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The Democratic candidate Joe Biden surpassed, in the vote count in the US presidential elections this Wednesday (4), the record of votes ever received by a candidate in the electoral history of the United States. Former President Barack Obama, for whom Biden was a deputy, held the previous record.
According to the American news agency Associated Press, Biden had received, as of 3:00 p.m. (Brasilia time) on Wednesday, 70,005,562 votes, equivalent to 50.16% of the votes already counted.
The previous record, in 2008, was the 69,498,516 votes cast by Barack Obama. (The vote in the United States, unlike in Brazil, no is required).
Biden’s rival, Donald Trump, who is running for reelection, had 67,290,385 votes as of 3 p.m. on Wednesday, equivalent to 48.22% of the votes already counted.
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It is important to remember, however, that in the US elections, having a majority of the popular vote is not enough to win, as in Brazil. The presidential candidate needs to win the majority of the delegates who make up the electoral college (see image below).
Infographic shows who won in each state in the latest US presidential disputes – Photo: Guilherme Luiz Pinheiro / G1
In 2016, for example, Democrat Hillary Clinton had the most direct votes, but was not elected and Donald Trump became president. And the case was not the only one in the electoral history of the United States.
As of 3pm (Brasilia time) this Wednesday, the Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, had a projected victory of 238 polling stations, and Trump, of 213. To be declared the winner, a candidate must reach a minimum of 270 schools.
