Election 2020 presidential results

By Meg Wagner, Melissa Macaya, Melissa Mahtani, Veronica Rocha, Amanda Wills and Fernando Alfonso III, CNN

Updated 8:17 AM ET, Sat November 7, 2020
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12:18 a.m. ET, November 7, 2020

Here's where the race to 270 stands

Joe Biden's lead continues to grow in Pennsylvania.

CNN has yet to project a winner in Pennsylvania. If Biden wins Pennsylvania's 20 electoral votes, he will reach the 270 needed to win the presidency.

CNN has also yet to project a winner in the key states of Georgia, Nevada and Arizona. Biden is currently leading Trump in these states, but votes are still being counted.

Biden currently holds 253 electoral votes, while Trump has 213.

12:15 a.m. ET, November 7, 2020

Georgia's Gwinnett County has roughly 1,500 ballots left to count

From CNN's Jason Morris

An officials works on ballots at the Gwinnett County Voter Registration and Elections Headquarters on Friday in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
An officials works on ballots at the Gwinnett County Voter Registration and Elections Headquarters on Friday in Lawrenceville, Georgia. John Bazemore/AP

Ballot counting continued Friday in Gwinnett County, Georgia, where there are roughly 1,500 votes left to tabulate, according to county spokesperson Joe Sorenson.

"A total of 535 absentee by mail ballots that required a signature cure and three military/overseas ballots will be counted tomorrow after Dominion technicians make the system adjustments needed to complete the count," Sorenson said in a statement. "Additionally, 965 provisional ballots will have to be reviewed by the Gwinnett County Board of Voter Registrations and Elections to determine their eligibility to be tabulated."

The Board of Voter Registrations and Elections is scheduled to review the provisional ballots on Nov. 9.

12:16 a.m. ET, November 7, 2020

White House chief of staff tests positive for coronavirus

From CNN's Kaitlan Collins and Jim Acosta 

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows speaks with reporters at the White House, on Wednesday, October 21, in Washington.
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows speaks with reporters at the White House, on Wednesday, October 21, in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has tested positive for coronavirus, two officials confirm to CNN.

Bloomberg first reported the story.

Meadows traveled with the President on Sunday and Monday. He was also at the White House election night party on Tuesday and in close contact with members of the President’s family. 

White House officials are now alarmed given Meadows has been around other staffers while potentially contagious, one aide says. The White House had invited people to watch the results roll in that night.

At the time, White House communications director Alyssa Farah said there would be temperature checks and precautions taken given the pandemic. Initial plans to hold an event at the Trump Hotel were scrapped because of local restrictions on indoor gatherings and fear there would be significant fines. 

The President delivered remarks from the White House press briefing room last night.

CNN's Kaitlan Collins reports:

11:27 p.m. ET, November 6, 2020

It's past 8 p.m. on the West Coast. Here's where the race to 270 stands.

Joe Biden's lead in Pennsylvania continues to grow, and he now has approximately 28,833 more votes than President Trump in the Keystone State.

CNN has yet to project a winner in Pennsylvania. If Biden wins Pennsylvania's 20 electoral votes, he will reach the 270 needed to win the presidency.

Biden currently holds 253 electoral votes, while Trump has 213.

CNN has also yet to project a winner in the key states of Georgia, Nevada and Arizona. Biden is currently leading Trump in these states, but votes are still being counted.

11:25 p.m. ET, November 6, 2020

Biden: "We're not waiting to get the work done"

From CNN's Leinz Vales

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks on Friday in Wilmington, Delaware.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks on Friday in Wilmington, Delaware. Carolyn

As Joe Biden’s lead over President Trump continues to grow in states yet to declare a victor, the presidential hopeful said Friday night that while he's waiting for the final election results, he is “not waiting to get the work done" on important issues facing the country.

“Yesterday, Sen. Harris and I held meetings with groups of experts on public health and the economic crisis this country is facing," Biden said. "The pandemic, as you also know, is getting more worrisome all across the country. Cases are skyrocketing. It’s believed we could see as many as 200,000 cases a day, and the death toll is approaching 240,000 lives lost. 240,000 empty chairs across America."

Biden's speech came as the United States set a new record when it surpassed 125,000 daily coronavirus infections.

"We both know tensions are high," Biden said. "They can be high after a tough election. One like we’ve had. But we need to remember, we have to remain calm. Patient. Let the process work out as we count all the votes."

11:18 p.m. ET, November 6, 2020

Biden: "We're going to win this race with a clear majority, with the nation behind us"

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks on Friday in Wilmington, Delaware.
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks on Friday in Wilmington, Delaware. Carolyn Kaster/AP

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden exuded confidence tonight as his campaign inches closer to the White House while votes continue to be tallied in key battleground states.

"We don't have a final declaration of victory yet, but the numbers tell us it's clear," Biden said from Wilmington, Delaware, tonight. "We are going to win this race. Just look at what has happened since yesterday. Twenty four hours we were behind in Georgia, now we're ahead, and we are going to win that state. Twenty four hours ago we were behind in Pennsylvania, and we are going to win Pennsylvania. And now we are ahead, but we are winning in Arizona, we're winning in Nevada, and in fact our lead just doubled in Nevada. We're on track for over 300 electoral votes, electoral college votes. And look at the national numbers. We're going to win this race with a clear majority, with the nation behind us."

Where the race for the White House stands: Biden's lead is growing in the battleground state of Pennsylvania tonight. Biden currently leads the President by 253 to 213 electoral votes, CNN projects.

Watch Joe Biden's full speech:

10:55 p.m. ET, November 6, 2020

Biden is speaking now from Delaware

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, Delaware.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, Delaware. Source: Pool

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is speaking now from Wilmington, Delaware, as votes continue to be counted and a winner in the presidential race is yet to be called.

"My fellow Americans, we don't have a final declaration of victory yet, but the numbers tell us it's clear. Tell us a clear and convincing story. We are going to win this race," Biden said, as his running mate Kamala Harris stood nearby on stage.

Biden noted that he is now leading Trump in Pennsylvania.

11:08 p.m. ET, November 6, 2020

Biden's lead in Pennsylvania grows with latest batch of votes released from Allegheny County

Alleghany County election official Rich Fitzgerald.
Alleghany County election official Rich Fitzgerald. Source: CNN

A new batch of votes from Allegheny County were counted and released tonight, widening Joe Biden's lead over President Trump.

Of the 3,212 votes released, Biden received 2,436 votes and President Trump got 733 votes, according to the county's executive Rich Fitzgerald. Biden now leads Trump by 28,833 votes.

Biden holds 49.6% of the vote in the state compared to Trump's 49.1%.

Why Pennsylvania is key: If Biden wins Pennsylvania's 20 electoral votes, he will reach the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency. CNN is yet to project a winner in the state.

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