Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said on Thursday that a hand audit of ballots in the state had confirmed Joe Biden as the winner of the Nov. 3 election in Georgia.

An audit was launched after unofficial results showed Biden leading President Donald Trump by about 14,000 votes.

Raffensperger said there was ā€œno doubtā€ that the state would certify Biden’s victory on Friday.

ā€œThe audit has aligned very close to what we had in election night reporting,ā€ Raffensperger told local station WSB-TV. ā€œIt’s so close, it’s not a thimble full of difference.ā€

(Reporting by Simon Lewis; Editing by Himani Sarkar)