Arizona endures tense wait for final election result in last battleground
by Edward Helmore from US news | The Guardian on (#6S3J9)
Tallies are 83% complete, with Trump at 52.7%, but 602,000 uncounted votes give Harris a chance to catch up
Arizona remained in a tense waiting game on Saturday for its election results, even as neighboring Nevada declared for Donald Trump overnight, giving the president-elect six out of seven swing states after election day on 5 November.
In Arizona, official tallies were 83% complete by mid-morning on Saturday with Trump leading at 52.7% and Harris at 46%, or about 180,000 votes ahead. But enough ballots remain uncounted - 602,000 as of late Friday night - for the state to remain undeclared. The state sensationally flipped to Joe Biden and the Democrats in 2020.
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