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Election 2020 live updates: Trump falsely claims ‘we have already won,’ threatens to go to Supreme Court

President Trump and Joe Biden battled into Tuesday night with no clear winner, as major contests remained too close. Biden addressed the nation urging patience, and Trump called the election into question.

Former Vice President Joe Biden, left, and President Trump.
(Los Angeles Times photo illustration)

President Trump and Joe Biden staked a series of expected victories. In battleground states, the president took Florida, Ohio and Iowa; Biden was ahead in Arizona.

GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham won his bid for reelection in South Carolina, and Democrat John Hickenlooper rode Trump resistance to win in the Colorado Senate race.

Our reporters are bringing dispatches from more than a dozen cities in battleground states. Follow our live coverage.

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