WASHINGTON: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden won all five votes cast in Dixville Notch, a small New Hampshire municipality along the border between the United States and Canada.
the ballots were released in the minutes after midnight, becoming some of the first pitch and counted on Election Day, CNN reported.
Dixville Notch has become one of the first places in the country to show your preference. CNN reported that Dixville Notch in 2016 elected then-Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, despite the then-Republican candidate Donald trump happened to win the electoral college.
By tradition, all eligible voters gather in the famous “Voting Room” at The Balsams complex in Dixville Notch to cast their secret ballots once the polls open at midnight, CNN said.
The 2020 U.S. elections, including the presidential and congressional elections, came amid a growing Covid-19. pandemic in the country.
Americans will decide the fate of current President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden through their votes.
To win the presidency, Trump or Biden must win more than 50 percent of the electoral college votes, which is 538 in all.
Therefore, each candidate must obtain a minimum of 270 electoral votes to win the presidency.
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