Biden at 126 electoral votes, Trump at 89: US media
published : 4 Nov 2020 at 10:24
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: AFP
President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are battling it out for the White House, with polls gradually closing across the United States Tuesday and a long night of waiting for results ahead.
The first results are trickling in, with US media projecting wins for the Republican incumbent so far in 13 states including Indiana, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Tennessee and West Virginia -- all states he won in 2016.
Biden has captured 11 states including his home state Delaware and New York, plus the US capital Washington. As with Trump, so far, all states claimed by Biden were won by Democrat Hillary Clinton in 2016.
So far, that gives Biden 126 electoral votes and Trump 89. The magic number is 270. Observers expect the hotly contested race for the White House to come down to a handful of key states.
Vocabulary
- challenger: an opponent in competition, in this case, an election - คู่แข่ง
- contested (adj): in a competition, e.g. an election, etc. - การเลือกตั้งที่มีการคัดค้าน
- electoral vote: (in a US presidential election) the vote by electors, with each state having electors according to how many represenatives and senators they have in Congress. In all but two states, the candidate with the most votes in a state gets all its electors. - การลงคะแนนเลือกประธานาธิบดีจากคนตัวแทนที่ได้รับสิทธิ
- incumbent: a person who holds an official position at the present time - ผู้ดำรงตำแหน่ง
- key: very important - ที่สำคัญ
- trickle in: to gradually arrive in small numbers - เคลื่อนไหวอย่างช้าๆ
