U.S. President Donald Trump's re-election campaign said on Wednesday it was seeking a partial recount of Wisconsin's presidential election results as part of its long-shot attempt to reverse president-elect Joe Biden's victory. But election officials in Georgia said a soon-to-be-completed recount was not likely to change Biden's victory there. Election officials in Wisconsin likewise said that a partial recount requested by the Trump campaign would not reverse the Republican incumbent's loss in that state, which he won in 2016. To remain in office, Trump would need to overturn results in at least three states to reach the threshold of 270 electoral votes. States face a Dec. 8 deadline to certify election results in time for the official electoral college vote on Dec. 14.

Source: CBC News November 18, 2020 19:16 UTC