US election: Trump’s electoral votes now 217 after Alaska win

The United States President Donald Trump has won the state of Alaska.

This is according to CNN and Associated Press projections on Wednesday.

AFP reported that Trump’s victory in Alaska put another three electoral votes in his column.

This brings Trump’s total electoral college votes to 217 as against Joe Biden’s 279.

Biden is already projected to win the US presidential election, according to major US media.

He needed at least 270 votes in the Electoral College, which ultimately decides the presidency.

UGAMATV learnt that even if Trump wins all three remaining states, he cannot reach 270.

However, there are indications that votes may be recounted in some states after Trump alleged fraud.

Three states still to be called after US presidential election

Arizona (11 electoral votes) –
Biden has received 49.5 percent of the vote, compared to 49 percent for Donald Trump — a narrow margin of 16,985 votes, with 98 percent of ballots counted.

Fox News and the AP called the race in the western state in the Democrat’s favor on Election Night, triggering Trump’s wrath.

Other media, such as The New York Times and CNN, have so far refrained from declaring a winner in Arizona, a traditionally Republican bastion.

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– Georgia (16) –
More than 98 percent of the votes have been counted in this southeastern state, which has consistently voted Republican since 1996.

Trump’s initial lead dissipated as mail-in votes were counted in major urban areas such as Atlanta, and Biden has overtaken him.

The Democrat currently has a lead of more than 10,350 votes, according to state election data.

– North Carolina (15) –
Some 98 percent of the votes have been counted in this traditionally Republican southeastern state.

At the moment, Trump is ahead of Biden by about 75,000 votes, with a total of about 50 percent of the vote versus his rival’s 48.6 percent.

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