2036 United States Presidential Election (Om's World)

The 2036 United States presidential election was the 63rd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 4, 2036. In an highly controversial election, the Republican ticket of vice president Paul Gosar and White House Press Secretary Nick Fuentes defeated the Democratic ticket of California Governor Robert Garcia and Georgia Governor Stacey Abrams. Despite Garcia winning the popular vote in Nevada, Arizona, and Texas, Republican legislatures in those states falsely alleged fraud and referred to newly passed laws that permitted them to appoint Republican electors instead, who voted for Gosar when the electoral college convened. This was the first election in which a major party nominee was hispanic and openly gay.

President Tucker Carlson was ineligible to persue a third term per the term limit rule established by the 22nd Amendment. Vice President Paul Gosar was endorsed by Carlson for the Republican presidential nomination and won the nomination without any major competition. Concerned about his age and voter enthusiasm, Gosar selected longtime friend, the young and articulate White House press secretary Nick Fuentes as his running mate. On the Democratic side, California Governor Robert Garcia, considered by many to be a rising star in the Democratic Party, won the nomination over a large field of candidates, including Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Colorado Governor Jenna Griswold, Arizona Senator and former astronaut Mark Kelly, Illinois Senator Lauren Underwood, and New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. Garcia selected Stacey Abrams, the recurrent Governor of Georgia and outspoken voting rights advocate, as his running mate.

International observers, including the United Nations. condemned the outcome of the election. Both sides filed countless lawsuits contesting the results. Garcia's lawsuits were compounded into the case Garcia vs. Gosar, which was brought before the Supreme Court on December 15, 2036. The court ruled on a 6-3 in favor of Gosar on the basis that states, not the federal government, had the authority to choose their own electors, confirming Gosar's win. Demonstrations numbering in the tens of millions erupted in cities across the country. Most notable was the demonstration in Washington DC, where peaceful pro-Garcia demonstrators were met with gunfire from the pro-Gosar militia group the Freedom Fighters, resulting in 59 deaths and more than 300 wounded.