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2020 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

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2020 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

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Turnout70.93%[1]
 
Nominee Joe Biden Donald Trump
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Delaware Florida
Running mate Kamala Harris Mike Pence
Electoral vote 20 0
Popular vote 3,458,229 3,377,674
Percentage 50.01% 48.84%

County results

President before election

Donald Trump
Republican

Elected President

Joe Biden
Democratic

The 2020 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election.[3] Pennsylvania has 20 electoral votes in the Electoral College.[4]

Trump won the state in 2016 by a narrow margin of 0.72%. However, Biden was able to get back the state, winning it by a 1.17% margin. On November 6, Decision Desk HQ forecast that Biden had won Pennsylvania's 20 electoral votes. The state brought Biden over 270 electoral votes, winning them the election.[5]

References

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  1. "Pennsylvania Breaks Voter Turnout Record In 2020 Election". Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  2. "Pennsylvania Election Results 2020". The New York Times. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  3. Kelly, Ben (August 13, 2018). "US elections key dates: When are the 2018 midterms and the 2020 presidential campaign?". The Independent. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  4. "Distribution of Electoral Votes". National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  5. Prokop, Andrew (November 6, 2020). "Why Decision Desk called Pennsylvania, and the presidential race, for Joe Biden". Vox. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2020.