Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is trying to make sure the state is “[getting] it right” when counting the ballots cast in the state.
ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos noted that the results from the state “could take days,” to which Shapiro responded during Wednesday’s interview, “Gotta get it right, George.”
Shapiro also declared that counties in Pennsylvania are “full steam ahead” counting ballots.
Asked when he expects to see results, the state’s attorney general responded, “We’ve been saying for months we’re going to secure, protect, and count every vote, so we secured the vote, we protected it and now it’s being counted.”
He added that it is “way too early in the process” to know which presidential candidate will win the state.
As of Wednesday at 11:40 a.m. EST, out of the 79% of estimated votes counted in Pennsylvania, President Donald Trump holds a lead of 53.5% while Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has 45.2%. There are 20 Electoral College votes in the state.
Watch the video below:
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro tells @GStephanopoulos it’s still “way too early” to know which presidential candidate will win the 20 electoral votes up for grabs in the Keystone State. https://t.co/V786wHGevk pic.twitter.com/HZFl1V5a9L
— ABC News (@ABC) November 4, 2020
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) urged Americans to be patient while waiting for the state’s election results. Roughly 60% of the ballots were counted statewide by Wednesday night at midnight, according to The Washington Post.
“I encourage all of you to take a deep breath,” he said at a press conference Tuesday night. “What’s most important is that we have accurate results, and that each vote is counted.”
Wolf also delivered remarks on Wednesday:
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf updates on the status of ballots, saying, "We may not know the results even today, but the most important thing is that we have accurate results." https://t.co/kns8OSTMIW pic.twitter.com/X1dH1ixWCF
— ABC News (@ABC) November 4, 2020
The Supreme Court recently delivered a win for Democrats in allowing Pennsylvania a longer deadline of three days after Election Day to continue receiving absentee ballots.
According to The New York Times, officials expect most votes to be counted by Friday.
Additionally, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told “Good Morning America” that the final results from the state should “definitely” be done by the end of Wednesday.
See his remarks below:
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger tells @RobinRoberts vote counting in the Peach State will “definitely” be done by the end of the day. https://t.co/DOjNyDCMV1 pic.twitter.com/0fQZIvfuvh
— ABC News (@ABC) November 4, 2020
Georgia has become an unexpected question mark for Trump, with Biden posing a strong challenge in a state that Democrats have not carried in a presidential election since 1992.
Here are the latest results. https://t.co/tOGx9Ol9t6 pic.twitter.com/EtJYBZ2AcR
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 4, 2020
Out of the 92% estimated votes counted so far, Trump is leading in Georgia with 50.3% while Biden has 48.5%, as of 11:40 a.m. EST. There are 16 Electoral College votes in the state.
Here's where the popular vote stands now, based on the votes reported so far. #Election2020 https://t.co/dbaqPuuL80 pic.twitter.com/CgiIdKkVzo
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 4, 2020
Both Trump and Biden still have paths to winning.
For Biden, one route goes through Arizona and Georgia.
For Trump, winning may depend on holding onto Michigan, Wisconsin and Georgia, three states he won in 2016. https://t.co/7eQmKfY0jK pic.twitter.com/PfyLhVQm2I
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 4, 2020
As of 11:40 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Biden has 227 electoral votes while Trump has 213 electoral votes, out of the 270 needed to win the White House.
