Washington: US President Donald Trump and his opponent Democrat Joe Biden are facing tough fight in the US Presidential elections- 2020. As for the first results are trickling in, with US media projecting wins for the Republican incumbent so far in 13 states including Indiana, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Tennessee and West Virginia — all states he won in 2016.

Joe Biden has captured 11 states including his home state Delaware and big prize New York, plus the US capital Washington. As with Donald Trump, so far, all states claimed by Biden were won by Democrat Hillary Clinton in 2016.according to the US elections project watchdog more than 100 million Americans cast their ballots in advance of Tuesday’s Election Day, a record figure largely attributed to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Joe Biden at 126 Electoral Votes, Donald Trump at 89: Report

In the present counting of US Presidential elections, Republican candidate President Donald Trump won 89 electoral votes and Democratic challenger Joe Biden won 126 electoral votes. The following is a list of the states won by each candidate and the corresponding number of electoral votes, based on the projections of US media including CNN, ABC, The New York Times, Fox News, MSNBC/NBC News and CBS.

Here are the Updates at 8.51 am US Presidential Election 2020:

Donald Trump (89)

• Alabama (9)
• Arkansas (6)
• Indiana (11)
• Kentucky (8)
• Louisiana (8)
• Mississippi (6)
• North Dakota (3)
• Oklahoma (7)
• South Carolina (9)
• South Dakota (3)
• Tennessee (11)
• West Virginia (5)
• Wyoming (3)

 

Joe Biden (126)

• Colorado (9)
• Connecticut (7)
• Delaware (3)
• District of Columbia (3)
• Illinois (20)
• Maryland (10)
• Massachusetts (11)
• New Jersey (14)
• New York (29)
• Rhode Island (4)
• Vermont (3)
• Virginia (13)