North Carolina

He is the first person convicted of a felony to be elected president and, at 78, is the oldest person chosen for the office.

Donald Trump also flipped Georgia, which had voted for Democrats four years ago, and retained the closely contested state of North Carolina.

The victory leaves Ms Harris heavily reliant on the “blue wall” of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin to have a credible path to the White House.

Ms Harris’s campaign says that the ‘blue wall’ of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin was now the Democrat’s ‘clearest path’ to victory.

The closeness of the race in the seven swing states raise the likelihood that, once again, a victor might not be known on election night.

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have each notched early wins in reliably Republican and Democratic states so far.

Mr Trump’s campaign and that of his Democratic rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, are ramping up their activity in North Carolina.

Governor Roy Cooper made the announcement this week and warned against misinformation

Vice president and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is spending the weekend in North Carolina, which was hit hard by Hurricane Helene in September.

More than 200 people have died after the worst storm to hit the US mainland since Katrina in 2005.