2024 US Presidential Election (Alenario)

The 2024 US Presidential Election was the 60th quadrennial presidential election, held on November 5, 2024. Other elections were held on November 5 such as gubernatorial, house and senate elections.

The Democratic nominee and U.S. Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and his running mate U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) defeated the Republican nominee and U.S. secretary of state Nikki Haley (R-SC) and her running mate U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND).

The main issues of this election were mainly the Turk-Kurd War and the Iran War. Gallego campaigned on an anti-war populist message, along with strongly supporting healthcare reform and immigration reform. While Haley supported a continuation of President Trump's policies, keeping the troops in Kurdistan and Iran and supporting ICE and the border wall.

This election was a contest, but at the end, Gallego narrowly won with 299 electoral votes and 49% of the popular vote. Gallego would flip his home state of Arizona, Florida and Maine 2nd Congressional District back to the Democratic Party. While Haley kept Pennsylvania by a narrow margin. Gallego became the first Hispanic to be elected President of the United States.

Background
Incumbent President Donald Trump, a member of the Republican Party that was elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2020, was ineligible to run for a third-term due to the 22nd amendment of the U.S. constitution.

Candidates

 * Ruben Gallego, U.S. Senator of Arizona (2021-2025)
 * Tammy Duckworth, U.S. Senator of Illinois (2017-)
 * Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, U.S. Representative of New York (2019-)
 * Roy Cooper, Governor of North Carolina (2017-2025)
 * Doug Jones, U.S. Senator of Alabama (2017-2021)

Candidates

 * Nikki Haley, U.S. Secretary of State (2021-2025)
 * Rand Paul, U.S. Senator of Kentucky (2011-)
 * Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator of Arkansas (2015-)
 * Mike Pence, 48th Vice President of the United States
 * Ted Cruz, U.S. Secretary of Energy (2021-2025), U.S. Senator of Texas (2013-2021)
 * Paul Ryan, U.S. Representative of Wisconsin (1999-2019)
 * Carly Florina, Businesswoman from Virginia
 * Josh Hawley, U.S. Senator of Missouri (2019-)
 * Allen West, U.S. Representative of Florida (2011-2013)

Candidates

 * Justin Amash, U.S. Representative of Michigan (2015-present)
 * John McAfee, Businessman from Tennessee

Candidates

 * Ajamu Baraka, Black Rights Activist