Democratic nominee Joe Biden has won more votes than any other presidential candidate in the US history, shattering a record set by former

New York: Democratic nominee Joe Biden has won more votes than any other presidential candidate in the US history, shattering a record set by former President Barack Obama, according to a media report.

Donald Trump and Joe Biden

As of November 4, Biden had got over 70.7 million votes, more than anyone who has ever run for president, as per the reports.

This count includes 300,000 more votes than what Obama got in 2008, which was the previous record. Biden surpassed the popular vote record of 69,498,516 set by Obama in 2008.

Barack Obama

Biden, in a tight electoral vote fight to the White House against incumbent President Donald Trump, is 2.7 million votes ahead of the Republican leader in the popular vote. His lead is growing as counting picks pace in key battleground states.

Trump was also nearing Obama's record with 67.32 million votes as of Wednesday.