Polls leading up to Election Day showed Harris and Trump in a neck-and-neck race. But Trump prevailed in a decisive victory, winning battleground states — including North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — that had been considered a toss-up 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 disapproval ratings in exit polls stood at about 41% on Tuesday.

The Harris campaign and Democratic Party fundraising committees have 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.)