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Was the Libertarian vote in 2020 larger than the Biden victory margin in some swing states?

By Allegra Taylor
YES

In the 2020 presidential election, in some swing states (including Georgia, Wisconsin and Arizona) the number of votes for Libertarian Party candidate Jo Jorgensen was greater than the margin of victory for President-elect Joe Biden over President Donald Trump.

In Georgia, Jorgensen got 62,066 votes; as of November 18, only 13,977 votes separated Biden and Trump. In Arizona, Jorgensen got 51,465 votes; Biden led Trump by 10,377 votes. In Wisconsin, Biden led Trump by 20,467 votes, while Jorgensen won 38,190 votes.

In Pennsylvania, Jorgensen's total of 79,511 votes was just below Biden's winning margin of 82,800 votes.

It's impossible to know how many votes for Jorgensen would have otherwise gone to Trump in the 2020 election had she not run for president.

Jorgensen received 1.2% of votes cast nationally.

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