US: Pennsylvania casts 20 electoral votes for Joe Biden

Pennsylvania on Monday cast its 20 electoral votes for Democrat Joe Biden, native son whose win in state last month cemented his victory over President Donald Trump.

electors, primarily Democratic elected officials, also chose Biden's running mate, Kamala Harris, as vice president. 20 electors were socially distanced in a caverus auditorium near Capitol, meeting re instead of floor of state House because of pandemic.

Electoral College meeting, rmally a formality, drew extra attention this year because of Trump campaign's baseless claims of a rigged election and its fruitless legal machinations to try to get results overturned.

Trump loyalists in Pennsylvania held a rival meeting in Harrisburg on Monday and said y cast what y described as a "conditional vote" for Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. state Republican Party said Trump electors met at request of campaign.