Workers still counting ballots in key battleground states

Election officials in several key states counted ballots Thursday as the nation awaited the outcome of the race between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden and braced for possible recounts and legal challenges.

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Thu., Nov. 5, 2020

An election worker examine ballots as vote counting in the general election continues at State Farm Arena on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Atlanta.

Brynn Anderson Associated Press
An election supervisor answer questions from an election worker as vote counting in the general election continues at State Farm Arena on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Atlanta.

Brynn Anderson Associated Press
A election worker moves a tray of ballots as vote counting in the general election continues at State Farm Arena on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Atlanta.

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Election workers count ballots at State Farm Arena on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Atlanta.

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A protester behind Philadelphia police officers argues her point outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center where votes are being counted, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Philadelphia, following Tuesday's election.

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Maricopa County elections officials count ballots, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, at the Maricopa County Recorder's Office in Phoenix.

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Maricopa County elections officials and observers watch as ballots are tallied, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, at the Maricopa County Recorders Office in Phoenix.

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A county election worker scans ballots at a tabulating area at the Clark County Election Department, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in Las Vegas.

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Ric Grenell, Donald Trump adviser and former acting director of national intelligence, speaks during a news conference in front of the Clark County Election Department, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Las Vegas.

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Monroe County municipal workers count ballots as vote counting in the general election continues, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Stroudsburg, Pa.

Mary Altaffer
Monroe County municipal workers handle ballots as vote counting in the general election continues, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Stroudsburg, Pa.

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Monroe County municipal workers handle ballots as vote counting in the general election continues, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Stroudsburg, Pa.

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People rally outside City Hall, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Phoenix. Dozens of pro-Trump protesters gathered to protest after Democratic challenger Joe Biden was reported to have flipped the Republican stronghold of Arizona.

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