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Election 2020

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Biden

253

270

Trump

214

72,268,057 votes50.5%

68,508,90347.9%

KEY RACE UPDATES

House

197-3

218

186+3

Democrats

Republicans

Results may take longer this year in some states due to increased mail-in voting. View details

LEAD/WON

Trump

Biden

Flipped

Split E.V.

C.D.123NEME

Sources: Edison Research, Associated Press. Note: Map/seat colors won't indicate a lead for a candidate until an estimated 35 percent of the vote has been reported there.

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A win in Pa. would seal a Biden victory

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Clark County, Nev., election official says most mail ballots will be counted by the weekend

2:53PM

Fox News analyst who called Ariz. for Biden now under attack from Trump campaign

2:42PM

In Delaware, Biden and Harris receiving briefings on coronavirus, economy

2:22PM

Pa. secretary of state says it may be possible to know who won there by Thursday night

2:15PM

275,000 early ballots still uncounted in Arizona’s biggest county, as Biden’s lead narrows

Watch our live coverage and analysis as the ballot-counting continues. (The Post)

The Daily 202Analysis

Biden patched up the Blue Wall, but he failed to rebuild Obama’s coalition

By James Hohmann

Miami-Dade Hispanics helped sink Biden in Florida

Power UpAnalysis

Will today be the tipping point? It’s possible. But so is an electoral-college tie.

By Jacqueline Alemany

Chat Transcript

Can Trump challenge results in states called for Biden? Were results warped by USPS delays?

The Fix fielded questions from readers about this unusual election.

Wall Street rallies as investors believe Washington gridlock is good for business

By David J. Lynch and Taylor Telford1 hour ago

Analysis

Where votes are still being counted

By Harry Stevens, Adrian Blanco and Dan Keating

The FixAnalysis

Even if Trump loses, the takeaway for some top Republicans is that embracing him worked

By Amber Phillips

The FixAnalysis

McEnany’s Fox News interview epitomizes Trump’s contradictory post-election gambit

By Aaron Blake

Perspective

‘Make liberals cry again’ became battle hymn of the Republicans under Trump

By Monica Hesse

States to watchHere’s where the results stand in key states and our estimates of the ballots counted so far. View details.

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Nevada6 electoral votes

Candidate	Votes	Pct.%
Joe Biden Biden	604,251	49.4%
Donald Trump Trump	592,813	48.5%

The Post estimates 89% of votes cast have been counted here.

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Arizona11 electoral votes

Candidate	Votes	Pct.%
Joe Biden Biden	1,470,560	50.5%
Donald Trump Trump	1,402,431	48.1%

The Post estimates 86% of votes cast have been counted here.

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Pennsylvania20 electoral votes

Candidate	Votes	Pct.%
Donald Trump Trump	3,236,110	50.2%
Joe Biden Biden	3,127,518	48.5%

The Post estimates 92% of votes cast have been counted here.

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Georgia16 electoral votes

Candidate	Votes	Pct.%
Donald Trump Trump	2,436,443	49.5%
Joe Biden Biden	2,423,608	49.2%

The Post estimates almost all votes cast have been counted here.

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North Carolina15 electoral votes

Candidate	Votes	Pct.%
Donald Trump Trump	2,732,120	50.0%
Joe Biden Biden	2,655,383	48.6%

The Post estimates 95% of votes cast have been counted here.

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Alaska3 electoral votes

Candidate	Votes	Pct.%
Donald Trump Trump	108,231	62.9%
Joe Biden Biden	56,849	33.0%

The Post estimates 47% of votes cast have been counted here.

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The Technology 202Analysis

Trump’s Twitter feed is covered in warning labels

Social networks scrambled to address a torrent of false claims from Trump and his allies.

By Cat Zakrzewski

(Melina Mara/The Post)

Democrats’ ambitious agenda for 2021 runs into unexpected obstacle: Mitch McConnell’s resilience

After Republicans greatly outperformed expectations Tuesday, House Democrats will be forced to make deals with a Senate that is still led by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

By Erica Werner

RetropolisThe Past, Rediscovered

The history of pollsters blowing it decades before Trump vs. Biden

By Gillian Brockell

Who won Arizona? Why the call differs by media organization.

By Elahe Izadi

Driven by unfounded ‘SharpieGate’ rumor, pro-Trump protesters mass at Ariz. vote-counting center

By Katie Shepherd and Hannah Knowles

Protesters demand entrance to Detroit election site

Coronavirus

18 states report record number of patient hospitalizations

More than 1,110 fatalities were also reported, pushing the total deaths tallied since February past 233,000.

By Antonia Noori Farzan, Karla Adam, James McAuley and Paulina Villegas1 hour ago

U.S. coronavirus cases exceed 100,000 in one day for the first time

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Many of the tenants facing eviction fell behind on rent after losing jobs or wages due to the pandemic.

By Jonathan O'Connell, Aaron Gregg and Anu Narayanswamy

(The Post)

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By Allyson Chiu

Police officers accused of killing George Floyd to be tried together, in Minneapolis

By Holly Bailey

Georgia DA criticized for handling of Ahmaud Arbery investigation ousted by voters

Voters ousted Jackie Johnson, a Republican, on Tuesday and elected independent challenger Keith Higgins, in a race that hinged on holding prosecutors accountable for charging decisions.

By Jaclyn Peiser

Kosovo president resigns to face war crimes charges in The Hague

By Michael Birnbaum

The Daily 202’s Big IdeaPodcast

Biden is on a path toward victory after wins in Michigan and Wisconsin

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Road to Recovery

A beach bar on the Florida-Alabama border reclaims its Mullet Toss — masks optional

By Hannah Denham

A top baseball prospect’s Southern California scholarship was lost to the pandemic

By Mark Kreidler

The coronavirus keeps most London theaters dark, while performers stock grocery shelves

By Karla Adam and William Booth

Your Life at Home

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By Rebecca Powers

New movies to stream this week: ‘Kindred,’ ‘Prospect’ and more

By Michael O'Sullivan

The best things to do — virtually and in person — while quarantined in the D.C. area

By Going Out Guide Staff

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Politics

Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert and more joked about delayed election results and President Trump's response on Nov. 4. (Allie Caren/The Washington Post)

Late-night TV hosts express shock at close election: ‘I feel like I overestimated the American people’

The late-night TV hosts had plenty to say about the close presidential race and Trump's false statements on Wednesday.

By Emily Yahr

Bernie Sanders’s election-night predictions were eerily correct

Last month, in an interview on "The Tonight Show" with Jimmy Fallon, Bernie Sanders predicted that President Trump would falsely declare victory as Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin continued to tally mail-in ballots that cut into his leads there.

By Andrea Salcedo

A Muslim millennial was elected the country’s first out nonbinary lawmaker — in Oklahoma

By Teo Armus

Election reveals deeper divides between red and blue America

The urban-rural divide in the results illustrates the pronounced polarization that Biden would face if he won the White House.

By Philip Rucker and Robert Costa

The FixAnalysis

Democrats had hoped to pick up a half-dozen state legislative chambers. They may get none.

By Amber Phillips

World

World watches with unease as drawn-out election batters America’s image

The divisions in the United States and threats of lawsuits during the election count have raised fears abroad about where the world's most powerful country is headed.

By Simon Denyer, Rick Noack, Adam Taylor and Siobhán O'Grady24 minutes ago

People clink glasses at a cafe Oct. 29 on Melbourne’s Yarra River. (AFP/Getty Images)

Australia has almost eliminated the coronavirus — by putting faith in science

The nation of 26 million is close to eliminating community transmission of the virus, having defeated a second wave just as infections surge again in Europe and the United States.

By A. Odysseus Patrick

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By Almaz Kumenov and Isabelle Khurshudyan

China is awash with schadenfreude over U.S. election tumult

By Gerry Shih

National

(Jorge Cabrera/Reuters)

Eta forecast to regain tropical storm strength and affect Florida, Gulf of Mexico

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By Matthew Cappucci

Gratitude, fear, stress: American prayer on an unclear day-after

Awaiting the outcome of the presidential election, some found solace in prayer.

By Michelle Boorstein

Trump administration taps mainstream climate scientist to run key climate review

By Jason Samenow and Andrew Freedman

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By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Jaclyn Peiser

D.C., Md. & Va.

Wins for Biden and Warner show Democrats’ strength in Va.

The Republican future in statewide races seems uncertain as diverse suburbs gain more power, analysts say.

By Gregory S. Schneider and Laura Vozzella

Fairfax County police chief to step down in February

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By Justin Jouvenal

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A rising tide of Washington-area schools delay plans for in-person learning

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By Julie Zauzmer and Dana Hedgpeth1 hour ago

Spanberger declares victory over Freitas in Virginia

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By Meagan Flynn

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Business & Technology

Fed sticks to its current economic response amid rising coronavirus cases and election uncertainty

The Federal Reserve signaled it would keep interest rates near zero during the ongoing economic crisis.

By Rachel Siegel1 hour ago

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Health & Science

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Candice Storey Lee was named Vanderbilt's athletic director in May after being the interim athletic director for three months. (AP)

Being the SEC’s first Black female athletic director brings happiness tinged with sadness

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