5 years ago Trump ally Steve Daines staves off a challenge from Montana Governor By Jenny Marder Senator Steve Daines held onto his seat after a long-anticipated challenge from current governor and former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Steve Bullock. Daines, a staunch ally of President Trump, will serve a second term in the U.S. Senate.
5 years ago ‘We have to be patient,’ says American historian Michael Beschloss By Jenny Marder “We are not sticking a piece of bread into a toaster that’s supposed to pop it up within 60 seconds,” presidential historian Michael Beschloss tells Judy Woodruff. “We’re having a presidential election … We have to be patient. We have to count all the votes, however long it takes.”
5 years ago The last time a Democratic presidential candidate won in Texas was in 1976 By Jenny Marder President Jimmy Carter won the Texas vote in 1976. That marked the last time a Democrat won for president in that state.
5 years ago Trump wins Texas By Jenny Marder The Associated Press called this important battleground state for President Donald Trump shortly after 1.a.m. ET. Texas has been reliably Republican since 1980, but was listed as a toss up this year by the Cook Political Report. Trump won Texas by 9 points in 2016. The state is worth 38 electoral votes.
5 years ago President Donald Trump to speak as vote count continues By Jenny Marder President Trump has announced that he will deliver remarks from Washington, D.C., with several key state results outstanding, though it’s not clear when he will speak. You can watch his remarks here.
5 years ago Incumbent Joni Ernst beats back Democratic Challenger in Iowa race By Jenny Marder Trump-backed Joni Ernst has won re-election and will go on to serve a second term in the U.S. Senate. Ernst was the first woman to represent Iowa in federal elected office, and faced a tight race against Democratic challenger Theresa Greenfield. This contentious race marked the second most expensive Senate contest in U.S. history, according to the Des Moines Register.
5 years ago Biden 223, Trump 174 as critical states yet to be called By Jenny Marder Joe Biden currently has 223 electoral votes and President Donald Trump has 174, according to the Associated Press. Most of the major battleground states have yet to be called, including Georgia, Texas, Arizona, North Carolina and the Rust Belt states that were critical to Trump’s election in 2016 — Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Record early turnout and mail-in voting means the process of tallying ballots will take longer than in previous years, and could continue for several days. Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Texas will also continue to accept mailed ballots received in the coming days as long as they are postmarked on or before Nov. 3.
5 years ago Biden: ‘I’m here to tell you tonight, we’re on track to win this election’ By Jenny Marder As the vote count continued into Wednesday morning, Former Vice President Joe Biden addressed his supporters from Wilmington, Delaware. “Keep the faith,” he said, adding that he felt optimistic about results in Georgia, Pennsylvania and Michigan. “It ain’t over until every vote is counted,” he said.
5 years ago Trump wins Florida By Jenny Marder The Associated Press called the important battleground state for President Donald Trump after polls closed at 8 p.m. EST. Florida voted for Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, but flipped in 2016 to Trump, who won by 1.2 points against Hillary Clinton. Florida has 29 electoral votes.
5 years ago Former Vice President Joe Biden to speak as vote count continues By Jenny Marder The Biden campaign has announced that the candidate will speak to the American people from Wilmington, Delaware, momentarily. You can watch his remarks here.