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US Election 2020 Results LIVE Updates: Joe Biden extends electoral vote lead; Donald Trump moves court in Georgia over ballot count
US Election 2020 Results LIVE Updates: Democratic candidate Joe Biden is leading Republican nominee President Donald Trump in terms of electoral votes. While Trump has falsely claimed victory, Biden is inching towards the 270-mark.
US Election 2020 Results LIVE Updates: In-person voting has concluded. Results are pouring in from across the United States. Democratic Party candidate and former vice president Joe Biden is taking on Republican Party’s nominee and incumbent President Donald Trump. California Senator Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence are their respective running mates. Biden is leading Trump in the overall Electoral College vote tally. But, things can still change. Yet, Trump has already claimed victory and has said he'll move the Supreme Court to dispute the counting process. Voters were urged to vote early this time, especially through mail-in ballots, to avoid queues amid the coronavirus pandemic. More than 101 million early votes had been cast. Additionally, about 26.8 million mail ballots are yet to be returned to polling authorities. Thus, over 101 million votes would have been cast and recorded even before the Election Day. Voters had already cast about 73.4 percent of the total votes counted in the 2016 presidential election, even before Election Day. But counting of mail ballots is more laborious and that is delaying the result.
Who's leading in the battleground states (as of 7.55 am IST):
> Biden has either won, or is leading in Arizona, Minnesota, Nevada, Michigan, New Hampshire and Wisconsin.
> Trump has either won, or is leading in Georgia, Florida, Iowa, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.Top
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President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden were locked in a tight contest as the counting of votes continued in the US.
US Election 2020 Results LIVE Updates | Biden continues to lead in the key battleground state of Arizona by about 79,000 votes and in Nevada by about 7,600 votes. Trump is leading in Georgia by 37,000 votes and in Pennsylvania by 1.86 lakh votes.
US Election 2020 Results LIVE Updates | Race for the House: Democrats are leading in 205 seats in the House of Representatives. Republicans are leading in 190. Both sides are aiming to reach the 218-mark to take control of the 435-member House. Counting is still on for 40 seats.
US Election 2020 Results LIVE Updates | Race for the Senate: Democrats and Republicans are neck and neck in the race to take control of the 100-member US Senate. Results are awaited in two seats from Georgia and one from North Carolina. Republicans are leading in two of these three seats, according to The New York Times.
Read: Democrats, Republicans flip one seat each in Senate battle
US Election 2020 Results LIVE Updates | President Trump's re-election campaign and the Georgia Republican Party have filed a lawsuit against the Chatham County Board of Elections asking a judge to order the county to secure and account for ballots received after 7 pm on Election Day.
State party chair added that they planned to sue in a dozen counties. (Input from The Associated Press)
US Election 2020 Results LIVE Updates | Twenty years after the George Bush vs. Al Gore legal case was fought to decide the US presidency, Americans are concerned that this presidential election may also result in a similar impasse.
The situation could arise if neither Trump nor Biden are able to reach the majority mark of 270 Electoral College votes.
Read: Odds of a rerun of the 2000 Al Gore vs George Bush race if Trump moves court
US Election 2020 Results LIVE Updates | Biden’s lead in Arizona has slightly widened courtesy fresh counting numbers from the crucial Maricopa County, CNN has reported. Arizona has 11 electoral votes and is crucial for both candidates.
US Election 2020 Results LIVE Updates | Counting situation in states that have not been called:
> Nevada: 14 percent remaining
> Arizona: 14 percent remaining
> Georgia: 5 percent remaining
> North Carolina: 5 percent remaining
> Pennsylvania: 12 percent remaining
Most of the pending votes are in the form of mail ballots, which according to political experts, are likely to have gone to Biden due to the Democratic Party’s aggressive push for early voting. (Data from The New York Times)
US Election 2020 Results LIVE Updates | States were counting is still and who’s leading
There are a few states that have not been called by major news organisations. Of these, Biden is leading in Nevada (6 electoral votes) and Arizona (11). Trump is leading in Georgia (16), North Carolina (15) and Pennsylvania (20) – but the margins have narrowed significantly over the last few hours.
Trump is also leading in one Congressional district in Maine and could win three electoral votes in Alaska.
US Election 2020 Results LIVE Updates | Biden has been tweeting regularly over the last few hours. “Keep faith in the process and in each other. Together, we will win this,” Biden said in his latest tweet about an hour ago.