Biden and Harris win contested presidential race, earning more votes than any other candidates in American historyBy: Audrey Cole/Reporter—In a decisive and historic victory, former Democratic Vice President Joe Biden and California Sen.
Kamala Harris, clenched the presidential election, effectively becoming the President and Vice President-elect of a seemingly divided nation.
Winning the states of Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona, and Nevada gave Biden the decisive win, crossing the 270 threshold needed to ensure victory, according to America’s electoral system.
The wave of mailed ballots, mostly cast by Democrats who avoided voting on Election Day because of COVID, surged after the initial count of in-person, and mostly Republican,.