Donald J. Trump was elected the 47th president on Wednesday, four years after his defeat by Joseph R. Biden Jr. He will be the first president in more than 120 years to serve nonconsecutive terms.
Vice President Kamala Harris’s defeat marks the second time in eight years that a woman became the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee only to fall short of a barrier-breaking victory.
Republicans also secured control of the Senate with crucial wins: Bernie Moreno in Ohio, Jim Justice in West Virginia and Deb Fischer, who held on to her seat in Nebraska.
Our veteran political correspondent Jonathan Weisman sums up a historic night:
Trump played on fear and economic insecurity. Voters looked past his scandals.
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