The polls have long closed in the US presidential election but the race for the White House between Donald Trump and Joe Biden is still unresolved. Why?
It was always possible that we would not get a result on election night.
Millions more Americans have been voting by post due to coronavirus, which means a delay in counting all the votes was always likely.
When do we usually get a US election result?
The result is usually clear on the night of the election.
Different states stop voting at different times. The first polls closed on the East Coast at 19:00 local time (00:00 GMT).
This was followed by a running total of votes as they were reported in each state.
The full count is never completed on election night - that is normal - but enough votes are usually in to confirm a winner.
A state is "projected" by major US media outlets when they believe one candidate has an unbeatable lead.
Different states stop voting at different times. The first polls closed on the East Coast at 19:00 local time (00:00 GMT).
This was followed by a running total of votes as they were reported in each state.
The full count is never completed on election night - that is normal - but enough votes are usually in to confirm a winner.
A state is "projected" by major US media outlets when they believe one candidate has an unbeatable lead.
That's not the final result but it nearly always proves to be correct when all the votes are counted.
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