US Election Results 2020 LIVE: Trump Gets Ohio, Ahead In Must-Win Florida In Nail-Biter With Biden-Cyclergist

 

US Presidential Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: More than 100 million Americans cast their ballots in advance of Tuesday's Election Day, according to the US Elections Project watchdog.

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US election results: US President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are battling it out for the White House, with polls gradually closing across the United States Tuesday -- and then a long night of waiting for results ahead.

The first results are trickling in, with US media projecting wins for the Republican incumbent so far in 17 states including Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma and Tennessee -- all states he won in 2016.

Joe Biden has captured 16 states including his home state Delaware and big prizes California and New York, as well as the US capital. As with Donald Trump, so far, all states claimed by Joe Biden were won by Democrat Hillary Clinton in 2016.

So far, that gives Biden 209 electoral votes and Trump a maximum of 116, because Nebraska splits its electoral votes based on congressional district. 

The magic number is 270. Observers expect the hotly contested race for the White House to come down to a handful of key battleground states that have yet to be called.

More than 100 million Americans cast their ballots in advance of Tuesday's Election Day, according to the US Elections Project watchdog, a record figure largely attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic, reported news agency AFP.

US President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are battling it out for the White House, with polls gradually closing across the United States Tuesday -- and then a long night of waiting for results ahead.

The first results are trickling in, with US media projecting wins for the Republican incumbent so far in 19 states including Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio and Tennessee -- all states he won in 2016.

Joe Biden has captured 17 states including his home state Delaware and big prizes California and New York, as well as the US capital. As with Trump, so far, all states claimed by Biden were won by Democrat Hillary Clinton in 2016.

So far, that gives Joe Biden 213 electoral votes and Donald Trump a maximum of 138, because Nebraska splits its electoral votes based on congressional district (see note below). 

The following is a list of the states won by each candidate and the corresponding number of electoral votes, based on the projections of US media including CNN, Fox News, MSNBC/NBC News, ABC, CBS and The New York Times. 

Donald Trump (138)

• Alabama (9)
• Arkansas (6)
• Idaho (4)
• Indiana (11)
• Kansas (6)
• Kentucky (8)
• Louisiana (8)
• Mississippi (6)
• Missouri (10)
• Nebraska (5) 
• North Dakota (3)
• Ohio (18)
• Oklahoma (7)
• South Carolina (9)
• South Dakota (3)
• Tennessee (11)
• Utah (6)
• West Virginia (5)
• Wyoming (3)

Joe Biden (213)

• California (55)
• Colorado (9)
• Connecticut (7)
• Delaware (3)
• District of Columbia (3)
• Hawaii (4)
• Illinois (20)
• Maryland (10)
• Massachusetts (11)
• New Hampshire (4)
• New Jersey (14)
• New Mexico (5)
• New York (29)
• Oregon (7)
• Rhode Island (4)
• Vermont (3)
• Virginia (13)
• Washington (12)

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