Trump wins in Florida, securing 29 crucial votes

Donald Trump has won Florida and its 29 electoral votes.

The state is considered the biggest prize among the perennial battlegrounds and is crucial to the president's reelection hopes.

CNN and Associated Press have declared the state for Mr Trump.

With approximately 94 per cent of the votes counted, Mr Trump is leading Joe Biden by 51.2 percent to 47.8 percent.

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The Trump campaign team had earlier already declared a Florida win.

"It's time to call FLORIDA," White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany tweeted.

"FACT: President Donald Trump will WIN Florida. QUESTION: How long will it take for the media to acknowledge it?"

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Florida's Republican Governor Ron DeSantis also criticised news outlets for their hesitation in declaring a Trump victory.

"Why haven't networks called the race? It's a done deal and the refusal to recognize the obvious speaks volumes about the (lack of) objectivity of these outlets," he wrote.

Florida is a must win for Mr Trump. He essentially cannot win the election without Florida.

The state was also considered to be the easiest path to victory for Mr Biden.

There are still other ways Mr Biden can become president, however, it will take much longer for the result to become clear.

At the last election, Hillary Clinton lost the state by a razor thin margin of 1.2 percent.

Mr Trump appears to have picked up votes in counties with high numbers of Hispanic voters.

More than four in 10 Hispanic voters in Florida said they cast a ballot for Mr Trump, according to an Edison Research exit poll.

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