Trump leads Clinton in 2016 Presidential Election

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The citizens of United States of America made their way to the election booths on November 8, 2016 to have their voices heard in deciding who would become the next president of their country. Donald J. Trump represents the Republicans while Hillary Clinton represents the Democrats, and voters have the last word in the election of a lifetime.

The first polls closed at 6:00 PM ET and the votes from Indiana and Kentucky have been tallied. CNN has reported that Donald Trump is currently winning Republican-heavy states Kentucky and Indiana while Hillary is projected by CNN to win Vermont. CNN revealed their first early-projection results at 7:00 PM ET with just two states having their official numbers in.

Numbers for Kentucky and Indiana are close to final while projections for Vermont are accurate. Florida and Virginia are currently developing numbers as their polls just closed.

Numbers as of 7:25 PM ET:

Indiana for Donald Trump: 65.2% (111,654 Votes) (11 Electoral Votes)
Indiana for Hillary Clinton: 30.8% (53,246 Votes)

Kentucky for Donald Trump: 64.7% (83,617 Votes) (8 Electoral Votes)
Kentucky for Hillary Clinton: 30.9% (39,896 Votes)

Vermont for Donald Trump:
Vermont for Hillary Clinton: (3 Electoral Votes)

Florida for Hillary Clinton: 49.5% (1,389,255 Votes)
Florida for Donald Trump: 47.7% (1,338,915 Votes)

Virginia for Donald Trump: 56.9% (45,863 Votes)
Virginia for Hillary Clinton: 38% (30,676 Votes)

Early Projections Per CNN (Winner Needs 270):
Donald Trump: 19 Electoral Votes (Needs 251 More)
Hilary Clinton: 3 Electoral Votes (Needs 263 More)

U.S. Vote
Donald Trump: 55.4% (1,095,815 Votes)
Hillary Clinton: 41.1% (984,274 Votes)

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