US Presidential Election Results 2016

From his grand Trump Tower escalator entrance into the Republican presidential race on June 16, 2015, Trump managed to be simultaneously charismatic and combative, elitist and populist, lewd and pious as he drilled into a lode of polarity and anti-Washington anger among American voters.

In an uncharacteristically gracious and conciliatory speech, US President-elect Donald Trump, in his post-win speech, first thanked opponent Hillary Clinton for her "service to the nation" and hinted at healing a country bruised by a gruelling and divisive campaign season.

Having being accused of racism throughout his campaign - he called Mexicans "rapists" - the post-win Trump even talked of his campaign "being a movement comprising people of all races and backgrounds," possibly surprising many, as evidenced by an eruption of cheers when he said the word "races."

We look forward to working with you closely to take India-US bilateral ties to a new height, PM Modi says.

We appreciate the friendship you have articulated towards India during your campaign: PM Modi

Congratulations @realDonaldTrump on being elected as the 45th US President.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 9, 2016

The European Union will continue to work together with the United States following the election of Republican Donald Trump as president, EU foreign affairs head Federica Mogherini said.

"EU-US ties are deeper than any change in politics. We'll continue to work together, rediscovering the strength of Europe," Mogherini said as Trump won a stunning upset victory.

From my Mumbai office,this's he view right outside.Wondering the emotions of the investors in this property #ElectionNight @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/XEbxbrmUxR

— Rajesh Kalra (@rajeshkalra) November 9, 2016

Islamist movement Hamas which controls Gaza said that it did not expect a change in US "bias" against the Palestinians with Donald Trump in the White House. "The Palestinian people do not count much on any change in the US presidency because the US policy towards the Palestinian issue is a consistent policy on the basis of bias," Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri told AFP. "Nevertheless, we hope that US president Trump will re-evaluate this policy and rebalance it on the Palestinian issue."

After a long and bitterly-fought campaign, Trump today engendered a shock upset by winning 276 electoral votes from 27 states, six more than the 270 needed to win the Presidency. His opponent, former Secretary of State Clinton, won a fewer-than-expected 218 votes. Results are still coming in from some states, but they no longer matter.

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.@realDonaldTrump speaking in New York #ElectionNight #Election2016 https://t.co/vAeff7s7wP pic.twitter.com/HiG958PrYd

— Times of India (@timesofindia) November 9, 2016

.@realDonaldTrump speaking in New York https://t.co/vAeff7s7wP pic.twitter.com/Ca4HIYHEhn

— Times of India (@timesofindia) November 9, 2016

It is time for us to come together as one united people: @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/vAeff7s7wP#ElectionNight pic.twitter.com/Y39CNvrsmx

— Times of India (@timesofindia) November 9, 2016

It's official! @realDonaldTrump grabs America by the...https://t.co/EPAhxEQ84E

Congratulations, Mr President-elect! pic.twitter.com/kruMdXrv1h

— Times of India (@timesofindia) November 9, 2016

* If Clinton takes many of the remaining states &ndash; including Pennsylvania, Michigan, Minnesota and Arizona &ndash; she would get enough of the electoral college to reach the all-important 270 votes and make her way to the White House.<br /> <br /> *Another possible outcome is that the election goes down to a tie. Clinton will lose in that case since the Republicans are almost certain to retain both legislatures.

As polls closed and media called state races one-by-one, giving the key battleground states of Ohio, Florida and North Carolina to the Republican maverick, pollsters scrambled to update their forecasts and point to an improbable upset. This quote by Barack Obama clearly explains the slight panic:

"In the last two days, they had so little confidence in his self-control they said we are just going to take away your Twitter. Now, if somebody can't handle a Twitter account, they can't handle the nuclear codes. If somebody starts tweeting at three in the morning because SNL made fun of you, then you can't handle the nuclear codes."

US stock markets tumbled more than five percent in after-hours trading early on Wednesday as Republican billionaire Donald Trump appeared poised to defeat Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House.

Futures markets for the S&P 500 fell 5.01 per cent and the tech-heavy NASDAQ lost 5.08 per cent, reflecting the growing concerns among investors about the economic risks posed by an eventual Trump presidency.

.@realDonaldTrump within reach of shock White House win https://t.co/aICl2qpT9P #ElectionNight pic.twitter.com/0HNSbUvLkb

&mdash; Times of India (@timesofindia) November 9, 2016

A Chinese company whose name sounds like "Trump wins big" saw its stock surge Wednesday as the Republican candidate's odds improved in the US presidential poll.

Shares in Shenzhen-listed Wisesoft, a computer software company whose Chinese name "chuan da zhi sheng" is a homophone for "Trump wins big", rose 4.6 per cent by the noon break, even as the wider market fell.

At the same time shares in the Yunnan Xiyi Industrial company, whose name sounds like the Mandarin word for "Hillary shares" plunged 9.5 per cent on the Shenzhen exchange.

Kamala Harris, California's Attorney General, was on Monday elected to the United States Senate. She was elected from California, her home state, and is the first ever Indian-American to be elected to the Senate, the US legislature's upper house.

As polls closed and media called state races one-by-one, giving the key battleground states of Ohio, Florida and North Carolina to the Republican maverick, pollsters scrambled to update their forecasts and point to an improbable upset.

Maybe some Americans were serious when they threatened they would move to Canada if Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump became successful in his often polarizing campaign for the White House. Canada's main immigration website appeared to suffer repeated outages on Tuesday night as Trump took the lead in several major states and his prospects for winning the US presidency turned markedly higher.