2020 US Elections Live: Biden Has Narrow Lead Over Trump in Wisconsin as Expected Result | US News

Hi, I’m Martin Belam replacing Tom McCarthy. I’ll be with you for the next few hours. If you want to quickly catch up on where we are in the presidential election and the Senate and House race, then we have a ‘What We Know So Far About the 2020 Election’ article that explains it all.

And if you want to hear what Guardian journalists think about the results so far and what could happen next, we have an online panel discussion later today. My colleagues Jonathan Freedland, Kenya Evelyn, David smith Y Sarah Churchwell will participate. It starts at 2pm in New York, which is 7pm in London. You can find more details and book tickets here.

For the people who wonder why some media show fewer electoral votes for Biden than we do, the discrepancy seems to emerge, depending on where else you look, from Arizona, which the Associated Press, which we use, has called Biden but some outlets have not called.

The secretary of state in Nevada says they won’t release an additional count until Thursday morning, but the hounds will be digging hard for numbers before then:

Biden has a slight advantage in the state, where voters have a week to “curate” their signatures if necessary – that is, confirm their vote if they forgot to sign or if their signature doesn’t seem to match voter files.

The race may not come down to Nevada, if Biden can find a couple of wins elsewhere. But at this rate, Thursday morning could potentially not find Nevada in last place to report.

In the midst of a pandemic, the United States presents its increased turnout in presidential elections since 1900, percentage.

But women did not have the right to vote then and less than 20% of the population participated in that election. Here we are closer to 50% of the entire population, not just registered voters. Amazing.

Hillary Clinton got 2.87 million more votes than Donald Trump in 2016. This time, Joe Biden has extended his lead in the popular count to 2.2 million votes, and it seems like it still has many ways to grow.

How that advantage will overlap the electoral college is another matter, but Biden appears to be doing better than Clinton in that regard as well, with a clear path to victory as the vote rolls in.

It doesn’t end until all the votes are counted, but Trump right now would have to hit some impressive voting quotas in urban and ex-urban areas of Michigan and Pennsylvania to keep those states in his column.

We have buttoned up our election blog above, but to get an idea of ​​how the night unfolded (if you didn’t stay up) you can find it here.

As for where things are, The presidential race is too close to call with results in Wisconsin expected in the next few hours, but other states (Nevada, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Michigan) could take days to complete their counts.

Biden’s campaign has rebuked Trump for his “outrageous” false claim that he had won the election, a claim also repudiated by state Republican Party leaders across the country.

Biden said he is “on track to win this election” and “we feel good about where we are.” He asked for patience while the remaining votes are counted.

Election day was generally largely free of the kind of civil unrest that was feared, but the Trump campaign was asking supporters to “defend” the election and uncertain days were ahead.

Republicans were seeking a handful of seats in the House of Representatives, and Democrats had a majority. Control of the Senate was up in the air, but the Democratic path seemed narrow.

Don’t wait for Nevada, says Jon Ralston, who knows what he’s talking about:

Hello and welcome to our ongoing coverage of the US Presidential Election – as you may have gleaned, it’s close. Several states are still counting the ballots and it could be days before we know the result.

We are waiting for a possible call in the presidential race in Wisconsin, where Biden held a narrow lead with a small number of absentee ballots to count.

The race currently stands at 238 electoral votes for Biden and 213 for Trump. with six featured battlefield states. If Biden can maintain a narrow lead in Nevada and seal the deal in Wisconsin, a win in Georgia (16 electoral votes), Michigan (16) or Pennsylvania (20) gives him victory. North Carolina, with 15 electoral votes, is also out.

To explore how numbers work, check out our interactive “create your own pick” tool:

Democrats found frustration elsewhere on Tuesday, giving up some ground they had gained in the House of Representatives, while retaining a firm majority in that body. Control of the Senate was up in the air, although the path to a Democratic majority seemed narrow.