President-elect Joe Biden has broken a twenty-four years jinx as he narrowly won Arizona, capturing the state’s 11 electoral votes and strengthening his Electoral College margin.
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Mr Biden, who won the state by about 11,000 votes, or 0.3 percentage points, is the first Democratic presidential candidate to carry the state since President Bill Clinton in 1996.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Pct. | Electoral votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph R. Biden Jr.Winner | Democrat | 1,668,684 | 49.40% | 11 | |
| Donald J. Trump* | Republican | 1,657,250 | 49.06 | — | |
| Jo Jorgensen | Libertarian | 51,278 | 1.52 | — | |
| Write-ins | 551 | 0.02 | — | ||
| Total reported | 3,377,763 | ||||
* Incumbent
