Presumptive President-elect Joe Biden added a few thousand votes in both Georgia and Pennsylvania, two of the most critical states, as the election results continue to be counted.
Here is a rundown of all the key states as of midday Tuesday:
GEORGIA
In Georgia, Biden added more than 4,000 votes to his Monday lead, ahead of President Trump by 14,747 votes, with an estimated 98% of ballots counted. Biden now has 1,648,642 votes compared to 1,633,896 for Trump. A recount is expected.
PENNSYLVANIA
With over 99% of the ballots counted, Biden added roughly 4,000 votes to his total in Pennsylvania since Monday. As of Tuesday morning, the presumptive president-elect has 3,366,926 votes and 49.8% of the vote in the state, compared to 3,320,670 for Trump. Trump’s share of the vote this year, 49%, is higher than what he earned in 2016, when he won the state with 48.18%.
NEBRASKA
Biden leads in Nevada by nearly 36,200 votes, with 670,344 votes to 664,158 for Trump. Roughly 30,000 mail-in ballots still need to be counted. In addition, there are 60,000 provisional ballots that need to be verified and 2,000 with problems that need to be “cured” by voters by the end of the day Thursday.
ARIZONA
In Arizona, unlike other states, Trump has been catching up to Biden as more ballots are counted, but many of the remaining ballots are from Democratic-leaning areas. Biden leads by 14,746 votes there, with 1,648,642 votes to Trump’s 1,633,896. There are about 19,000 regular ballots left to be tallied in Arizona, plus 40,100 provisional ballots. Another 2,100 ballots need to be “cured” by the voters who cast them by end of the day Tuesday or Thursday, depending on the county, in order to count.
MICHIGAN and WISCONSIN
In Michigan at midday a week after the election, Biden was ahead of Trump by 146,123 votes, with 50.6% of the vote compared to Trump’s 47.9%. In Wisconsin, where the Trump campaign is planning a recount, the former vice president leads by 20,539 votes, with 49.4% of the count compared to 48.8% for Trump.
