In-person voting is still on in some parts of the United States. But, results are pouring in from states where polling has closed. 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 ahead of Trump in the overall Electoral College vote tally (223-174).
Donald Trump has won the crucial battleground state of Florida, according to The Associated Press. Florida is the most prized battleground state. It has 29 electoral votes.
Things can still change. Voters were urged to vote early, especially through mail-in ballots, to avoid queues amid the coronavirus pandemic. More than 101 million early votes have been cast. Additionally, about 26.8 million mail ballots are yet to be returned to polling authorities. As a result, over 100 million votes would have been cast and recorded even before the Election Day. Voters had already cast more than 73 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 may delay the result.
Biden is leading in Arizona, Minnesota and New Hampshire.
Trump is leading in Georgia, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Texas.