Blame the early ballots that get dropped off on Election Day at the polls. Stir in increasingly competitive contests, and it adds up to days' worth of waiting for a definitive result. Maricopa County estimated vote counting would run 10-13 days before every ballot is counted.

Control of the House is in limbo Wednesday as votes in several critical races continue to be tallied.

Follow California House District 6 election results live during the 2024 election. Get updates on voting outcomes from the California House election, including maps from NBC News.

With 95% of votes counted, Mr Trump had increased his vote share across all counties by 89% compared with 2020. That was true even in reliably blue states: in New York, for example, he secured 44% of the vote as of November 7th (with some counties left to count),

Follow Arizona House District 3 election results live during the 2024 election. Get updates on voting outcomes from the Arizona House election, including maps from NBC News.

Donald Trump was elected as the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday to the delight of many who voted for him.

President Joe Biden is scheduled to address the nation Thursday morning about the results of the 2024 election and what the transition to the next administration will look like. Biden is scheduled to give remarks from the Rose Garden at 11 a.

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Thursday, setting the latest path for borrowing costs just two days after the victory of President-Elect Donald Trump.

President Joe Biden spoke to the public Thursday about the transition of power and how "setbacks are unavoidable."

Mary Jordan, an associate editor at The Washington Post and author of “The Art of Her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump," talks about the 2024 election.

After weeks of campaigning and a race locked in a dead heat, Republican Donald Trump has been declared the winner of the US presidential election. The first former president to be convicted of a felony, Trump will also be the first to take office while several criminal cases against him are still pending.

Results for the 2024 Massachusetts State Senate 2nd Essex general election. Find Massachusetts and national elections results at BostonGlobe.com.