The latest on the U.S. Election. Here's what you need to know

Astro Awani
November 4, 2020 05:49 MYT

Voters cast their ballots under a giant mural at Robious Elementary school in Midlothian, Va., Tuesday Nov. 3, 2020. Poll workers said that traffic was slow due to all the early voting in the precinct. AP Photo

The latest on the U.S. Election. Here’s what you need to know:

WHY 270 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER?

To win the White House, a candidate must win at least 270 electoral votes. Each state gets a certain number of electoral votes based on its number of senators and representatives.
California, the most populous state, has 55 electoral votes.
The popular vote doesn't matter in deciding who becomes President. In 2016, Democrat Hillary Clinton received over 2.8 million more votes than her Republican rival Donald Trump.
Yet, Trump won the election after garnering 305 Electoral votes to Clinton’s 227.

WHICH ARE THE KEY STATES TO WIN 270?

Georgia (Electoral votes: 16)
Florida (29)
North Carolina (15)
Ohio (18)
Michigan (16)
Pennsylvania (20)
Texas (38)
Wisconsin (10)
Arizona (11)

WHAT IS THE LATEST?

1.35pm (Malaysian time)

AP announces that Trump has won Florida and its 29 electoral votes
Florida is seen as the biggest prize among the battleground states, possibly securing a second term at the While House for Trump.

1.21pm (Malaysian time)

Trump has won Iowa (6 electoral votes) and Montana (3).
A heavily white state, Trump comfortably won Iowa by nine points in 2016 against Clinton. He was leading in polls against Biden in Iowa going into the Elections.

1.19pm

Trump wins battleground state Ohio and its 18 electoral votes.
Trump also claimed the state in 2016 where he saw strong support from the blue-collar manufacturing and mining communities.

1.06pm

Biden won Minnesota, which offers 10 electoral votes, holding on to a state narrowly won by Clinton four years ago.

12.06pm

Biden has won the state of Hawaii, which offers 4 electoral votes.
Hawaii is traditionally a Democrat stronghold.

12pm

Biden has won California, Oregon and Washington state, which are all liberal states
California has 55 electoral votes, the biggest of any state. Oregon has 7 electoral votes while Washington has 12.
California is also the home state of Biden's running mate Senator Kamala Harris.

Meanwhile, Trump has won Idaho, a conservative state. Idaho has 4 electoral votes.

11:31am

Trump has won the state of Missouri. The state has 10 electoral votes.
According to AP, Trump beat Clinton in Missouri in 2016 by 18 percentage points.

10:59 am

Trump has won the state of Kansas. The state has 6 electoral votes.
In 2016, Trump won Kansas, over Democrat Hillary Clinton by 20 percentage points in Kansas

10:37am

Biden has won the state of Colorado. The state has 9 electoral votes.
Trump had also lost Colorado in 2016, by almost 5 points.

10:27am

Biden has won District of Columbia. The district has 3 electoral votes.

9:52am

Trump has won the state of Indiana. The state has 11 electoral votes.
Indiana is the home state of Trump’s running mate, Vice President Mike Pence.

Other updates from earlier:

Trump wins Louisiana (8), Nebraska (5), Nebraska’s 3rd Congressional District, North Dakota (3), South Dakota (3) and Wyoming (3), West Virginia (5), Kentucky (8)
Biden wins New York (29), New Mexico (5), Vermont (3)
Biden’s win in New York was widely expected as New York is a reliably Democratic state. New Mexico has voted Democrat in the past three presidential elections

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