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Election 2020 updates: Biden warns of 'dark winter,' pushes masks in pandemic plan
The president-elect emphasized how he would handle the pandemic response.
ByCatherine Thorbecke, Morgan Winsor, Libby Cathey, Adia Robinson, Lauren King, Emily Shapiro, Ivan Pereira, and Marc Nathanson
Last Updated: November 10, 2020, 10:14 AM EST
Joe Biden is set to become the 46th president of the United States, capping a tumultuous and tension-filled campaign during a historic pandemic against President Donald Trump. ABC News characterized Joe Biden as the apparent winner of his home state of Pennsylvania, putting him over the 270 vote threshold needed to capture the presidency.
The hard-fought battle against the president was set against the backdrop of racial unrest and the coronavirus pandemic and bitter divisions among the electorate.
Trump had falsely declared on election night, when he held a lead in several key states, that he won the contest and alleged without evidence, after the count started to swing the other way, that the election was being stolen from him and that fraud had been committed.
Painting the election as a "battle for the soul of the nation," Biden won on a message of unity over division, compassion over anger, and reality over what he called Trump's "wishful thinking" as the coronavirus pandemic cast a heavy shadow over the campaign.
The 2020 election has shattered voting records with votes totaling 147 million and counting, surpassing the 138 million who voted in 2016.
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Here's how election week unfolded. All times Eastern.
Nov 03, 2020, 8:29 PM EST
The impact of Latino voters this election cycle
ABC Senior White House Correspondent Cecilia Vega said "this election could be the Latino election" as Latino Americans have voted early and in higher numbers than they ever have before. Both the Biden and Trump campaigns have pushed hard to win Latino voters, who make up a sizable portion of the electorate in key states like Florida.
Keep in mind, however, that "Latinos are not a monolith," Vega said. "Latinos who vote in Florida tend to vote very differently than say Mexican Americans that we see in places like Texas and Arizona."
Nov 03, 2020, 8:26 PM EST
Trump projected to win Tennessee, Indiana
ABC News projects Trump will win in Tennessee and Indiana, raising his Electoral College count to 42. Biden's stands at 44.
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Also in Tennessee, Republican Bill Hagerty is projected to defeat Democratic candidate Marquita Bradshaw to fill the seat of retiring GOP Sen. Lamar Alexander.
Nov 03, 2020, 8:24 PM EST
McConnell projected to win reelection to Senate
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is projected to win in Kentucky and keep his Senate seat, following a high-profile race with Democratic challenger Amy McGrath.
McConnell was the favorite heading into Election Day, but the race with McGrath diverted key resources across the Senate map to Kentucky.
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McGrath raised an astonishing $88 million in the race and spent $73 million in her unsuccessful effort to oust McConnell.
-ABC News' Kendall Karson and Soorin Kim
