Donald J. Trump, who ran an improbable campaign against the establishment, prevailed against Hillary Clinton and was elected the 45th president of the United States by winning several crucial battleground states, including Florida, North Carolina and Ohio.
The results upended months of polling that had given the advantage to Mrs. Clinton, and reaction to a Trump presidency swiftly rippled across the globe, with financial markets abroad falling.
Republicans maintained control of the Senate, fending off numerous Democratic challengers who polls showed were leading going into Election Day. Incumbents were pulled along by Mr. Trump’s unanticipated strength in several key battleground states.
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