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Georgia's Recount Confirms Biden's Lead; AP Declares Him State's Winner

The full hand recount of the state's 5 million presidential votes resulted in a slight narrowing of Joe Biden's lead over President Trump, but not nearly enough to change the result.
Gwinnett County election workers handle ballots Monday in Lawrenceville, Ga., as part of the state's recount for the 2020 presidential election.

Updated at 9:12 p.m. ET

Georgia election officials released a report Thursday evening on the results of the hand tally recount of the presidential election, affirming Joe Biden's lead in the state.

Shortly after the results were released, The Associated Press called Joe Biden as

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