Democratic nominee Joe Biden has surpassed former President Barack Obama’s 2008 popular vote record and has won more overall votes than any other presidential candidate in U.S. history.
With ballots still being counted, Biden is leading the popular vote with 72,187,250 votes (50.4 percent) against President Donald Trump who has earned 68,691,756 votes (48 percent) as of Thursday morning (EST), according to the Associated Press. Biden’s current vote tally surpasses Obama’s record of 69,498,516 set in 2008 in a race against Sen. John McCain, while Trump is on track to exceed the record as well.
