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Donald Trump takes Arizona in swing state clean sweep

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Donald Trump has won Arizona, completing yet another swing state victory and adding 11 electoral votes to his column.

After four days of counting in the south-west state, US media called the win on Saturday night.

Arizona is now the seventh and final state Mr Trump has won back for the GOP, including Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina and Nevada, which he took on Saturday.

In 2020, Mr Trump lost the battleground state, which he won in 2016, to president Joe Biden. Arizona went on to have a Democratic governor and senators.

Before 2020, the state had been a GOP stronghold. Immigration and border security were key issues during the 2024 election, with Arizona boasting the fourth-largest Hispanic voting population. Mr Trump visited during his recent campaign and turned the tide.

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