Trump wins Missouri; Harris wins Illinois, AP projects

ST. LOUIS – Missouri and Illinois, the two states of the St. Louis metropolitan area, continue on with their long-standing patterns of voting in presidential elections, according to Race Call projections from The Associated Press.

Republican Donald Trump has won Missouri, while Democrat Kamala Harris has won Illinois, AP projects.

Missouri has voted for the Republican candidate in each of the six presidential elections in the 21st century. Illinois has voted for the Democratic candidate in each of the six presidential election in the 12st century.

The path to victory requires 270 electoral votes out of the total 538. For a closer look at where Trump and Harris stand in other states, per AP projections,.