Trump, Biden score early wins but early to call crucial battleground

US President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden have opened the American presidential election results night with predictable victories and are locked in an edge of the seat battle in all important Florida where more than 91 per cent of the votes are in But Florida Georgia and Pennsylvania were still too early to callOn Tuesday Americans flocked to the polls in record numbers in the middle of the raging Covid19 pandemic which has killed 232529 people in the country and infected 9376293 others as well as upended the lives and work for millionsEven before election day a record number of Americans had cast mail in votes accounting for more than 70 per cent of the total vote in 2016Based on projections ahead of the counting Trump came into election night with a narrow path to victory Biden with several hinging on wins in Wisconsin Michigan and PennsylvaniaIn a burst of projected results in two hours after the first poll closings Trump has taken South Dakota Louisiana North Dakota Arkansas Alabama Mississippi Oklahoma Tennessee Kentucky West Virginia and IndianaWhile Biden has bagged Colorado New York Vermont Connecticut Delaware Illinois Maryland Massachusetts New Jersey and Rhode IslandVirginia once a battleground and now a Democratic stronghold has also been called for the former Vice PresidentDelaware on the Biden column has been the his hometown since he moved there as a young boy from Scranton PennsylvaniaDelaware went to former Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton in 2016 The state last voted for a Republican in 1988The projectionss a combination of races called by multiple television networks and The Associated Press AP are on fairly expected lines so far while US voters remain glued to the crucial Florida numbersThat map has begun lighting up like a slot machine as anxiety swirls all aroundWild swings were expected in the early hours because of the split between mail in voting and final day numbersEarly votes are projected to generally favour Biden final day numbers are likely to be strong for RepublicansBidens victory in Vermont is on expected lines as Democrats have kept the state in their column since 1992 Clinton got a huge win here in 2016Trump won West Virginia by 42 points in 2016 and Kentucky by nearly 30 points The last time a Democratic candidate carried West Virginia was Bill Clinton in 1996In parallel the legal battle that Trump has been pointing to has begun with Republican lawyers on Election Day challenging mail in ballots in a crucial Democraticleaning district near PhiladelphiaA federal judge on Tuesday ordered the US Postal Service to look for any missing ballots in its facilities across several battlegroundsKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever