The Democratic candidate for the White House, Joe Biden, he outscored his rival, Donald Trump, in Pennsylvania by 5,587 votes at last count.
In this state, the birthplace of Biden, with 20 electoral votes, 95% of the ballots were counted. Biden accumulates 3,295,319 ballots and Trump 3,289,725, according to the latest count.
Biden got the lead after adding in the tally the votes cast in advance, absentee and by mail from Philadelphia, the most populous city in the state. This method of suffrage and the large towns are characterized by having a broad Democratic base.
The two candidates campaigned fiercely in this industrial state located in the so-called “rust belt” area in the northeast of the country.
The likely dominance of Democratic ballots among those mailed and untold will likely cement the outcome in favor of the Democrat, according to the US media.
The Democratic candidate has between 253 and 264 electoral votes, according to different projections, and must exceed the threshold of 270 to reach the presidency, so if Pennsylvania wins with his 20 electoral votes, he can achieve it.
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According to projections by The Associated Press, the states that are practically resolved are divided as follows:
NOTE: The candidate who wishes to win the victory must obtain at least 270 points from the Electoral College.
