Polls before Election Day showed Harris and Trump neck and neck. But Trump prevailed with a decisive victory, winning battleground states – including North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin – that had been considered a failure for weeks.

Harris became the Democratic presidential nominee after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race in July following a poor performance against former President Donald Trump in a June 27 presidential debate.

During her three-month campaign, Harris faced challenges from an unpopular President Joe Biden, whose approval ratings were hovering around 41% in exit polls as of Tuesday.

The Harris campaign and Democratic Party fundraising committees set fundraising records, including raising more than $1 billion since Harris became the nominee. Many billionaires, including Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, also supported Harris. (Elon Musk was among those who supported Trump.)