Live Updates: Election night at Stanford
The Daily is reporting on Election Night in America and events live on campus. This is a breaking story and will continue to be updated.
Tuesday, 10:15 p.m.
As of 10:00 p.m., Trump leads with 247 electoral votes as swing state Georgia and the 1st District of Nebraska were called in his favor, according to AP News.
Harris trails behind at 210 electoral votes.
Amy Cao ’28, who was following results at On Call, described the atmosphere in the room in reaction to Georgia being called in Trump’s favor “pretty solemn.” She noted that “now people have just stopped watching the results of the election.”
Tuesday, 9:30 p.m.
Oregon, New Mexico, Hawaii, Virginia and the 2nd Congressional District in Nebraska have been called for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, according to AP News.
This brings the electoral totals to Harris at 210 and Trump at 230. Several swing states, including Michigan and Pennsylvania, remain uncalled.
The result of this election will have global impacts beyond just the 50 states. Around 12% of Stanford’s student body consists of international students.
Bridget Phillips ’26, an international student from Canada, wishes she could have voted. “As a woman, a person with a uterus, I feel quite frightened, and I think plenty of my female friends do as well,” she said.
On the other hand, some international students feel Trump’s influence as president would align better with their country’s politics.
“The Argentinian president has a very close relationship with Trump. So if Trump wins, I guess that’s positive for Argentina because of their relationship,” said Lichu Acuña ’26, who is from Argentina.
Julia Lima Da Fonseca M.A. ’25, an international student from Brazil, said that she believes this election will impact her country less than past years, since she believes her home country is “already in a downward slop in terms of political matters.”
Vedant Singh ’27, an international student from India who was watching results come in at a watch party at Tresidder, said he put “a hell of a lot of money” on Harris winning.
Tuesday, 8:22 p.m.
Republican candidate Donald Trump leads the electoral vote with 230 to Democratic candidate Kamala Harris’ 179. In order to win the presidential election, a candidate must reach 270 electoral votes before their opponent in order to be announced as the winner.
All swing states have closed their polls, but states including swing states Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin have yet to be called for either candidate, though Trump has a lead in all of them.
Alexis Sapp ’28 said she voted for Harris and that it felt “a bit jarring seeing the numbers right now.” “It’s a lot of red going on,” she said.
Alaska, Hawaii and Idaho are the only states who have not closed their polls.
At Tresidder, approximately 200 students are watching results come in on CNN at the Arbor. The Robber Barons, a sketch comedy group, performed a democracy-related show at 8 p.m.
“I have been trying to avoid it [discussing the election] because I have been waiting for more votes to come in, and I’m a little terrified and don’t know what to do,” Jack Hsieh ’27 said. “I feel like when there’s more information it will be easier to process, but right now it’s like a state of utter and slightly negative chaos.”
Sapp said that she was concerned about reproductive rights and racial justice if Trump were to win the presidency. When asked how she would react if Trump won, she said, “I don’t know. I think I’ll cry for a bit. And I just feel like, regardless of what happens, we can move forward as a country.”
Students cheered loudly when it was announced that Harris had won California.
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