President-Elect Biden: ‘Let’s give each other a chance’

ATLANTA — Joe Biden has been elected to be the 46th president of the United States, according to ABC News and the Associated Press.

The projection comes after a new batch of votes from Pennsylvania propelled Biden to a nearly 31,000-vote lead in the state, clinching the race there and putting Biden at the 270 electoral college votes he needed to win.

Shortly after news outlets projected that Biden would win Pennsylvania, he was also projected to win Nevada, adding to his Electoral College lead.

Kamala Harris has been elected the first female Vice President.

The race won’t officially be decided until December 14, when the Electoral College votes.

President-Elect Joe Biden has released a statement and a video thanking Americans and promising to be the President for all Americans.

“I am honored and humbled by the trust the American people have placed in me and in Vice President-elect Harris. In the face of unprecedented obstacles, a record number of Americans voted. Proving once again, that democracy beats deep in the heart of America. With the campaign over, it’s time to put the anger and the harsh rhetoric behind us and come together as a nation. It’s time for America to unite. And to heal. We are the United States of America. And there’s nothing we can’t do, if we do it together.”

The Trump campaign has also released a statement, claiming that Biden has falsely claimed victory (full statement in live updates, below).

“We all know why Joe Biden is rushing to falsely pose as the winner, and why his media allies are trying so hard to help him: they don’t want the truth to be exposed. The simple fact is this election is far from over. Joe Biden has not been certified as the winner of any states, let alone any of the highly contested states headed for mandatory recounts, or states where our campaign has valid and legitimate legal challenges that could determine the ultimate victor. In Pennsylvania, for example, our legal observers were not permitted meaningful access to watch the counting process. Legal votes decide who is president, not the news media.”

Biden remains ahead in three other crucial battleground states, including Georgia, where the former Vice President is ahead of President Trump by over 10,000 votes.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has said that Georgia is likely headed for a recount.

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LIVE UPDATES FROM SATURDAY:

9:14 p.m.

Joe Biden’s lead over President Trump has climbed again by about 1,500 votes since Saturday morning. He’s now up 9,160 votes in Georgia.

8:38 p.m.

Joe Biden arrives on the stage to address America for the first time as President-Elect.

“Folks, the people of this nation have spoken. They’ve delivered us a clear victory, a convincing victory, a victory for we, the people. We’ve won with the most votes ever cast on a presidential ticket in the history of the nation, 74 million,” Biden said. “I’m humbled by the trust and confidence you’ve placed in me. I pledge to be a president who seeks not to divide but unify."

8:28 p.m.

Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris takes the stage to introduce President-Elect Joe Biden. She opened by mentioning Atlanta Congressman John Lewis who passed away weeks before the election.

"Congressman John Lewis, before his passing, wrote “Democracy is not a state, it is an act.” And what he meant was that America’s democracy is not guaranteed. It is only as strong as our willingness to fight for it,” Harris said.

6:34 p.m.

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp tweeted that votes are still being counted in the state and an audit and recount is coming. He says the fight is far from over.

6:30 p;m.

DeKalb County has announced early voting dates and times for the 5th Congressional District Special Election runoff.

The runoff is between Kwanza Hall and Robert Franklin.

Early voting starts Nov. 9 and ends Nov. 25 and will be available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Voting is also available Saturday, Nov. 21 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. DeKalb voters can cast their ballots in person, by mail or by drop boxes.

The runoff election is Dec. 1.

The only designated early voting location for the special election is the DeKalb VRE office, located at 4380 Memorial Drive, Decatur.

5:41 p.m.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said an issue was discovered involving reporting from their work on Friday. Officials are at State Farm Arena rescanning their work with investigators and monitors on site.

5:25 p.m.

The celebration continues in Midtown:

5:13 p.m.

President-Elect Joe Biden has moved ahead in Georgia once again, leading the President by 7,457 votes.

5:04 p.m.

Trump is tweeting for the first time since his defeat:

4:14 p.m.

The White House has called a lid, which means President Trump will not be speaking tonight.

1:52 p.m.

Former President Bill Clinton has issued a statement, saying “democracy has won.”

1:06 p.m.

President Obama has released a statement, congratulating his former Vice President on his victory:

12:40 p.m.

Cobb County expects to process their remaining 700 - 800 ballots today:

12:33 p.m.

President-Elect Joe Biden will address the nation at 8 p.m. alongside Kamala Harris and their spouses from Wilmington, Delaware.

12:23 p.m.

“We did it, Joe.” Vice President-elect Kamala Harris tweeted a sweet video of a phone call with Biden:

12:16 p.m.

The Associated Press has called Nevada for Joe Biden, pushing him over the necessary 270 electoral college votes to win the presidency.

11:52 a.m.

President-Elect Joe Biden has released a statement and a video thanking Americans and promising to be the President for all Americans.

“I am honored and humbled by the trust the American people have placed in me and in Vice President-elect Harris. In the face of unprecedented obstacles, a record number of Americans voted. Proving once again, that democracy beats deep in the heart of America. With the campaign over, it’s time to put the anger and the harsh rhetoric behind us and come together as a nation. It’s time for America to unite. And to heal. We are the United States of America. And there’s nothing we can’t do, if we do it together.”

11:49 a.m.

The Trump campaign has released a statement from the President, who says Biden has falsely claimed victory and he will pursue legal action.

"Statement from President Donald J. Trump

"We all know why Joe Biden is rushing to falsely pose as the winner, and why his media allies are trying so hard to help him: they don’t want the truth to be exposed. The simple fact is this election is far from over. Joe Biden has not been certified as the winner of any states, let alone any of the highly contested states headed for mandatory recounts, or states where our campaign has valid and legitimate legal challenges that could determine the ultimate victor. In Pennsylvania, for example, our legal observers were not permitted meaningful access to watch the counting process. Legal votes decide who is president, not the news media.

"Beginning Monday, our campaign will start prosecuting our case in court to ensure election laws are fully upheld and the rightful winner is seated. The American People are entitled to an honest election: that means counting all legal ballots, and not counting any illegal ballots. This is the only way to ensure the public has full confidence in our election. It remains shocking that the Biden campaign refuses to agree with this basic principle and wants ballots counted even if they are fraudulent, manufactured, or cast by ineligible or deceased voters. Only a party engaged in wrongdoing would unlawfully keep observers out of the count room – and then fight in court to block their access.

“So what is Biden hiding? I will not rest until the American People have the honest vote count they deserve and that Democracy demands.”

- President Donald J. Trump

11:45 a.m.

Biden has been elected the 46th president of the United States, the Associated Press and ABC News projects.

11:23 p.m.

Biden’s lead in Pennsylvania has risen to nearly 31,000 votes:

11:19 a.m.

Gwinnett County is still having computer issued, with just a few hundred votes left to count.

11:10 a.m.

Here are the next steps to the election process in Georgia:

11:00 a.m.

More votes coming in from Maricopa County in Arizona has slimmed Biden’s lead to just over 20,000 votes.

Saturday, 5:00 a.m. Here’s the latest vote tally for the Presidential race in Georgia from ABC News:

GEORGIA Biden: 2,461,455 Trump: 2,454,207. Biden leads by 7,248 votes.

The update came after several counties, uploaded all or a portion of their military and overseas ballots and provisional ballots overnight, including roughly 5,000 from Fulton County.

Other states still counting:

• ARIZONA Biden: 1,626,943, Trump: 1,606,370. Biden leads by 20,573 votes
• NEVADA Biden: 632,558, Trump: 609,901. Biden leads by 22,657 votes.
• PENNSYLVANIA Biden: 3,336,887, Trump: 3,308,054. Biden leads by 28,833 votes.
• NORTH CAROLINA Trump: 2,732,818, Biden: 2,656,303. Trump leads by 76,515 votes

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Friday Night at 11:30 p.m. From Channel 2′s Michael Seiden, Gwinnett County will be back at 9 a.m. to continue processing votes. They will not start on provisional ballots until Monday.

A county spokesperson told Seiden; “Gwinnett County Elections has completed its tabulation of re-adjudicated absentee by mail ballots and has started adjudicating Election Day and advance in-person write-in candidates. Additionally, all advance in-person ballots and 1,010 of 1,013 military and overseas ballots have been tabulated. The ballots were published to the Secretary of State’s election results website at 4:57 p.m. Friday. A total of 535 absentee by mail ballots that required a signature cure and three military/overseas ballots will be counted tomorrow (Sat.) after Dominion technicians make the system adjustments needed to complete the count. Additionally, 965 provisional ballots will have to be reviewed by the Gwinnett County Board of Voter Registrations and Elections to determine their eligibility to be tabulated. The Board of Voter Registrations and Elections is scheduled to review the provisional ballots on the morning of Monday, November 9.”

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Gwinnett County stops counting ballots for night following technical glitch The race is still too close to call with all the outstanding ballots, including provisional and military ballots.