2020 United States presidential election (CameronHW)

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Republican presidential primaries, 2020
Nominee	Donald Trump ;
Home state	New York ;
Running mate	Mike Pence
States carried	50 + AS + GU + VI + NI + PR + DC
Percentage	96.7%

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Democratic presidential primaries, 2020

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United States presidential election, 2020
November 3, 2020
	President before election; Donald Trump; Republican Elected President; Bernie Sanders; Democratic

The United States presidential election, 2020 was the 59th quadrennial United States presidential election, and was held on November 3, 2020. United States Senator, Bernie Sanders of Vermont, defeated incumbent United States President, Donald Trump of New York. President Donald Trump was the first United States President since George H.W. Bush to not win re-election. Sanders over-performed in the election in regards to electoral vote, similar to Trump in 2016, as most predictions from pollsters and news outlets were a 308-348 win for Sanders. Bernie Sanders became the oldest person ever to be elected president of the United States at 79 years old, the previous record-holder was Ronald Reagan in 1984 at age 73. Bernie Sanders also became the first Jewish person to ever be elected president, and Tulsi Gabbard became the first woman ever to be elected Vice President.

By the time of the election, Donald Trump had an averaged a 40% approval rating according to Gallup polling, a modern historical low. Bernie Sanders had a 52% approval rating by the time of the election.

Results[]

Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Tulsi Gabbard defeated President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence in a 359-179 electoral college vote win, a 29-21 state win, and a 53.6%-44.7% popular vote win. Turnout for the presidential election was 57.2%, compared to the 2016 presidential election's 55.7% turnout, and the 2012 presidential election's 54.9% turnout. On the night of the election, President Trump congratulated then-President-elect Bernie Sanders and then-Vice President-elect Tulsi Gabbard on their victory, and said he "looked forward to working with them". However, about a week later he tweeted that the results of the election were "somewhat biased for the Democrats" in a "mostly fair" election.

In the 2018 midterm elections, the Democrats took control of the U.S. House of Representatives, and took control of the U.S. Senate by 51-49, as they flipped Republican Senate seats in Tennessee, Nevada, and Arizona to Democratic, although losing their Democratic U.S. Senate seat in Indiana. In 2020, the Democrats retained control in the U.S. House of Representatives, and retained control in the U.S. Senate and gained four more seats in Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, and North Carolina, giving them a 55-45 control.

Nominations[]

Democratic Party[]

Nominee

Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator and former 2016 presidential candidate, Vermont

Withdrew at convention

Joe Biden, former U.S. Vice President, Delaware

Withdrew during primaries

Kamala Harris, U.S. Senator and former California Attorney General, California
Cory Booker, U.S. Senator and former Mayor of Newark, New Jersey
Julian Castro, former U.S. Secretary of HUD and former Mayor of San Antonio, Texas
John Delaney, former U.S. Representative, Maryland
Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator, New York
Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator, Massachusetts
Andrew Yang, entrepreneur, New York
Sherrod Brown, U.S. Senator, Ohio
Beto O'Rourke, former U.S. Representative and former 2018 senatorial nominee, Texas
Tim Ryan, U.S. Representative, Ohio

Withdrew before primaries

Pete Buttigieg, Mayor of South Bend, Indiana
Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. Representative, Hawaii
Marianne Williamson, author, California
Richard Ojeda, former State Senator, West Virginia
Michael Bloomberg, former Mayor of New York City, New York
John Hickenlooper, former Governor, Colorado (ran as Kasich's running mate)
Eric Holder, former U.S. Attorney General, Washington, D.C.
Jay Inslee, Governor, Washington
Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator, Minnesota
Terry McAuliffe, former Governor, Virginia
Jeff Merkley, U.S. Senator, Oregon
Eric Swalwell, U.S. Representative, California

Declined to be candidates

Joe Kennedy III, U.S. Representative, Massachusetts
Hillary Clinton, former U.S. Secretary of State and former 2016 presidential nominee, New York
Jimmy Carter, former President, Georgia,
John Kerry, former U.S. Secretary of State, Massachusetts
Al Gore, former U.S. Vice President, Tennessee
Michelle Obama, former U.S. First Lady, Illinois
Oprah Winfrey, former talk show host, California
Tim Kaine, U.S. Senator and 2016 vice presidential nominee, Virginia
Kerri Evelyn Harris, former 2018 senatorial candidate, Delaware
Abdul El-Sayed, former 2018 gubernatorial candidate, Michigan

Republican Party[]

Nominee

Donald Trump, President, New York

Declined to be candidates

John Kasich, former Governor, Ohio (ran as Independent)
Jeff Flake, former U.S. Senator, Arizona
Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator, Texas
Mitt Romney, U.S. Senator, Utah
Rand Paul, U.S. Senator, Kentucky
Jeb Bush, former Governor, Florida
Lindsey Graham, U.S. Senator, South Carolina
Ben Shapiro, political commentator, California
Mark Cuban, businessman, Texas (ran as Schultz's running mate)
Kanye West, singer, California (running in 2024)

Libertarian Party[]

Libertarian nomination, 2020
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Nominee		Bill Weld
Party		Libertarian
Running mate		John McAfee

Nominee

Bill Weld, former Governor, Massachusetts

Withdrew during primaries

John McAfee, businessman, California (ran as Weld's running mate)
Adam Kokesh, activist, Arizona
Vermin Supreme, performance artist, Kansas
Arvin Vohra, former Vice Chair of Libertarian Party

Withdrew before primaries

Zoltan Istvan, activist, California

Declined to be candidates

Justin Amash, U.S. Representative, Michigan
Ron Paul, former U.S. Representative, Texas, no endorsement

Green Party[]

Green nomination, 2020
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Nominee		Dario Hunter
Party		Green
Running mate		Ian Schlakman

Nominee

Dario Hunter, member of Youngstown Board of Education, Ohio

Withdrew during primaries

Ian Schlakman, former co-chair of Maryland Green Party, Maryland
Howie Hawkins, co-founder of Green Party, New York

Declined to be candidates

Jesse Ventura, former Governor, Minnesota
Jill Stein, former 2016 presidential candidate, Massachusetts

Constitution Party[]

Constitution nomination, 2020
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Nominee		Darrell Castle
Party		Constitution
Running mate		William Cantley

Nominee

Darrell Castle, former 2016 presidential candidate, Tennessee

Socialist Party[]

Socialist nomination, 2020
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Nominee		Angela Nicole Walker
Party		Socialist
Running mate		Pat Noble

Nominee

Angela Nicole Walker, former 2016 vice presidential candidate, Wisconsin

Major independent candidates[]

Candidates

Howard Schultz, businessman, New York
John Kasich, former Governor, Ohio

Declined to run as independent candidates

Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator, Vermont
Joe Biden, former U.S. Vice President, Delaware

Democratic presidential primaries, 2020
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Nominee	Bernie Sanders	Joe Biden	Kamala Harris
Party	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic
Home state	Vermont	Delaware	California
Running mate	Tulsi Gabbard (chosen after became presumptive nominee)	N/A	N/A
Electoral vote	1,668	1,448	652
States carried	31 + GU + PR + DA	17 + NI + VI + DC	2 + AS
Percentage	44.4%	40.5%	12.0%

Republican presidential primaries, 2020
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Nominee		Donald Trump
Party		Republican
Home state		New York
Running mate		Mike Pence
Electoral vote		Uncontested
States carried		50 + AS + GU + VI + NI + PR + DC
Percentage		96.7%