Rogers Smith of the School of Arts & Sciences commented on the election in progress. “This was an extraordinary election that appears to have spurred one of the highest turnouts in a century,” he said. “That means that both candidates are going to receive larger vote totals than they would have in the past.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/04/us/politics/biden-surpasses-obamas-2008-popular-vote-total-with-asterisks.html The New York Times