Results show tight Trump-Biden race in key states

Democratic candidate Joe Biden Wednesday said he was optimistic of a win in the US presidential elections and thanked his supporters for their patience. “Your patience is commendable. We knew this would go long, but who knew it would go till tomorrow morning, or even longer. We feel good about where we are, we really do… We are on track to win this election,” Biden said, speaking in Delaware.

Shortly after the speech, US President Donald Trump, seeking re-election, accused the Biden campaign of “trying to steal the election”, and said he too would make a statement shortly. His post on Twitter was flagged by the company, which said it could be disputed or misleading.

Both Trump and Biden have made expected gains in smaller states, and all eyes are on the key battleground states. Trump is predicted to win Florida, Texas, Iowa and Ohio. Biden, on the other hand, is likely to win Arizona. A neck-and-neck fight is underway in North Carolina and Georgia. Results are yet to be declared in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. At 12 pm IST, Biden had 224 electoral votes against Trump’s 213, according to reports. A candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win the presidency.

So far, Trump is projected to win Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, West Virginia, Wyoming, Indiana, South Carolina and Utah. Biden, meanwhile, has taken Democratic-leaning states like California, Colorado, Columbia, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and Washington.