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The US elections are in the final stretch. Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump still have a chance of winning. If Biden wins Nevada on Thursday night German time and the US state of Arizona on Friday night, he will have won the US election with exactly 270 voters. That also applies if he succeeds in taking over Georgia. Here the result will be known early in the afternoon on Thursday at German time. Trump, on the other hand, would have to win Nevada or Arizona and the remaining three open states of Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina. Here’s an overview of how things are in the respective states.
Arizona – 11 voters – Biden leads, 450,000 open votes
The news channel Fox News and the AP news agency criticized Joe Biden for the state of Arizona some time ago, but more than 10 percent of the votes must be counted: the news channel “CNN” speaks of 450,000 uncounted votes. Joe Biden currently has a lead of more than two percent, which corresponds to about 70,000 votes.
When to expect new results: Officials in the Maricopa district, which also includes the city of Phoenix, expect new results starting Friday at 3 a.m. German time.
Georgia – 16 constituencies – Trump’s lead is melting, still counting 50,000 votes
In Georgia, more than 95 percent of the vote is counted. Trump leads here with a minimum advantage of 18,000 votes. However, The New York Times sees opportunities for Biden because some districts where the Democrats are strong have yet to be counted. Republicans in the state have announced several demands to invalidate the votes, according to the US newspaper.
When to expect new results: New election results can be expected here on Thursday around 4.30pm German time. According to the latest information, only 50,000 votes remain in Georgia. If Trump does well here, the race in the state could be decided.
North Carolina – 15 voters – Trump in the lead
Trump leads just after counting at least 95 percent of the votes at 1.4 percent, which corresponds to about 80,000 votes. 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.
When to expect new results: Postal votes stamped by mail on Election Day will count as valid until November 12. As a result, the end result may take time to arrive. However, more than 95 percent of the votes have already been counted.
Nevada – 6 voters – Biden’s lead is melting
More than 85 percent of the votes are counted here and Trump is catching up. Biden only leads by an extremely narrow margin of less than 8,000 votes. Here are counties where both candidates are strong.
When to expect new results: The new election results should be available in Nevada late Thursday afternoon German time. According to the authorities, the absentee votes would remain and continue to be counted, some of which will not be counted until next week.
Pennsylvania – 20 voters – Trump leads
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 votes by mail are counted. the lead melts to just under 160,000 votes. Observers predict an extremely close race.
When to expect new results: More results are expected around 6pm German time. The state has yet to be finally counted. An election result takes a long time to come, because absentee votes (about 2.5 million in all) are counted in Pennsylvania after all others. That could take until Friday, Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt said on “CNN” news channel. “We can only count what we already have,” says Schmidt. According to CNN, around 700,000 ballots are still open.
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. 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.
