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United States presidential election, 2020 | ||||
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November 3, 2020 | ||||
Turnout | 59.7% | |||
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Nominee | Pete Buttigieg | Donald Trump Jr. | ||
Party | Democratic | Republican | ||
Home state | Indiana | Florida | ||
Running mate | Kamala Harris | John Kasich | ||
Electoral vote | 273 | 265 | ||
States carried | 21 + DC + NE-02 | 29 + ME-02 | ||
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Results of the presidential election. Blue designates victories secured by Buttigieg/Harris. Red designates victories secured by Trump/Kasich |
The 2020 United States presidential election was the 59th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. The Democratic ticket of mayor Pete Buttigieg and the junior U.S. senator from California Kamala Harris defeated the Republican nominee, Donald Trump Jr., and vice presidential candidate, John Kasich. The election took place against the backdrop of the global COVID-19 pandemic and related recession. The election saw the highest voter turnout by percentage since 1900.
Background[]
Article Two of the Constitution of United States provides that the President and Vice President of the United States must be natural-born citizens of the United States, at least 35 years old, and residents of the United States for a period of at least 14 years. Candidates for the presidency typically seek the nomination of one of the political parties, in which case each party devises a method (such as a primary election) to choose the candidate the party deems best suited to run for the position. Traditionally, the primary elections are indirect elections where voters cast ballots for a slate of party delegates pledged to a particular candidate. The party's delegates then officially nominate a candidate to run on the party's behalf. The general election in November is also an indirect election, where voters cast ballots for a slate of members of the Electoral College; these electors in turn directly elect the president and vice president.

The incumbent in 2020, Barack Obama. His second term expired at noon on January 20, 2021.
President Barack Obama, a Democrat and former U.S. senator from Illinois, was ineligible to seek reelection to a third term due to the restrictions of the American presidential term limits established by the Twenty-second Amendment; in accordance with Section 1 of the Twentieth Amendment, his term expired at noon eastern standard time on January 20, 2021.