Washington, Nov 6 (AP) Kamala Harris won California on Tuesday, giving her the largest prize in the presidential election - 54 electoral votes.

The outcome in the heavily Democratic state where Harris previously served as a U.S. senator and attorney general was expected.

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A Republican candidate hasn't won a presidential contest in the nation's most populous state since 1988, and the GOP hasn't seriously contested California in a presidential election since 2000. Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans in California by about 2-to-1, and the party holds every statewide office and dominates the Legislature and congressional delegation.

The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 11:00 p.m. EST. (AP)

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