Headlines National News Political News US NewsJoe Biden wins the 2020 US election by TanyaNovember 7, 2020November 7, 20200727 Share0 Watch “Joe Biden wins the 2020 election!” Update: As of 5:13 p.m. Nov. 7, the Associated Press was reporting President-Elect Joe Biden had 290 electoral votes, with only 270 being needed to win the election.