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75,392,448 votes50.5%
71,116,06147.7%
President-elect Joe Biden hopes to seize on the momentum from his victory to signal decisive action on the major crises engulfing the nation. That could be complicated, however, by President Trump’s refusal to concede.
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Celebrants at Black Lives Matter Plaza in D.C. react to Joe Biden being named the winner of the election on Saturday. (Jabin Botsford/The Post)
Democrats and Republicans have viewed the American flag differently in recent years. As celebrations exploded after Joe Biden’s victory, Democrats seized the flag as their own.
Rudolph Giuliani speaks at a news conference in the parking lot of a landscaping company on Saturday. (AP)
As Joe Biden marched slowly to victory last week, the Trump Train jackknifed, raging about myriad suspicions regarding the election. “At what point does this get to the ridiculous?” a judge asked of the complaints.
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After President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, the question coursing through American politics is what becomes of the movement that has developed behind President Trump.
As the president kept up his conspiratorial allegations of voter fraud without providing any substantiating evidence, Republican officials and allies splintered between nudging him to accept defeat and encouraging him to fight.
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Arizona11 electoral votes
| Candidate | Votes | Pct.% |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden Biden | 1,643,664 | 49.5% |
| Donald Trump Trump | 1,626,679 | 49.0% |
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Georgia16 electoral votes
| Candidate | Votes | Pct.% |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden Biden | 2,465,781 | 49.5% |
| Donald Trump Trump | 2,455,428 | 49.3% |
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Pennsylvania20 electoral votes
| Candidate | Votes | Pct.% |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden Biden | 3,358,920 | 49.7% |
| Donald Trump Trump | 3,315,726 | 49.0% |
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Nevada6 electoral votes
| Candidate | Votes | Pct.% |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Biden Biden | 657,248 | 50.1% |
| Donald Trump Trump | 625,784 | 47.7% |
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North Carolina15 electoral votes
| Candidate | Votes | Pct.% |
|---|---|---|
| Donald Trump Trump | 2,733,681 | 50.0% |
| Joe Biden Biden | 2,658,274 | 48.6% |
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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 46% of votes cast have been counted here.
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A pair of January Senate runoffs in Georgia could help determine whether Democrats complete their takeover of Washington.
Right-wing and nationalistic movements face a new challenge how to navigate a world where the most powerful man on Earth is no longer in their corner.
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