Biden Officially Wins Arizona.br President-elect Joe Biden's electoral count br is now 290, 20 points more than the br 270 threshold to win the presidency.br Biden's win in AZ marks just br the second time a Democratic br presidential candidate carried br the state in 70 years.br AZ's most populous county, br Maricopa County, has shifted blue in recent years.br A growing Latino population and an increase br in residents who have relocated from CA and IL br have contributed to the shift.br AZ was also the home state of respected br Republican Senator and presidential candidate br John McCain. McCain died in 2018.br President Donald Trump has consistently br mocked and criticized McCain br and did not attend his funeral.br Clearly, voters wanted something br new from Arizona. Voters were br energized and enthused to vote.