US election 2020 results in pictures: Donald Trump vs Joe Biden and some winners

BIDEN ON THE BRINK OF WHITE HOUSE WIN: Joe Biden won the battleground prizes of Michigan and Wisconsin on Wednesday. Biden's victories in the Great Lakes states left him at 264, meaning he was one battleground state away from crossing the threshold and becoming president-elect.

TRUMP SUES IN 3 STATES, LAYING GROUND FOR CONTESTING OUTCOME: President Donald Trump's campaign filed lawsuits Wednesday in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia, laying the groundwork for contesting battleground states as he slipped behind Democrat Joe Biden in the hunt for the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House.

MICHIGAN SECRETARY OF STATE SAYS TRUMP LAWSUIT 'FRIVOLOUS': Michigan’s secretary of state Jocelyn Benson said on Wednesday that a lawsuit by US President Donald Trump seeking to halt counting of votes there was “frivolous.” CNN and NBC projected Democrat Joe Biden the winner of Michigan on Wednesday afternoon, giving him 16 electoral votes toward the 270 he needs to win the presidency as ballot counting goes on in several other key states.

BIDEN FLIPS ANOTHER STATE, WINS IN MICHIGAN: Democrat Joe Biden has won the crucial battleground state of Michigan, US networks projected Wednesday, meaning the former vice president has flipped another state won by President Donald Trump in 2016. | Protesters attend a 'Count On Us'" rally at the Michigan State Capitol building in Lansing, Michigan.

BIDEN FLIPS BATTLEGROUND WISCONSIN: Joe Biden has defeated President Donald Trump in battleground Wisconsin, securing the state's 10 electoral votes and reclaiming a key part of the blue wall that slipped away from Democrats four years ago.

TRUMP TO ASK FOR RECOUNT IN WISCONSIN: President Donald Trump's campaign said Wednesday it was demanding a recount in Wisconsin, where early returns show Democrat Joe Biden with a slender lead. | Completed absentee ballots in the ballot room at the Kenosha Municipal Building in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

BIDEN LEADS TRUMP IN KEY MIDWEST STATES: Biden extended his narrow lead in Michigan while maintaining a slight edge in Wisconsin on Wednesday, according to Edison Research. The Republican president won the two pivotal battleground states in 2016. Michigan officials continued to count mail-in ballots that surged amid the coronavirus pandemic.

'SURPRISE BALLOT DUMPS': President Trump alleged that there had been "surprise ballot dumps" in states where he had been leading Biden. "Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States, in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled," Trump tweeted. "Then, one by one, they started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted." Trump did not offer any evidence for his allegation though.

HOPES FADE FOR DEMOCRATIC CONTROL OVER SENATE: Democrats had a disappointing election night as Republicans swatted down an onslaught of challengers and fought to retain their fragile majority. Several races remained undecided into Wednesday and at least one headed to a runoff in January. | Above: Supporters of Donald Trump gather for an election watch party in Houston.

TIGHT RACES IN BATTLEGROUND STATES: The fate of the United States presidency hung in the balance Wednesday morning, as President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden battled for three familiar battleground states - Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania - that could prove crucial in determining who wins the White House. It is unclear when or how quickly a winner could be determined.

COLUMBIA: Republican Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, the Senate Judiciary Committee chairman, was re-elected despite the Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison badly out-raised him.

NATIONALLY WATCHED RACE: Kentucky Republican and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has been re-elected by easily despatching a challenge from well-financed Democrat Amy McGrath.

BICE WINS BACK OKLAHOMA'S LONE DEMOCRATIC SEAT: State Senator Stephanie Bice won the House race for Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District, defeating freshman Democratic Representative Kendra Horn. Bice ran as a stalwart conservative on issues including gun rights, and she has supported Trump and his handling of the pandemic.

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IOWA: The victory by Republican Senator Joni Ernst over Theresa Greenfield, a Democrat with roots in the state's farming community, scuttled Democrats' hopes for a key pickup.

AYANNA PRESSLEY RE-ELECTED: Democrat Ayanna Pressley has won re-election to US House in Massachusetts' 7th Congressional District. The congresswoman faced a challenge from independent candidate Roy Owens.

MONTANA: Republican Senator Steve Daines held off a challenge from two-term Governor Steve Bullock, a former presidential candidate who branded himself as an independent-minded Democrat. Daines is known as a reliable conservative and has touted his ties to Trump.

OCASIO-CORTEZ WINS 2ND TERM: New York progressive Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez comfortably secured a second term in Congress with an expected win over her Republican challenger John Cummings who was outspent despite raising $10 million.

TEXAS: Republicans had breathed a sigh of relief when veteran Republican Senator John Cornyn was declared the winner in Texas by held off a challenge from Democrat M.J. Hegar.

KANSAS: Republican Representative Roger Marshall defeated Democratic state Senator Barbara Bollier in a surprisingly competitive race. Democrats haven't won a Senate seat in Kansas, one of the country's most reliably Republican states, since 1932.

BIDEN TEAM READY TO FIGHT TRUMP IN COURT: Democrat Joe Biden's campaign says it will fight any efforts by President Donald Trump's campaign to go to the US Supreme Court to prevent ballots from being tabulated. In a statement sent before 4 am Wednesday, Biden campaign manager Jen O'Malley Dillon called Trump's statement that he will "be going to the U.S. Supreme Court" and that he wants "all voting to stop" "outrageous, unprecedented and incorrect." | Above: Attendees hold Biden Harris signs during a presidential election night watch party in San Francisco.

KELLY FLIPS REPUBLICAN SEAT IN ARIZONA: Democrat Mark Kelly has won the Arizona Senate seat once held by John McCain. The former astronaut defeated Republican Sen. Martha McSally, who was appointed to the seat after McCain's death in 2018. Kelly could be sworn in as early as Nov. 30, when the results are officially certified.

BIDEN TAKES WISCONSIN: In Wisconsin, Biden took a small lead around 4:30 a.m. New York time, as several metropolitan areas submitted their absentee ballot counts. As expected, the Democrat took a large haul from Milwaukee, the state's biggest city - crucial to potentially overcoming Trump's strength in smaller towns and rural areas. An influx of nearly 170,000 absentee votes from the city of Milwaukee erased the solid lead from in-person voting that Trump had maintained since the polls closed at 8 p.m.

RACE TOO CLOSE TO CALL: President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are battling it out for the White House, with polls closed across the United States - and the American people waiting for results in key battlegrounds still up for grabs.

BIDEN PROJECTED TO WIN ARIZONA: Democrat Joe Biden has won in the southwestern US state of Arizona, a traditionally Republican stronghold which was captured by President Donald Trump in 2016, Fox News and the Associated Press projected early Wednesday.

TRUMP SAYS WILL FIGHT POLLS IN SUPREME COURT: US President Donald Trump has said that "a very sad group of people" is trying to disenfranchise millions of his supporters who voted for him. "A very sad group of people is trying to disenfranchise" the millions of people who voted for Trump, the Republican president said in a statement at the White House.

TRUMP WINS 4 OF 5 NEBRASKA VOTES, BIDEN GETS 1: President Donald Trump has won four of Nebraska's five electoral votes, while Democrat Joe Biden has won one electoral vote from the state. | US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Omaha, Nebraska.

TRUMP WINS TEXAS DESPITE DEMOCRATS' EFFORTS: President Donald Trump has won Texas and its 38 electoral votes despite a furious, late push by Democrats to turn America's biggest red state blue, AP has projected. | Vietnamese Americans supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather for an election watch party in Houston, Texas.

TRUMP WINS BIG PRIZE FLORIDA: President Donald Trump has won Florida and its 29 electoral votes, the biggest prize among the perennial battlegrounds and a state crucial to his reelection hopes. | Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump cheer in Miami, Florida.

DONALD TRUMP WINS IOWA AND MONTANA: President Donald Trump has won Iowa and Montana. The Republican nominee on Wednesday was awarded six electoral votes from Iowa and three electoral votes from Montana. | Ivanka Trump, daughter and adviser to President Donald Trump, speaks during a campaign event at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.

BIDEN WINS MINNESOTA, TURNING BACK TRUMP PUSH Joe Biden has carried Minnesota, turning back a strong push by President Donald Trump and holding on to a state narrowly won by Democrat Hillary Clinton four years ago. Biden was awarded the state's 10 electoral votes. | A group of kids who support presidential candidate Joe Biden take a knee and block the road near a polling place in Minneapolis.

JOE BIDEN WINS HAWAII: Democrat Joe Biden has won the state of Hawaii. He was awarded its four electoral votes.

TRUMP WINS IN OHIO: President Donald Trump defeated Democrat Joe Biden in the battleground state of Ohio, Fox and NBC projected. A woman waves to cars as she holds a flag in support of President Donald Trump on Election Day in Cincinnati.

TRUMP LEADS IN FLORIDA, BIDEN PINS HOPES ON 'BLUE WALL': President Donald Trump was leading Democratic rival Joe Biden in the vital battleground state of Florida. | Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump wave flags in Miami, Florida, U.S.

DONALD TRUMP WINS UTAH: President Donald Trump has won the state of Utah. The Republican nominee on Tuesday was awarded its six electoral votes. | Trump supporters gather near the Salt Lake County Government Center in Salt Lake City.

BIDEN WINS CALIFORNIA, OREGON, WASHINGTON STATE, TRUMP TAKES IDAHO: Democrat Joe Biden has won California, Oregon and Washington state, while President Donald Trump has won Idaho. California, Oregon and Washington are all liberal states, while Idaho is conservative. | People watch the U.S. Presidential election early results in San Diego, California, U.S.

BIDEN WINS NEW HAMPSHIRE, HOLDING IT FOR DEMOCRATS: Democrat Joe Biden has won New Hampshire and its four electoral votes, holding on to a state that President Donald Trump only narrowly lost in 2016. | The votes are tallied in New Hampshire.

President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden were locked in tight races in battleground states across the country as votes were being counted.

DONALD TRUMP WINS MISSOURI: President Donald Trump has won the state of Missouri. The Republican nominee on Tuesday was awarded its 10 electoral votes. | A supporter cheers during the Missouri GOP election night watch party at the White River Conference Center in Springfield, Missouri.

DONALD TRUMP WINS KANSAS: President Donald Trump has won the state of Kansas. The Republican nominee on Tuesday was awarded its six electoral votes. | People cast their ballots at the National World War I museum on Election Day in Kansas City.

BIDEN WINS COLORADO: Joe Biden has won the state of Colorado. He was awarded its nine electoral votes on Tuesday. | A man fills out his ballot after registering to vote at Vanguard Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

TRUMP WINS 5 MORE STATES, BIDEN ADDS 2: President Donald Trump has won Louisiana, Nebraska, Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming, while Democrat Joe Biden has won New Mexico and New York.

TRUMP WINS INDIANA: President Donald Trump has won the state of Indiana. The Republican nominee on Tuesday was awarded its 11 electoral votes. | People cast their ballots on election day inside the Century Center in South Bend, Indiana.