Democratic representative Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday won reelection to a US House seat representing California on Wednesday, reported AP.
Nancy Pelosi was the first woman to be elected as US House Speaker. She has also led the House Democrats since 2003 and played key role in efforts to pressure Joe Biden to withdraw his candidacy for reelection in 2024.
She is widely regarded as one of the most effective House speakers in history. The Associated Press declared Pelosi the winner at 12:03 am EST.
The American politician also served as the 52nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives until 2023. She was the first woman elected as US House Speaker and the first woman to lead a major party in the US House of Congress. She won from California's 11 congressional districts, including most of San Francisco.
Nancy Pelosi was born in Baltimore and her father was a mayor and congressan Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. The Democrat American politician graduated from Trinity College, Washington in 1962 and married to businessman Paul Pelosi.
Kamala Harris is appearing to be lagging in the US Presidential race, which many analysts had called as a close battle. According to the Associated Press, Kamala Harris is leading in 214 electoral votes, which is way less than Donald Trump's 247 electoral votes. In another setback, Donald Trump secured victory in key swing states North Carolina and Georgia, after AP declared them as projected winner. Whereas, Kamala Harris has won Virginia and Hawaii, adding to her earlier victories in Democratic strongholds like California, New York, and Illinois
Voting for the US Presidential Elections 2024 began on November 5 and concluded by the end of the day. Soon after the conclusion of polling, exit polls started coming in. The exit polls were followed by vote counting. According to the New York Times, Donald Trump is leading in 247 electoral votes and may also win the popular vote. For a presidential candidate to win election it is important to garner at least 270 electoral votes