Trump projected to win Alaska


President Trump will win Alaska, NBC News and Politico projected Wednesday. With 75 percent of votes counted, Trump secured 56.9 percent of the vote to President-elect Joe Biden's 39.1 percent, NBC News says.
Trump's win in Alaska — as well as the re-election of Sen. David Sullivan (R) projected Wednesday — is not unexpected. But the state's three electoral votes, bringing Trump to a total of 217, still leave him far from Biden's 279 total.
Biden's projected win in Pennsylvania on Saturday gave him the electoral votes he needed to be projected the next president. Trump has refused to concede, and is embarking on legal battles across the country in an attempt to overturn mail-in votes for Biden. But Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris have continued with their transition plans, announcing teams to facilitate a smooth transfer of power on Tuesday.
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Arizona, Georgia, and North Carolina have yet to be unanimously called in Biden or Trump's favor, though Arizona and Georgia seem headed in Biden's favor.
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