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(Reuters) – Democrat Joe Biden won the November 3 U.S. presidential election, defeating Republican President Donald Trump after a longer than usual process of counting mail-in ballots that relied on a record number of Americans during the coronavirus pandemic.
Biden, who surpassed the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the presidency on Saturday, finished with 306, Edison Research projected Friday. Trump closed the race with 232 Electoral College votes, by Edison’s tally.
However, votes have yet to be certified in most states and counts are being questioned in several, including Michigan and Pennsylvania. At the same time, the Trump campaign has signaled that it may seek a recount in Wisconsin.
These are the key counts in the race for the White House, starting at 3:25 pm EST on Friday (2025 GMT), as well as the vote certification deadlines.
ELECTION COLLEGE: Biden 306; Trump 232
POPULAR VOTE: Biden – 77,973,369; Trump – 72,654,368; Biden leads by 5,319,001, or 5.3 million votes.
Biden: 50.8%; Trump 47.4% VOTE CERTIFICATION DEADLINE: Arizona – Deadline is November 30
Georgia: Deadline is November 20
Michigan – Deadline is November 23
North Carolina: Deadline is November 24
Pennsylvania: Deadline is November 23
Wisconsin: Deadline is December 1
(Reporting by Katanga Johnson; editing by Tim Ahmann)
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