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Donald Trump garners more than the 270 electoral votes required to officially win election as the next president, dashing long-shot hopes by detractors to block him from gaining the White House.
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Pennsylvania voter Carolyn Bunny Welsh holds her vote for President-elect Donald Trump before throwing it at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Pennsylvania voters cast their tickets for President-elect Donald Trump at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
People challenge President-elect Donald Trump as voters accumulate to cast their votes at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Pennsylvania balloters bow their heads in supplication before throwing their votes in favor of President-elect Donald Trump at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Protesters rally outside as Michigan's 16 presidential balloters meet at the State Capitol working in Lansing, Michigan. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
Electoral school tellers number the tallies Pennsylvania voters cast for President-elect Donald Trump at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Pennsylvania balloters promise of office before throwing their votes in favor of President-elect Donald Trump at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Supporters of President-elect Donald Trump hold signs in the Senate display as Michigan's voters cast formal votes in Lansing, Michigan. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
Activists show against President-elect Donald Trump in front of the meeting of the Electoral College at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas. REUTERS/Mohammad Khursheed
North Carolina's Thirteenth District Elector Ann Sullivan wears dresses embellished with energetic and Republican Party images after the state's Electoral College attested their votes in favor of President-elect Donald Trump in the State Capitol working in Raleigh, North Carolina. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake
Protesters yell in outrage from the display at Pennsylvania voters after they cast their votes in favor of President-elect Donald Trump at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
People challenge President-elect Donald Trump as voters assemble to cast their votes in favor of president at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Activists exhibit against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in front of the meeting of the Electoral College at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, U.S. December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Mohammad Khursheed
Pennsylvania balloter Carolyn Bunny Welsh grins as she comes back to her seat in the wake of throwing her ticket for President-elect Donald Trump at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
North Carolina's Electoral College agents sign the Certificates of Vote in the wake of confirming their votes, just for President-elect Donald Trump, at a service in the State Capitol working in Raleigh, North Carolina. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake
Electoral school tellers check the polls Pennsylvania voters cast for President-elect Donald Trump at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Activists show against President-elect Donald Trump in front of the meeting of the Electoral College at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas. REUTERS/Mohammad Khursheed
Colorado Electoral College voters Ann Knollman (L) and Sen. Polly Baca (R) show declarations of the decision in the wake of voting at the State Capitol in Denver. REUTERS/Rick Wilking
Protesters rally before the State Capitol as Michigan Electors accumulate inside to cast their formal votes in Lansing, Michigan. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
North Carolina's Electoral College delegates posture for a gathering photograph after formally voting in favor of President-elect Donald Trump in the State Capitol working in Raleigh, North Carolina. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake