WASHINGTON \u2014 Democratic nominee Joe Biden surpassed 270 electoral votes and\u00a0secured the race for president Saturday after Pennsylvania, where his lead keeps growing\u00a0as more absentee\u00a0ballots are counted, was finally called for the former vice president.<\/p>\n
Biden clinched a victory in Nevada soon after,\u00a0giving him\u00a0290 electoral votes. Georgia, where Biden now\u00a0leads by more than 7,000 votes, is headed for a recount. If he\u00a0wins it, Biden would finish with\u00a0306 electoral votes.<\/p>\n
President Donald Trump has no more pathways to victory.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Biden, the president-elect,\u00a0is the first candidate to defeat an incumbent president since Bill Clinton defeated George H. W. Bush in 1992. His running-mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, will become the first woman, African American and South Asian American\u00a0vice president.\u00a0<\/p>\n
North Carolina, where Biden trails, remains uncalled as election officials prepare to count\u00a0absentee ballots over the coming days. Alaska isn’t called but is expected to go for Trump. Even if Trump were to win both, it would be not\u00a0enough for the president.<\/p>\n
The Associated Press and multiple news networks called Pennsylvania and its 20 electoral votes for Biden after his lead reached more than 30,000 votes, a large enough margin to withstand any more votes that could go to Trump. Biden’s lead in Pennsylvania is expected to grow.<\/p>\n
Not only do the remaining counties with uncounted absentee\u00a0ballots in Pennsylvania lean left, but mail voting itself is more favored by Biden supporters. Pennsylvania also has to count about 100,000 provisional ballots, which historically lean Democratic.<\/p>\n
After Trump’s yearlong crusade against mail voting, the president’s voters were\u00a0reluctant to vote by mail while Biden supporters\u00a0embraced the method because of the\u00a0coronavirus pandemic.\u00a0Biden supporters dominated mail voting by a 2 to 1 margin nationally.<\/p>\n
That’s why Trump appeared ahead in several battleground states on election night, but the race shifted to Biden as mail-in ballots were counted.<\/p>\n
Below is where the vote tallies stand in each state:<\/p>\n
Here is a look at those same states laid out geographically:<\/p>\n
Pennsylvania<\/p>\n
Biden’s lead in Pennsylvania is 34,501 electoral votes with 76,496 more absentee ballots, plus an additional 100,000 provisional ballots to count. Nearly half of the provisional ballots are in Democratic strongholds Philadelphia or Pittsburgh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Keystone State still has 124,000 more absentee ballots to count, but the overwhelming majority are\u00a0expected to favor Biden.<\/p>\n
Georgia<\/p>\n
Biden currently leads Trump in\u00a0Georgia by 7,264 votes with few absentee ballots still left to count.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There\u00a0remain around 13,000 provisional ballots and some\u00a0overseas and military ballots that could still arrive. The election outcome will be\u00a0subject to a recount because the margin is less than .5%.<\/p>\n
Nevada<\/p>\n
In Nevada, Biden extended his lead over Trump to\u00a025,659\u00a0ballots, enough for the Associated Press to call the state for Biden.<\/p>\n
Democrat Hillary Clinton won Nevada four years ago. The outstanding mail-in ballots are expected to favor Biden.<\/p>\n
North Carolina<\/p>\n
Trump leads North Carolina over Biden by 76,737 votes. The outcome might not be final for another week as the Tar Heel State counts\u00a0what could be more than 150,000\u00a0more absentee ballots. North Carolina’s deadline for mail-in ballots to be received is\u00a0Nov. 12 as long as they are postmarked by Election Day.<\/p>\n
Jim Sergent contributed to this report.<\/p>\n
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: How Biden won: Victory in Pennsylvania put him past 270 electoral votes<\/p>\n
Reporting by Joey Garrison,Kim Hjelmgaard,Jennifer Borresen,Carlie Procell,Ramon Padilla,Karina Zaiets,Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY \/ USA TODAY<\/p>\n
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