Did Trump win the election? Here's how long it took to get results

As of Wednesday morning, votes in the election were still being counted, but Donald Trump had received enough votes to win the 2024 presidential election.

Over the past 24 years, it has taken anywhere from hours to over a month to decide who would be the next president. In the last election, when many more mail-in ballots were counted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it took a few days.

Here's how long it took to determine a winner in the last election.

President Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 race against former President Donald Trump on Saturday, November 7 – four days after Election Day this year.

In the 2016 race, Trump was expected to win in the early hours of Wednesday, November 9, the morning after Election Day.

In 2012, former President Barack Obama was expected to win re-election against Senator Mitt Romney before midnight on Election Day, November 6th.

In 2008, Obama was also elected to his first term against Senator John McCain on November 4, 2008. This victory was announced around 11 p.m. EST after polls closed on Election Day.

In the 2004 race, President George W. Bush won his second term after then-Sen. John Kerry made the admission in a phone call on Wednesday, November 3, shortly after 11 a.m. the day after the vote.

In the longest delay in modern history, it took 35 days after the election for President George W. Bush to be declared the winner on Tuesday, December 12, 2000.

Allegations of miscounts, court hearings and logistical problems with voting, including faulty ballot paper design, were to blame for the delay.

This story has been updated to add video.

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