PHOENIX — With less than a percentage point separating President Donald Trump from challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden, the vote count continues in Arizona. The count is expected to be finalized by Thursday.
AZ President of the United States race result 10/7/2020 7:52 p.m.
| Polling Place | Early Ballot | Provisional Ballot | Total | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biden, Joseph (DEM) | 117,783 | 1,525,617 | 264 | 1,643,664 | 49.50% |
| Trump, Donald J. (REP) | 240,723 | 1,385,493 | 463 | 1,626,679 | 48.99% |
| Jorgensen, Jo (LBT) | 7,029 | 42,941 | 14 | 49,984 | 1.51% |
Rural Counties:
Pinal – 63.9/33.5 Trump to Biden with 13,417 votes
Apache – (combined total of both updates today)
62.9/35.6 Biden to Trump with 6,291Statewide margin – 16,952 (.51%)
~81k ballots left to count (of which, ~45k provisional) #ElectionResults2020 #AZ
— Data Orbital (@Data_Orbital) November 8, 2020
According to Data Orbital, a data analytics and survey research firm, there are 81,000 ballots left to count.
President Trump would have to receive a larger share of the votes remaining than he has in the past in order to take the lead.