Biden Nearly Doubles Lead In Nevada As More Results Released
Source: AP News
5 mins ago. LAS VEGAS (AP) Joe Biden has increased his lead over President Donald Trump in Nevada, leading by 20,137 votes in the battleground state. Results released Friday from Democrat-heavy Clark County, which includes Las Vegas and three-quarters of Nevadas population, along with two rural counties, put Biden at 627,104 votes. Trump had 606,967.
Bidens lead nearly doubled from Thursday, when he was leading Trump by about 11,000 votes. Clark County has an additional 63,000 mail ballots to be processed over the next few days and 60,000 provisional ballots to be processed later, Registrar Joe Gloria said. He said the county would release more results Friday afternoon but did not know how many ballots could be included.
The state has said it will provide an update later in the day on how many ballots are yet to be counted statewide. On Thursday, it reported that number at 190,150. Results from about 30,000 mail ballots were released Friday.
Nevada has six Electoral College votes and could be decisive as Biden closes in on the 270 needed to win the White House. Its too early to call the contest, with votes still being counted. No Republican presidential candidate has carried Nevada since 2004, but it has remained a battleground. Trump narrowly lost the state in 2016...
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