Presidential election results: Biden says ‘we are on track to win’ as Trump takes Florida and Ohio

**US President Donald Trump has gained an early lead over his Democratic opponent Joe Biden in the Presidential elections, thanks to victory in Indiana and Kentucky.

Donald Trump is seeking to continue his presidency for another four years. His Democratic challenger, 77-year-old Joe Biden is hoping to unseat him.

Democratic’s Biden has held a consistent lead in the polls throughout campaigning but in the last week, Trump has led energetic rallies as he seeks to produce another shock result.

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Trump projected to win North Dakota Donald Trump is projected to win North Dakota.

The state is a firm stronghold for Republicans. Since 1940, only one Democratic presidential candidate has won the state: Lyndon B Johnson.

As per CNN, Trump will win South Carolina. There are nine electoral votes at stake in South Carolina.

Joe Biden will win New York, as per CNN. There are 29 electoral votes at stake in New York. It takes 270 electoral votes to win the 2020 presidential election.

Trump and Biden split first states to be called, run neck-and-neck in Florida

President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden split the first U.S. states to be projected in the White House race on Tuesday, with the two contenders neck and neck in vital Florida and other competitive battleground states, including Georgia and Ohio, still up in the air.

President Trump will win Tennessee, as per CNN projects. There are 11 electoral votes at stake in Tennessee. It takes 270 electoral votes to win the 2020 presidential election.

Joe Biden wins Virginia and its 13 electoral votes.

As polls began to close in seven states, Trump also was projected to win Kentucky by the Associated Press, and Biden was projected by Fox News to win Democratic-leaning Vermont and Virginia in widely expected results. Indiana had been expected to go to Trump.

According to Edison Research, the president secured a victory in Indiana by securing 11 electoral votes, while he has also won the polls from Kentucky.

Meanwhile challenger Joe Biden is victorious in Vermont.