Pennsylvania and Nevada Certify Election Results for Biden .<br />On Tuesday, the two battleground states formally awarded a total of 26 electoral votes to President-elect Biden.<br />Though Nevada Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske, a Republican, officially certified Nevada's results Tuesday morning.<br />she did not publicly acknowledge <br />Biden as the winner.<br />North Carolina certified its results <br />in favor of Donald Trump, awarding <br />the president 15 electoral votes.<br />Other states are to certify <br />their results by Dec. 8.<br />On Tuesday, the Trump administration approved <br />the start of a formal transition to Biden.