US Elections

Biden, First Presidential Candidate To Garner 80 Million Popular Votes

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4 years ago

Nov 25, 2020.

United States President-elect, Joe Biden is the first presidential candidate to win more than 80 million votes, with his number of popular votes likely to increase in the coming days as ballot counting continues across the US.

As of Tuesday evening, CNN reports that Biden had won more than 80,011,000 votes, while President Donald Trump had more than 73,800,000.

Biden has won 306 electoral votes, while Trump has 232. Two hundred and seventy electoral votes are needed to become president.

Americans voted by mail in record numbers this year to protect themselves from exposure to coronavirus in the middle of a global pandemic, and experts had warned for months that there would be a lengthy vote count that could extend for days following Election Day.

Eko Hot Blog gathered that The new record set by Biden reinforces his decisive win over Trump, who has yet to concede the election even as his administration has started the formal presidential transition process after the General Services Administration acknowledged the win on Monday.

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