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| Nominee | Donald Trump | Bernie Sanders | Bill Weld | |
| Party | Republican | Democratic | Libertarian | |
| Home state | New York | Vermont | Massachusetts | |
| Running mate | Mike Pence | Tulsi Gabbard | Larry Sharpe | |
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| Nominee | Jill Stein | Kanye West | ||
| Party | Green | Independent | ||
| Home state | Massachusetts | California | ||
| Running mate | Kent Mesplay | George Will | ||
The United States Presidential Election, 2020, took
Background[]
The Donald Trump administration was arguably the most tumultuous Presidential tenure in decades. Thanks to multiple resignations/terminations of cabinet members, in addition to accusations of a extramarital affair by pornographic actress Stormy Daniels, President Trump was viewed as quite vulnerable, with approval ratings dipping below 40% by the time of the election.
Democrats had also led a charge accusing Trump of "colluding" with the Russian government in order to seal his victory, leading to a probe now known as the Mueller Investigation.
Initially, Trump was universally considered a one-term President. However, after Robert Mueller dropped the charges against Trump, his approval rating climbed up to the upper 40s and lower 50s. He remained vulnerable, but defeat was not certain.
Convention Votes[]
Republican[]
First Ballot[]
| Candidate | Home State | Delegates |
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| Donald Trump (incumbent) | New York | 2,313 |
| Jack Fellure | Virginia | 160 |
| Total | 2,473 | |
| Needed to Win | 1,237 | |
Democratic[]
First Ballot[]
| Candidate | Home State | Delegates |
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| Bernie Sanders | Vermont | 2,585 |
| Martin O'Malley | Maryland | 937 |
| John Bel Edwards | Louisiana | 622 |
| Michael Bennett | Colorado | 515 |
| Amy Klobuchar | Minnesota | 92 |
| Terry McAuliffe | Virginia | 5 |
| Colleen Hanabusa | Hawaii | 4 |
| Richard Blumenthal | Connecticut | 3 |
| Total | 4,763 | |
| Needed to WIn | 2,382 | |
Libertarian[]
First Ballot[]
| Candidate | Home State | Delegates |
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| Bill Weld | Massachusetts | 204 |
| Larry Sharpe | New York | 195 |
| Adam Kokesh | Arizona | 186 |
| Zoltan Istvan | California | 176 |
| Cecil Ince | Missouri | 167 |
| Total | 928 | |
| Needed to WIn | 425 | |
Second Ballot[]
| Candidate | Home State | Delegates |
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| Bill Weld | Massachusetts | 377 |
| Larry Sharpe | New York | 194 |
| Adam Kokesh | Arizona | 184 |
| Zoltan Istvan | California | 173 |
| Total | 928 | |
| Needed to WIn | 425 | |
Third Ballot
| Candidate | Home State | Delegates |
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| Bill Weld | Massachusetts | 553 |
| Larry Sharpe | New York | 193 |
| Adam Kokesh | Arizona | 182 |
| Total | 928 | |
| Needed to WIn | 425 | |
Nominees[]
Republican Party[]
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| Donald Trump | Mike Pence | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 45th President of the United States (2017-present) |
48th Vice President of the United States (2017-present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Democratic Party[]
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| Bernie Sanders | Tulsi Gabbard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| for President | for Vice President | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| U.S. Senator from Vermont (2007-present) |
U.S. Representative from Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District (2013-2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Results[]
See Also[]
Primaries[]
US Democratic Party Presidential Primaries, 2020 (Adam's World)