United States Presidential Election, 2044 (Fester)

The United States presidential election of 2044 was the 65th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 2, 2044. Incumbent president Michael Perry of the Progressive Party defeated Republican nominee George Kennedy in a landslide victory, the largest since Ronald Reagan’s victory in 1984. This was a realigning election, creating the “coastal coalition“ which would result in many Progressive Party victories, a dominance that would not wane until the 2080s. This also marked the beginning of the Republican Party’s permanent decline, culminating in a replacement “Tea Party” from the 2060s onwards.

Perry would not make it to the end of his term, being shot and killed on April 8, 2047. He was replaced by his Vice President, Cadence Royson.