BREAKING: Election Result: Donald Trump Wins Pennsylvania, Reports Say

Republicans Donald Trump and Mike Pence have won Pennsylvania after vying for voters' support hard, stealing the often-blue Keystone State from Democrats Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine, according to reports from the New York Times and Washington Post.

NBC and The Associated Press were still holding out, but all signs pointed toward a Trump victory that would put him on the doorstep of the presidency.

John Podesta, Clinton's campaign chairman, also urged her supporters to go to bed for the night, without a concession, saying every vote should be counted.

The last time Pennsylvania went to a Republican presidential candidate was in 1988 when George H.W. Bush barely defeated Michael Dukakis to take Pennsylvania's electoral votes.

Pennsylvania was a hot bed for political activity this election cycle, with the state being considered a toss up for either Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump or Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

According to Ballotpedia, Clinton led Trump in every poll in Pennsylvania and gave Clinton an average 46.6 over Trump's 41.55 form polls conducted between Oct. 5 and Nov. 4. Real Clear Politics put Clinton at 46.8 and Trump at 44.7.

In Pennsylvania, Clinton had a large lead over Trump until recently when he closed the gap to just over 2 points.

Probably the most important voting bloc in Pennsylvania is the suburban Philadelphia area. The New York Times called Doylestown in Bucks County a bellwether, saying Trump needed to win the state to win the presidency.

While Ohio and Florida typically dominate the must-win-states conversation, the New York Times suggested suggested that Pennsylvania could be the deciding factor in the election this year.

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