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Voters are gathering in Berlin as they await the results of the American elections.
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- Votes from various US states have yet to be counted.
- At press time, Joe Biden leads with 227 electoral votes to 213 for Donald Trump.
- Biden also leads to the popular vote.
The outcome of the US presidential election was at stake on Wednesday as nine states continued to count ballots, including some of the more competitive states where the recount could take days to complete.
Democratic candidate Joe Biden has a slight advantage over incumbent Republican Donald Trump with 227-213 electoral votes. That leaves 98 electoral votes to be assigned and possible paths to victory for both candidates. The winner must secure 270 votes.
Here’s the situation in all nine states. Vote counts are provided by Edison Research.
Alaska
Trump has a wide advantage and is expected to dominate the state. Still, only 36% of the expected votes have been counted, with Trump leading from 61.4% to 34.7%.
Arizona
Biden has a significant advantage, and the Associated Press and Fox News have already called the state for the Democrat. With 86% of the expected votes counted, Biden leads with 51.0% to Trump’s 47.6%, according to Edison Research.
A local news outlet in Phoenix reports that the next count update is not expected until Wednesday night.
Georgia
Trump maintains a narrow lead, but several of the large counties around Atlanta that lean toward the Democrats still have a substantial number of votes to count. With 92% of the expected votes counted, Trump is ahead with 50.5% to Biden’s 48.3%.
Counting at those key locations has resumed this morning, with vote counts expected around noon. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said he expected to have a result by the end of Wednesday.
Maine
Maine is one of two states that divide their electoral college votes between the winner of the state popular vote and the winner in each of their constituencies.
Edison Research has assigned Biden two votes for the state result, which he leads by 54.2% to 42.7% with 77% of the state’s expected votes counted. He also called the state’s first congressional district for Biden, giving him a third state electoral vote.
Trump, meanwhile, has a 51.4% to 45.1% lead in the state’s second congressional district and could claim the state’s fourth vote, but only 53.7% of the expected votes are in.
Michigan
Biden has a very narrow margin, with Wayne County, the largest in the state and home to Detroit, still a long way from finishing with just 76.1% of the expected votes counted. Statewide, with 92% of the expected votes, Biden has a 49.5% to 48.9% lead.
The vote count in Wayne and a handful of other key counties are expected to continue to update on Wednesday. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said the state aims to have an unofficial first tabulation within 24 hours.
Nevada
Long seen as a Biden-prone solid state, Nevada is now at stake. Edison Research data shows that 86% of the expected votes are available and Biden’s lead is only 49.3% to 48.7% for Trump.
State officials expect the remaining votes, largely mail ballots, to be counted before 5 p.m. Thursday. Clark County, the largest in the state and home to Las Vegas, has garnered 84% of the expected votes so far and Biden is ahead there 52.9% against Trump’s 45.4%.
North Carolina
The margin between Trump and Biden is less than two percentage points, as the president clings to a 50.1% to 48.7% lead for the Democrat, with 95% of the expected votes counted.
The state allows mail-in ballots postmarked Tuesday to be counted if received by November 12. On Wednesday morning, the Biden campaign said they expect the final result to take several days.
Pennsylvania
Of the states on the battlefield, Pennsylvania ranks the furthest in the vote count, and Trump so far holds a huge lead. With 79% of the expected votes counted, Trump is up 53.9% to 44.8% for Biden.
Officials can accept mailed ballots up to three days after the election if they are postmarked Tuesday. About a million votes remain to be counted, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf said Wednesday.
If the margin of victory is within the middle of 1%, state law requires a recount.
Wisconsin
Biden has gone ahead, but his lead is narrow. With 97% of the expected votes counted, Biden is up 49.5% to 48.8% for Trump.
Edison’s data shows that 15 counties have yet to report a certain ballot volume. If the margin is within one percentage point, a candidate can request a recount.
Note: Vote counts provided by Edison Research, which provides exit polls and voting data to the National Election Pool media consortium.
