Trump projected to win Arkansas
President Trump will win Arkansas' six electoral votes, The Associated Press and Fox News project.
Trump was expected to win the red state, and his victory was projected just minutes after polls closed there. Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton (R) was also projected to coast to a victory, AP and Fox News report.
Arkansas marks another addition to Trump's expected sweep across the South, giving him a projected 61 votes after he swept Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Georgia and North Carolina are meanwhile still up in the air.
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