After a close election night, Donald Trump won the presidential election and will be the forty-seventh President of the United States, making him the second President to ever serve non-consecutive terms. The call was made by the Associated Press early Wednesday morning after projecting the state of Wisconsin for Donald Trump, with an electoral vote count of 277-224. Since then, the states of Michigan, Nevada, and Arizona have also called for Donald Trump bringing him to a total of 312 electoral college votes.
The control of the United States Senate has also been decided with the Republican party coming out of election night winning 53 seats and the Democratic party winning 47 seats including candidates who ran as independents and who are predicted to caucus with the Democrats. The Republican party was able to flip the seats in Montana, West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania as called by the Associative Press.
As of writing on Sunday, Nov. 10, control of the United States House of Representatives is still up for grabs, with neither party winning a majority of the House. There are several races that remain uncalled for, though the Republican party is currently leading in a majority of those races.
One of the glaring questions from the Presidential election is how this election will affect Michigan Tech and its students and staff. Those changes may take time to materialize, as according to a University spokesperson, “National elections can sometimes bring policy and procedural changes. What those are and how they may impact the institution usually take time to play out.”
