Nov 04 Biden wins at least 1 electoral vote from Maine By Associated Press Biden won Maine's 1st Congressional District, good for one electoral vote. The statewide vote, which is worth two electoral votes, and the 2nd Congressional District, which is worth one electoral vote, still have not been called. Continue reading
Nov 04 WATCH: With votes still being counted, Trump falsely claims election victory By Associated Press The night ended with hundreds of thousands of votes still to be counted, and the outcome still unclear in key states he needs if he is to win against Democrat Joe Biden. Continue reading
Nov 04 Widow of Florida massacre victim elected to school board By Associated Press The widow of a teacher killed in the 2018 Florida high school massacre has won election to that county’s school board. Debra Hixon easily won election Tuesday to the nine-member Broward County school board. Continue reading
Nov 04 Mississippi approves flag with magnolia, 'In God We Trust' By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press It replaces a Confederate-themed flag that state lawmakers retired months ago as part of the national reckoning over racial injustice. Continue reading
Nov 04 Republican Joni Ernst wins Iowa Senate seat By Associated Press Republican Sen. Joni Ernst has won a second term in Iowa, fending off a competitive challenge from Des Moines real estate developer Theresa Greenfield. Continue reading
Nov 04 North Carolina voters applaud Cooper's coronavirus response, giving him another term By Courtney Vinopal In preliminary data, 62 percent of voters surveyed by AP VoteCast said they approved of the way the governor had handled the pandemic, and among those who approved of his handling of COVID-19, 81 percent voted for him. Continue reading
Nov 04 Donald Trump wins Florida By Associated Press A victory in Florida means reelection is within Trump’s grasp. A loss in the state would have made it nearly impossible for Trump to reach the 270 electoral votes needed to retain the White House. Continue reading
Nov 04 WATCH: Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks as vote count continues By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Joe Biden is asking his supporters to “keep the faith” as the counting goes on in the drawn-out U.S. presidential election. Continue reading
Nov 04 Trump wins Ohio, holding on to battleground By Associated Press The Republican nominee comfortably carried the Midwestern state four years ago, but polls heading into the final weeks showed Biden well within range, forcing the president to spend more time in the state than anyone expected. Continue reading
Nov 04 Donald Trump wins Iowa and Montana By Associated Press Trump rallied in Iowa in the final stretch of the campaign, going so far as to announce he would be awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Iowa wrestling legend Dan Gable. Continue reading