Here’s what happened over night in the race to 270
It’s the third day after the election, and CNN has not yet projected a winner in the presidential race.
There are six states that are still too close to call: Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. Workers in these states continue to count ballots.
If you’re just reading in this morning, here’s what happened overnight in the race to 270 electoral votes:
- Biden takes the lead in Georgia: In Georgia, a state that Trump cannot afford to lose with its 16 electoral votes, Democratic hopeful Joe Biden has taken the lead with 99% of the state vote count reported. Trump cannot find a route to 270 electoral votes without Georgia and Pennsylvania, so his chances of securing reelection will hinge on developments in the two states in the coming hours.
- More updates could be coming soon in Pennsylvania: Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt told CNN that there will be a vote count update in “the next hour or two.” Biden is only behind Trump by a little more than 18,000 votes in the Keystone State after having trailed at one point by more than half a million ballots in the hours after polls closed.
- What’s happening out west: In Nevada — where Biden’s lead increased to nearly 12,000 votes as of this morning — the final result will come down again to mail-in votes, which could favor Biden since thousands are outstanding in Clark County, which includes Las Vegas and is largely Democratic territory. If Biden holds leads in Arizona and Nevada, he will get to 270 electoral votes and become the next President, regardless of what happens in Pennsylvania and Georgia
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