Valverde, a volunteer voting representative for the Democrats Abroad New Zealand, spoke to the Herald from a packed watching party in Hamilton teeming with hopeful Biden supporters. "I did know that Pennsylvania has suspended counting for the night, so more than 350,000 absentee ballots won't be counted until tomorrow. Photo / SuppliedIn this election, 15 states fell into the category of a "swing state" or "battleground state" – meaning they could conceivably be won by either Trump or Biden, news.com reports. Results in several key battleground states were in flux as election officials processed a historically large number of mail-in votes. Democrats typically outperform Republicans in mail voting, and the GOP looked to make up ground in election day turnout.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 04, 2020 16:03 UTC