US election: Everything you missed from Trump v Biden overnight

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If you are just joining us this morning, results from the US election have been coming in thick and fast through the night, with many states already declared but still no clear indication of whether Donald Trump or Joe Biden will be claiming the presidency.

The roller coaster ride so far was encapsulated in Virginia, where CNN called the state for Biden before having to retract that declaration.

Here we give you a breakdown of all the key developments so far in states, Senate races and fights for House of Representative seats.

State results

Most state declared so far have been along expected lines, with Biden projected to take the likes of California, New York, Illinois, New Mexico and Colorado while the states called for Trump include Kansas, Missouri, South Carolina, Louisiana and Alabama.

The first nominal swing state declared was New Hampshire for Biden, however, with the Democrat taking the state’s four electoral college votes. It’s considered a swing state after voting Bush in 2000, though Clinton took New Hampshire in 2016.

Florida is looking very good for Trump, with Fox News becoming the first outlet to declare the result in his favour. About 98 per cent of the vote has been counted with Trump leading by four points, according to AP. The state’s 29 electoral votes are a must-win for Trump, while the Biden campaign had said it wasn’t his only path to the White House.

Meanwhile, Fox has declared Arizona for Biden - though no other outlet is yet to do so. The battleground state carries 11 electoral college votes.

Key Senate seats

Republican Lindsey Graham held on to his South Carolina seat as he defeated Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison, whose fundraising broke records to make it the most expensive Senate contest in history.

Mr Graham, already a well-known Republican figure nationally, drew the ire of Democrats as he chaired the confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick Amy Coney Barrett in recent weeks.

Democrat’s John Hickenlooper is projected to win Colorado, beating the incumbent Republican Sen Cory Gardner. The former two-term governor has a solid 10 points lead over his opponent. He had joined the race for the Senate after dropping out of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary.

But the Republicans flipped back, with Democrat senator Doug Jones unable to defend Alabama and losing out to challenger Tommy Tuberville, a former Auburn University football coach. During the campaign, Mr Jones had raised $27m, compared to $8m by his opponent.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recalled his childhood battle with polio in an acceptance speech, saying the US will likewise overcome Covid-19, as he held his seat against Democratic challenger Amy McGrath.

Notable House seats

Democrat favourite Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won her New York congressional seat by a large margin, despite huge fundraising efforts from her Republican challenger.

Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene won in Georgia. She becomes the first member of Congress to openly support the QAnon conspiracy theory, has publicly expressed racist views, attacked the Black Lives Matter movement and spoken against using face masks during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Plus, New Jersey has voted to legalise recreational cannabis use. Advocates say the move will boost revenue, thanks to a sales tax, at a time when coronavirus has hit government finances hard.

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