Joe Biden has won the state of Michigan, according to The Associated Press. With the call, the Democratic nominee adds 16 electoral votes to his column and makes his second inroad at rebuilding the “blue wall” around the Great Lakes. Wisconsin was called for Biden earlier Wednesday.
The win gives Biden 264 electoral votes. If the AP calls any remaining state for Biden, he would reach 270 electoral votes, and by the AP’s count, he would be president-elect.
President Trump’s campaign has contested the vote-count process in Michigan and some other states.
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