The ways Joe Biden or Donald Trump would get 270 electoral votes and the White House

As states worked to tally remaining ballots two days after Election Day, Democratic nominee Joe Biden sat just shy Thursday of the electoral votes needed to win the White House.

Votes counted in undecided states so far show the paths both he and President Donald Trump have to the 270 electoral vote threshold that would earn them the presidency.

As of Thursday morning Biden had won 253 electoral votes, according to NBC News projections. Trump trailed with 214.

The race appeared to come down to a handful of states NBC classified as either too close or too early to call: Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona, Nevada and Alaska.