United States Presidential Election, 2024 (Nkechinyer)

The United States Presidential Election on November 5, 2024 was the 61st quadrennial presidential election. Incumbent President Bernie Sanders did not run for a second term, citing age and health concerns.

On the Democratic side, Vice President Julian Castro won the Democratic nomination by a wide margin. Castro and Vice President Nominee, California Senator Eric Garcetti, won the Presidency by a wide margin, the biggest since 1984, coming 15 electoral votes from a clean sweep.

On the Republican side, a far right, tea party ticket emerged, featuring Rand Paul as the Presidential Nominee and Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton as the VP nominee. This ticket was typically regarded as "too far right" to take on the Progressives and Castro, and only won two states, Paul's home state of Kentucky and West Virginia, and a total of 12 electoral votes. The Libertarian Party, which was already on the rise, was a threat as a centrist ticket. The Libertarian Nominee Adam Kokesh and VP Nominee Jesse Ventura got nearly 11 percent of the vote and three electoral vote from defections- one in Ohio, one in North Dakota, and one in Montana.

Democratic Party

 * Julian Castro, Vice President

Republican Party

 * Rand Paul, Senator from Kentucky
 * David Perdue, Senator from Georgia

Libertarian Party

 * Adam Kokesh, Political Activist and 2020 Libertarian Presidential Nominee