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Presidential Election 2020: Live results from across the US

President-elect Joe Biden has defeated President Donald Trump, 306-232, according to the Associated Press.

WASHINGTON — Sixteen days after the Nov. 3 presidential election between President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden, the electoral map is now complete. Biden has won the 2020 election, 306-232, according to the Associated Press.

Four years ago, President Donald Trump breached the Democrats’ “blue wall,” narrowly winning Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin — a trio of Great Lakes states that had long served as a bulwark against Republican presidential candidates.

Biden captured it back and flipped two traditionally Republican states -- Arizona and Georgia -- to blue.

The Associated Press called the election for Biden on Nov. 7 after winning Pennsylvania. He completed his total by winning Georgia on Nov. 19 following a hand tally in the state.

Election Day in the United States unfolded like no other, with nearly 100 million Americans having already cast their ballots before polls even opened on Tuesday.  

In order to win the U.S. presidential election, a candidate must win in enough states to have 270 Electoral College votes. 

State-by-state presidential results from Associated Press

Alabama - 9 electoral votes -- Donald Trump

Alaska - 3 electoral votes -- Donald Trump

Arizona - 11 electoral votes -- Joe Biden

Arkansas - 6 electoral votes -- Donald Trump

California - 55 electoral votes - Joe Biden

Colorado - 9 electoral votes -- Joe Biden

Connecticut - 7 electoral votes -- Joe Biden

Delaware - 3 electoral votes -- Joe Biden

District of Columbia - 3 electoral votes -- Joe Biden 

Florida - 29 electoral votes -- Donald Trump

Georgia - 16 electoral votes - Joe Biden 

Hawaii - 4 electoral votes -- Joe Biden 

Idaho - 4 electoral votes - Donald Trump

Illinois - 20 electoral votes -- Joe Biden 

Indiana - 11 electoral votes -- Donald Trump

Iowa - 6 electoral votes -- Donald Trump

Kansas - 6 electoral votes -- Donald Trump

Kentucky - 8 electoral votes -- Donald Trump

Louisiana - 8 electoral votes -- Donald Trump

Maine - 4 electoral votes -- Joe Biden wins one electoral vote from the state's 1st Congressional District and two votes from the statewide count. The 2nd Congressional District vote has gone to Donald Trump. 

Maryland - 10 electoral votes -- Joe Biden 

Massachusetts - 11 electoral votes -- Joe Biden

Michigan - 16 electoral votes -- Joe Biden

Minnesota - 10 electoral votes -- Joe Biden 

Mississippi - 6 electoral votes -- Donald Trump

Missouri - 10 electoral votes -- Donald Trump 

Montana - 3 electoral votes -- Donald Trump 

Nebraska - 5 electoral votes -- Donald Trump has won four electoral votes and Joe Biden has won one. 

Nevada - 6 electoral votes -- Joe Biden

New Hampshire - 4 electoral votes - Joe Biden 

New Jersey - 14 electoral votes -- Joe Biden 

New Mexico - 5 electoral votes -- Joe Biden 

New York - 29 electoral votes -- Joe Biden 

North Carolina - 15 electoral votes 

North Dakota - 3 electoral votes -- Donald Trump

Ohio - 18 electoral votes -- Donald Trump

Oklahoma - 7 electoral votes -- Donald Trump

Oregon - 7 electoral votes -- Joe Biden

Pennsylvania - 20 electoral votes - Joe Biden

Rhode Island - 4 electoral votes -- Joe Biden 

South Carolina - 9 electoral votes -- Donald Trump

South Dakota - 3 electoral votes -- Donald Trump 

Tennessee - 11 electoral votes -- Donald Trump

Texas - 38 electoral votes -- Donald Trump

Utah - 6 electoral votes -- Donald Trump

Vermont - 3 electoral votes -- Joe Biden

Virginia - 13 electoral votes -- Joe Biden

Washington - 12 electoral votes -- Joe Biden

West Virginia - 5 electoral votes -- Donald Trump

Wisconsin - 10 electoral votes -- Joe Biden

Wyoming - 3 electoral votes -- Donald Trump

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Which states have the most electoral college votes? 

California, the most populous state, has 53 representatives in the House. Combine that with the state's two senators, and it has 55 electoral votes.

Texas has the second-most with 38 electoral votes. After that, New York and Florida are tied with 29 votes each. Then, it goes to Illinois and Pennsylvania with 20 each. 

A simple majority of electoral votes is needed to win: 270. Ultimately, what happens with the popular vote doesn't matter in deciding who becomes president of the United States. 

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