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The US elections are in the final stretch. Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump still have a chance of winning. However, Joe Biden was able to nearly double his lead in Nevada on Friday night and increase it slightly twice in the decisive state of Pennsylvania. If Biden wins Pennsylvania, that would be enough for the presidency. He’s been leading there since Friday afternoon. Here’s an overview of what it looks like in the respective states:
Pennsylvania – 20 voters – Once again, Biden slightly widens his lead
Ultimately, the state in the Rust Belt could determine who wins the election. Trump was still clearly leading Wednesday with about 700,000 votes. Since the mail-in votes were counted, Biden has surpassed Trump. Biden has been in the lead since Friday night and is now about 13,000 votes ahead of Trump (0.2 percent). Now more than 95 percent of the votes are counted in Pennsylvania. If there is a difference of 0.5 percent or less, the counting of votes is required by law.
Georgia – 16 voters – Biden leads, recount planned
In Georgia, more than 99 percent of the vote is counted. According to an estimate by CNN, there are still around 4,000 votes to be counted (at 5:10 pm CET). Additionally, many of the votes from US Army personnel serving overseas will not be counted for the next few days.
They, in turn, could probably lean toward Trump. So it could be a few days before the status is officially decided. Because the preliminary result was extremely tight for Biden, there will be a recount of the votes in Georgia, as the “New York Times” reports, citing election officials in the state. Biden currently leads with around 1,500 votes.
Arizona – Eleven Electors – Biden’s lead is narrowing slightly
Fox News news station and AP news agency criticized Joe Biden for Arizona some time ago, only less than 10 percent of the vote should be counted; About 140,000 votes by mail have yet to be counted. Joe Biden currently has a lead of around 43,800 votes, recently Donald Trump caught up here a bit.
When to expect new results: New election results can be expected on Saturday night at 3:00 am German time. Then the election officials of the Maricopa district want to publish the new election results.
Nevada – 6 voters – Biden expands leadership
Here more than 90 percent of the votes are counted. More recently, Biden was able to expand his narrow lead a bit, from around 11,000 to 21,000 votes. A smaller portion of the outstanding votes for Democratic Clark County, which also includes Las Vegas, is still pending. In total, tens of thousands of votes are still pending. The loser of the election can request a recount of votes within three business days, but must leave a deposit to cover the estimated cost of the recount.
When to expect new results: On Friday night German time, around 30,000 more votes were counted. What remains and has not yet been counted are the postal votes that are dated November 3 and some of them will not be counted until next week. These votes will be counted until November 12.
North Carolina – 15 voters – Trump in the lead
Trump leads with about 77,000 votes after counting at least 95 percent of the vote. In fact, this state is very conservative. In 2016, Trump won it too. Almost every scenario in his campaign stipulates that he must win this state to secure his re-election. Republicans have won ten of the last twelve presidential elections.
Wisconsin – 10 voters – Biden wins – Trump can recount
After Trump surprisingly won Wisconsin in 2016, this time Biden has ten voters here. It was a very close race. Trump led long before Biden was declared the winner with a 0.6 percent lead, corresponding to 21,000 votes. Trump’s Republicans have already announced that they will require a vote recount in Wisconsin, which state law allows with this small margin.
Michigan – 16 voters – Biden wins
The neighboring state Michigan Biden, on the other hand, prevailed with a relatively clear 2.4 percent lead, corresponding to about 130,000 votes.
Quellen: New York Times, Washington Post, Fox News, CNN
