Democrat Joe Biden is increasing his lead over US President Donald Trump in the state of Georgia.
Biden overtakes Trump by 7,248 votes after adding to his tally in Fulton County, which includes most of the city of Atlanta, with over 98% of the state’s ballots now counted, the New York Times reports.
Trump’s lead dwindled after Election Day when state officials began processing mail-in ballots, a form of voting that has skewed heavily in Biden’s favor after Trump spent months claiming — without proof — that voting by mail would lead to widespread voter fraud.
If there is less than a 0.5% difference between Biden’s and Trump’s vote totals, state law dictates that a recount must be held.
A Democratic presidential candidate hasn’t won Georgia since Bill Clinton in 1992.
— With AP
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