US election final results: how Trump won
Dec 17, 2016 15:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
At the US election held on 8 November, Donald Trump won the Electoral College by 306 Electoral Votes (EVs), to 232 EVs for Hillary Clinton. While this seems a convincing victory, Trump won four states by 1.2% or less:...
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Dec 17, 2016 01:34 am UTC| Insights & Views
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