun Belt with a total electoral college vote of 49.
When will one get to know the results?
When the final results are out depends on how close the race gets.
The four swing states of Arizona, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin have absentee ballot procedures which can require days to conclude.
However, if either Trump or Harris decisively win the other swing states, its enough to declare one of them, the victor.
Ends.
