5 years ago 6 states still uncalled in presidential race By Emily Knapp After the Associated Press called the race in Wisconsin for Joe Biden this afternoon, results are outstanding in just six states: Pennsylvania, Michigan, North Carolina, Georgia, Nevada and Alaska. President Donald Trump won in all but Nevada in 2016. Several of the states also have uncalled Senate races that will be critical to determining which party wins the majority. One of Georgia’s two Senate races will go to a run-off in January, while the other has no declared winner so far. Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan is favored to win in his race, but with only 45 percent of the expected vote counted, it’s too soon to call. Republican Sen. Thom Tillis in North Carolina is in a tight race to hold onto his seat there, while Democratic Sen. Gary Peters in Michigan is also in a close race.
5 years ago Biden wins Wisconsin By Emily Knapp The Associated Press has called the race in Wisconsin for Joe Biden. It’s a major victory for the Democratic presidential candidate that brings his electoral vote total to 248. Biden’s win there is his second major victory in a state that that flipped from supporting Trump four years ago. President Donald Trump won Wisconsin by just 0.8 percentage points in his match-up against Hillary Clinton in 2016.
5 years ago Trump campaign files lawsuit in Michigan By Emily Knapp President Donald Trump’s campaign manager Bill Stepien has announced a lawsuit in Michigan to halt vote counting until they can be given “meaningful access to numerous counting locations to observe opening of ballots, as guaranteed by Michigan law.” The campaign is also asking to be able to review those ballots that were counted during the period they claim not to have had “meaningful access.” In the statement, Stepien said the campaign had already filed the lawsuit in Michigan’s Court of Claims. Michigan, an important battleground state in this election worth 16 electoral votes, had not voted for a Republican presidential candidate since 1988 when it swung for Trump in 2016. His victory there — he won the state by just 0.2 percentage points — and in other Rust Belt states that like Michigan had supported Democratic presidential candidates in previous years was critical to his election. The Associated Press has not yet declared a winner in Michigan, as votes are still being counted and it’s too close to call, but Joe Biden is currently leading.
5 years ago Sen. Susan Collins wins reelection in Maine By Emily Knapp The Associated Press has called the Maine Senate race for incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Democratic competitor Sara Gideon gave a concession speech this afternoon. Collins was considered one of the most endangered Republican senators going into the 2020 election, and Democrats had targeted her seat as a potential pick up in their quest to gain a majority in the Senate. Now just five Senate races have yet to be declared, four of which are for seats currently held by Republicans. Democrats have gained two new Senate seats but lost one, bringing the current balance of power to Democrats 47, Republicans 48.
5 years ago Trump wins single electoral vote in Maine By Emily Knapp The Associated Press called Maine’s second district for President Donald Trump more than 16 hours after polls closed on Election Day. Democrats won the district in every presidential election since 1992 before it flipped for Trump in 2016. Maine, like Nebraska, is not a “winner-takes-all” state. Biden won three of the state’s four electoral votes earlier Wednesday morning, but Trump has won the final outstanding elector. The win brings Trump’s Electoral College total to 214. Biden has 238.
5 years ago Trump to request recount in Wisconsin By Emily Knapp President Donald Trump’s campaign manager Bill Stepien said in a statement Wednesday that the president plans to “immediately” request a recount in Wisconsin, a battleground state critical to his election four years ago where votes are still being counted and neither candidate has been declared a winner. If the distance between the two candidates is within 1 percentage point when all ballots are counted, the trailing candidate has the right to force a recount. Wisconsin is worth 10 electoral votes. As it stands, Joe Biden has 238 electoral votes and the president has 213.
5 years ago Biden wins Maine By Jenny Marder The Associated Press calls Maine for Biden. Maine, like Nebraska, is not a “winner-takes-all” race, and Biden wins three of the state’s four electoral votes. Trump lost Maine by 2.9 percentage points in 2016.
5 years ago With votes still being counted, Trump falsely claims election victory By Jenny Marder With multiple key battleground states still counting ballots, President Donald Trump falsely said he had won the election and that “we’ll be going to the Supreme Court.” This comes as many fiercely contested states, including Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, have not yet been called. “We are reporting what the president said, but we are also reporting that much of what the president said is incorrect,” said the NewsHour’s Judy Woodruff. Since March, Trump has without evidence claimed that mail-in voting is prone to fraud, despite reports from researchers and officials in both major parties disputing his claims.
5 years ago Biden wins Arizona The Associated Press called this battleground state for Former Vice President Joe Biden nearly six hours after polls closed at 9 p.m. EST. The victory is a notable one for Biden. Arizona has voted Republican in every presidential election since 2000, and Trump won the state by 3.5 percentage points in 2016. Arizona has 11 electoral votes.
5 years ago Trump wins 4 of Nebraska’s 5 electors, Biden wins 1 By Jenny Marder Trump has won Nebraska’s popular vote and four of the state’s five electors, the Associated Press reports, while Biden picked up one electoral vote. In all but two states, electoral votes are “winner-take-all,” NewsHour correspondent Amna Nawaz points out. But in Nebraska, the winner of the popular vote receives two electoral votes, and the remaining three are distributed to the winner in each of the state’s congressional districts.