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Calling the 2020 presidential race state by state
At 11:26 a.m. ET on Saturday, The Associated Press declared Joe Biden the winner of the U.S. presidential race.
JOE BIDEN DEFEATS PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 7, 2020
The Associated Press declares Joe Biden the winner of a grueling campaign for the American presidency. He will lead a polarized nation through a historic collision of health, economic and social crises. #APracecall pic.twitter.com/lInwqjX3PB
The following is a chronology of AP’s presidential race calls (all times Eastern). At this time, Alaska, Georgia and North Carolina are too early to call.
Nov. 3, 2020
19:00: WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump wins Kentucky; Joe Biden wins Vermont.
19:30: WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump wins West Virginia.
19:36: WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden wins Virginia.
19:56: WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump wins South Carolina.
20:00: WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump wins Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Oklahoma; Joe Biden wins Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island.
20:30: WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump wins Arkansas.
20:52: WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump wins Indiana.
21:00: WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump wins North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Louisiana; Joe Biden wins New York, New Mexico.
21:00: WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump wins Nebraska.
21:27: WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden wins the District of Columbia.
21:37: WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden wins Colorado.
21:59: WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump wins Kansas.
22:31: WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump wins Missouri.
22:54: WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden wins New Hampshire.
23:00: WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump wins Idaho; Joe Biden wins California, Oregon, Washington.
23:08: WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump wins Utah.
Nov. 4, 2020
00:06: WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden wins Hawaii.
00:13: WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden wins Minnesota.
00:19: WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump wins Ohio.
00:20: WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump wins Montana.
00:21: WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump wins Iowa.
00:35: WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump wins Florida.
01:06: WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump wins Texas.
02:51: WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden wins Arizona.
03:06: WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden wins Maine.
13:24: WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump wins 2nd Congressional District in Maine.
14:16: WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden wins Wisconsin.
17:58: WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden wins Michigan.
Nov. 7, 2020
11:25: WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden wins Pennsylvania.
11:26: WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden elected president of the United States.
11:29: WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden defeats President Donald Trump to become 46th president of the United States.
11:54: WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump does not concede, promises unspecified legal challenges.
12:13: WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden wins Nevada.
20:49: WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden appeals to Trump voters in call for unity: ‘Let’s give each other a chance.’