The presidency hangs in a balance Wednesday morning, as the United States awaits final election results. Tight races in battleground states, Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania are proving more crucial for who wins the White House than expected. A small lead for Biden came in Michigan and Wisconsin from a late burst of votes. Hundreds of thousands of votes remain outstanding in Pennsylvania. It is unclear when a winner will be determined.

Joe Biden won Minnesota’s 10 electoral votes. His win dashed Trump’s hopes to be the first Republican candidate to take the state since Richard Nixon in 1972. Following a narrow loss of Minnesota in 2016’s race to Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton, Trump held several rallies in urban Minnesota areas.
Rallies that included a visit to Rochester on October 30. Biden won Minnesota by over 7%.

St. Thomas students voted at McNeely Hall on campus and Groveland Recreation Center in St. Paul on Tuesday. Groveland Recreation Center also saw local community members. Groveland Head Election Judge Bob Wojcicki noted he saw more of an eagerness to vote this year due to a broader awareness of the year’s election.

Daniel Rose can be reached at daniel.rose@stthomas.edu