Biden Clinches the Democratic Presidential Nomination

Democrat passes delegate milestone, starting general campaign
Mail-in ballots from previous primaries sealed nomination

Joe Biden
Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg

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By Tyler Pager and Gregory Korte

June 6, 2020 at 2:44 AM UTC

Updated on

June 6, 2020 at 3:45 AM UTC

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Joe Biden has formally clinched the Democratic presidential nomination, according to the Associated Press tally, officially setting off his general election campaign to unseat President Donald Trump.

The former vice president passed the milestone after collecting 1,993 delegates to the national convention, two more than the 1,991 needed to become the nominee. Mail-in ballots from Indiana, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, which released results Friday evening, pushed Biden over the top.