Election workers in Gwinnett County, Georgia began working through a recount of 414,000 ballots Friday morning, Nov. 13, 2020, representing nearly 10% of all votes cast in the state. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)
ATLANTA — Georgia's manual recount began Friday morning as election workers reviewed the first of nearly 5 million ballots to confirm the outcome of the presidential race.
The recount to determine a new, official count started at 9 a.m. and will last until 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday. Joe Biden led Donald Trump by 14,000 votes as of Friday afternoon.
Several news outlets on Friday declared Biden the state's winner, making him the first Democratic presidential candidate to win Georgia since 1992.
Election workers in Gwinnett County, Georgia began working through a recount of 414,000 ballots Friday morning, Nov. 13, 2020, representing nearly 10% of all votes cast in the state. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)
NBC News, ABC News, CNN and the New York Times made the call for Biden in Georgia on Friday afternoon.
NBC News tweeted that Biden is "the apparent winner," while ABC News called Biden the "projected winner." CNN posted its projection calling the state for Biden just before 2:30 p.m.
Trump, meanwhile, expressed confidence in Georgia's recount, telling The Washington Examiner he thinks it will show he won.
Election workers in Gwinnett County, Georgia began working through a recount of 414,000 ballots Friday morning, Nov. 13, 2020, representing nearly 10% of all votes cast in the state. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)
The recount requires elections workers to review every ballot by hand.
"Hand-counting is the best. To do a spin of the machine doesn't mean anything. You pick up 10 votes. But when you hand-count — I think we're going to win Georgia," Trump told The Washington Examiner on Thursday.
Election workers in Gwinnett County, Georgia began working through a recount of 414,000 ballots Friday morning, Nov. 13, 2020, representing nearly 10% of all votes cast in the state. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS) Election workers in Gwinnett County, Georgia began working through a recount of 414,000 ballots Friday morning, Nov. 13, 2020, representing nearly 10% of all votes cast in the state. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS) Election workers in Gwinnett County, Georgia began working through a recount of 414,000 ballots Friday morning, Nov. 13, 2020, representing nearly 10% of all votes cast in the state. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS) Election workers in Gwinnett County, Georgia began working through a recount of 414,000 ballots Friday morning, Nov. 13, 2020, representing nearly 10% of all votes cast in the state. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS) Election workers in Gwinnett County, Georgia began working through a recount of 414,000 ballots Friday morning, Nov. 13, 2020, representing nearly 10% of all votes cast in the state. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)
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