Biden has locked up 253 Electoral College votes to Trump's 213. Unlike in previous years, states were contending with an avalanche of mail ballots driven by fears of voting in person during a pandemic. Every election, results reported on election night are unofficial and the counting of ballots extends past Election Day. Mail ballots normally take more time to verify and count. This year, because of the large numbers of mail ballots and a close race, results were expected to take longer.

Source: The Standard November 05, 2020 01:06 UTC