CNN asked readers to share feelings about the 2024 election. More than 2,000 respondents revealed mixed emotions over the outcome.
Conspiracy theories have emerged to claim the elections are being "stolen" from Republicans Sam Brown and Kari Lake.
Whitesides had 50.4% of the vote while Garcia had 49.6%, with 2,114 votes separating the two, based on the latest vote count issued by the L.A. County registrar’s office on Saturday, Nov. 9. The next update is scheduled for late Sunday afternoon.
Donald Trump is preparing for his presidential transition, while votes are still being counted for key races in the House. Follow here for the latest live news updates on the 2024 election.
The powerful former speaker of the House suggested the Democrats could have fared better if the president stood down as candidate sooner.
Members of the media fought back tears and often blamed coalitions of voters, such as women and Latinos, following President-elect Donald Trump's victory.
It's the first time Trump has topped an opponent in the popular vote​, and only the second time since 1988 that any Republican has done so.
As votes were tallied and it became clear that Trump was on his way to victory, the deluge of posts questioning the integrity of the election fell to a trickle.
It will take 218 seats to rule the House, and although neither party had yet to reach the threshold, the numbers appeared to favor the GOP.