U.S. Presidential Election Results In CT: Harris Wins Over Trump: AP

CONNECTICUT — Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris have earned Connecticut's seven electoral votes by defeating former GOP President Donald J. Trump and three others, according to projections by the Association Press.

Harris has secured 349,530 votes and Trump has earned 302,201 votes as of 12:30 a.m., according to the state Secretary of State's website.

We'll update vote totals as they come in. Check back for more updates.

CONNECTICUT — The polls have closed, and votes are being counted to determine whether former President Donald J. Trump or vice President Kamala Harris have earned Connecticut's seven electoral votes.

There were also three other candidates on the ballot, including: Jill Stein and Butch Ware, Green Party, Chase Oliver and Mike ter Maat, Libertarian, and Robert Kennedy Jr. and Nicole Shanahan, Petitioning candidate.

In 2020, President Joe Biden received 1,080,831 votes in Connecticut and Trump earned 714,717.

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Here's a look at who was on the ballot for President of the United States

Democrats, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz

Harris is the current Vice President of the United States. She began her career as a prosecutor and then became district attorney. She went on to become state attorney general in California and then later on as the state's U.S. Senator.

According to her campaign website, it says Harris led the fight to reduce health care costs, including capping insulin prices for seniors. Her campaign touts her efforts on addressing gun violence, and that she "led the fight to restore reproductive freedom..."

Her platform also includes "strengthen Social Security and Medicare" and working to lower taxes for the middle-class. (Read more here).

Republicans Donald J. Trump and J.D. Vance

Trump, who was president from 2016-2020, took over his father's real estate company in 1971 and expanded it to include casinos, hotels, golf courses and more, according to his official presidential biography. In 2004, he created The Apprentice TV show.

Trump won the GOP primary in 2016 by defeating a dozen rivals and defeated Hillary Clinton for president. He lost the 2020 election to Biden.

Trump has released a 20-point platform on his campaign website.

Some of those points include: sealing the border, carry out the largest deportation in American history, end inflation, "large tax cuts for workers, and no tax on tips!," strengthen the military, and protect Social Security and Medicare, while leaving the retirement age unchanged.

You can read the entire platform here.

Green Party Jill Stein and Butch Ware

Stein is a Harvard-educated doctor and a long-time environmental health advocate.

"She has helped lead initiatives to fight environmental racism, injustice, and pollution, to promote healthy communities, and to revitalize democracy," her campaign website states. "She has helped win victories in campaign finance reform, racially-just redistricting, and the clean-up of incinerators, coal plants, and other toxic threats. She was a principal organizer for the Global Climate Convergence for People, Planet, and Peace over Profit."

On her website, her platform is broken up into three segments, "People" "Planet" and "Peace."

She vows to end discrimination for all, and said we "must take decisive action now to fight runaway global heating and prevent the worst-case scenario of climate collapse." She also calls for an end to the endless wars.

Libertarian Chase Oliver and Mike ter Maat

On his website, Oliver noted that he has been "hailed as the “most influential Libertarian” by Rolling Stone. He earned 80,000 votes in the Georgia U.S. Senate primary, which went to a runoff.

"Now, as the Libertarian Presidential nominee, he’s on a mission to deliver a bold message of liberty to everyday Americans," his campaign website states. "The two-party system is broken and overdue for a shake-up. With inflation soaring and housing costs skyrocketing, it’s clear the status quo isn’t working. America needs a new voice—one that challenges both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. That voice is Chase Oliver." (Read more here).

Petitioning Candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. and Nicole Shanahan

In August, Kennedy suspended his campaign and endorsed Trump for president. However, Kennedy remains on the ballot as a petitioning candidate in Connecticut.

In an Associated Press article, it states that Kennedy suspended his campaign because he believed that by continuing, it would hurt Trump's presidential chances. At the time of his announcement, Kennedy said free speech, the war in Ukraine and a "war on our children," were the main reasons he decided to endorse Trump, according to the AP.

Kennedy tried to remove his name from ballots in contested states, but that attempt failed.

Kennedy is the nephew of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy. He has worked on environmental causes and children’s welfare, according to his official biography.