The vote count moments ago has made it official that Democrat Joe Biden is elected the 46th President of the United States with 273 electoral votes to Republican President Donald Trump’s 214 electoral votes. At age 77, Biden makes history as the oldest president of the United States; running mate Kamala Harris makes history as the first woman vice president of the United States. The 20th amendment to the Constitution specifies that the term of each newly elected President of the United States begins at noon, Jan. 20. Courtesy/Biden Campaign