President-elect Donald Trump not only defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the Electoral College, he also was headed toward being the first Republican in 20 years to capture the popular vote.

As of Wednesday morning, Trump had received 70,654,294 votes while Harris had 66,093,585.

Trump, who will be sworn in on Jan. 20, was on course to become the first Republican to win the national popular vote since President George W. Bush (50.7%) defeated Sen. John Kerry (48.3%) in 2004, Newsweek reported.

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