United States Presidential Election, 2020 (Beau Lives)

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2020 United States presidential election

November 3, 2020
538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
Nominee Elizabeth Warren (presumptive) Nikki Haley (presumptive) Lincoln Chaffee Party Democratic Republican Libertarian Home state Massachusetts South Carolina Wyoming Running mate TBA TBA John Monds
Incumbent President Joe Biden Democratic

The United States presidential election of 2020, scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, 2020, will be the 59th quadrennial U.S. presidential election. Voters will select presidential electors who in turn will either elect a new president and vice president through the electoral college or re-elect the incumbents. The series of presidential primary elections and caucuses are likely to be held during the first six months of 2020. This nominating process is also an indirect election, where voters cast ballots selecting a slate of delegates to a political party's nominating convention, who then in turn elect their party's presidential nominee.

The winner of the 2020 presidential election is scheduled to be inaugurated on January 20, 2021.

Background

In the 2016 Presidential Election, the Democratic nominee, Vice President Joe Biden, won the election handily, with 322 to 216 electoral votes and a majority in the popular vote. At age 74, Biden is the oldest President in history. At age 67, Vice President Elizabeth Warren is the fourth oldest Vice President in History. Elizabeth Warren is also the first female Vice President and the third female in history to have been nominated by a major party for the office of Vice President.

Democratic Party Nomination

Main Article: 2020 Democratic Party Presidential Primaries

Candidates

Presumptive Nominee

As of April 26, 2020, Vice President Elizabeth Warren is the only remaining major Democratic candidate in the race, making her the de facto nominee for President.

Candidate	Born	Experience	Home state	Announcement date	Delegate Count	Popular vote	Contests won
								Elizabeth Warren	June 22nd, 1949 (age 70) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	48th Vice President of the United States since 2017 U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (2013–2017)	Massachusetts	January 29, 2019 Campaign	504 Pledged 716 Unpledged 1220 Total 942 / 2,213	3,956,006 (17.79%)	9 (NH, MA, MN, TX, WA, DA, WI, AK, WY)

Withdrew During the Primaries

Candidates who withdrew during the Primaries

Candidate Born Experience Campaign Announced Campaign Suspended Delegate Count Popular vote Contests won Michael Flynn December 24, 1958 (age 61) Middletown, Rhode Island Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (2012–2014) February 25, 2019 Campaign April 26, 2020 0 106,241 (0.48%) 0 Kamala Harris October 20, 1964 (age 55) Oakland, California U.S. Senator from California (2017–present) Attorney General of California (2011–2017) February 13, 2019 Campaign April 20, 2020 513 4,404,965 (19.81%) 7 (SC, AL, CA, NC, TN, MS, AZ) Sherrod Brown November 9, 1952 (age 67) Mansfield, Ohio U.S. Senator from Ohio (2007–present) U.S. Representative from OH-13 (1993–2007) Ohio Secretary of State (1983–1991) April 13, 2019 Campaign April 13, 2020 542 4,251,658 (19.12%) 11 (IA, NV, CO, ME, UT, VA, ID, MI, MP, IL, FL) Tulsi Gabbard April 12, 1981 (age 38) Leloaloa, American Samoa U.S. Representative from HI-02 (2013–present) December 12, 2018 Campaign March 19, 2020 (endorsed Brown, then Warren) 1 156,779 (0.71%) 0 Jason Kander May 4, 1981 (age 38) Overland Park, Kansas U.S. Senator from Missouri (2017–present) Missouri Secretary of State (2013–2017) April 2nd, 2019 Campaign March 18, 2020 465 4,078,587 (18.34%) 2 (AR, MO) Bernie Sanders September 8, 1941 (age 78) Brooklyn, New York U.S. Senator from Vermont (2007–present) U.S. Representative from VT-AL (1991–2007) Candidate for President in 2016 February 3rd, 2019 Campaign March 12, 2020 (endorsed Warren) 265 2,628,211 (11.82%) 2 (VT, ND) Mike Bloomberg February 14, 1942 (age 78) Boston, Massachusetts Mayor of New York City, New York (2002–2013) CEO of Bloomberg L.P. January 31, 2019 Campaign March 11, 2020 101 1,418,961 (6.38%) 2 (AS, OK) Russ Feingold March 2, 1953 (age 66) Janesville, Wisconsin U.S. Senator from Wisconsin (2017–present, 1993–2011) March 1, 2019 Campaign March 4, 2020 31 629,594 (2.83%) 0 Deval Patrick July 31, 1956 (age 63) Chicago, Illinois United States Attorney General (2017–2019) Governor of Massachusetts (2007–2015) July 19, 2019 Campaign March 3, 2020 (endorsed Warren) 10 413,106 (1.85%) 0 Tom Steyer June 27, 1957 (age 62) New York City, New York Founder of Farallon Capital and Beneficial State Bank February 5, 2019 Campaign February 29, 2020 0 73,656 (0.34%) 0 Kirsten Gillibrand December 9, 1966 (age 53) Albany, New York U.S. Senator from New York (2009–present) U.S. Representative from NY-20 (2007–2009) March 7, 2019 Campaign February 12, 2020 (endorsed Warren) 1 49,023 (0.22%) 0 Andrew Yang January 13, 1975 (age 45) Schenectady, New York Founder of Venture for America October 19, 2018 Campaign February 11, 2020 (endorsed Warren) 0 23,835 (0.11%) 0 Michael Bennet March 2, 1953 (age 66) New Delhi, India U.S. Senator from Colorado (2009–present) May 12, 2019 Campaign February 11, 2020 0 18,649 (0.09%) 0 Gary Locke January 21, 1950 (age 70) Seattle, Washington 70th U.S. Secretary of State (2018–2019) 21st Governor of Washington (1997–2005) March 9, 2019 Campaign February 4, 2020 0 10,045 (0.05%) 0 Amy Klobuchar May 25, 1960 (age 59) Plymouth, Minnesota U.S. Senator from Minnesota (2007–present) March 11, 2019 Campaign February 4, 2020 (endorsed Brown) 0 6,050 (0.03%) 0

Withdrew before the primaries

The candidates in this section were major candidates who withdrew or suspended their campaigns before the 2020 Democratic primary elections began.

Candidates who withdrew before the Primaries

Candidates who withdrew before the primaries Candidate Born Experience Campaign announced Campaign suspended Popular Vote John Delaney April 16, 1963 (age 57) Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, U.S. representative from MD-06 (2013–present) February 25, 2019 Campaign January 31, 2020 987 Cory Booker April 27, 1969 (age 51) Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator from New Jersey (2014–present) Mayor of Newark, New Jersey (2006-2013) February 11, 2019 Campaign January 13, 2020 1,122 Julian Castro September 16, 1974 (age 45) San Antonio, Texas Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (2014–2018) Mayor of San Antonio, Texas (2009-2014) March 8, 2019 Campaign January 2, 2020 (endorsed Warren) 1,986 Steve Bullock April 11, 1966 (age 54) Missoula, Montana Governor of Montana (2013–present) Attorney General of Montana (2009-2013) May 14, 2019 Campaign December 2, 2019 (running for U.S. Senate) 366 Joe Sestak December 12, 1951 (age 68) Secane, Pennsylvania U.S. representative from PA-07 (2007–2011) Former Vice Admiral in the United States Navy June 23, 2019 Campaign December 1, 2019 187 Andrew Cuomo December 6, 1957 (age 62) New York City, New York Governor of New York (2011–present) Attorney General of New York (2007-2010) April 9, 2019 Campaign November 11, 2019 79 Bill de Blasio May 8, 1961 (age 58) Manhattan, New York Mayor of New York City, New York (2014–present) May 8, 2019 Campaign September 2, 2019 0 Jack Markell November 26, 1960 (age 59) Newark, Delaware 77th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (2017–2018) Governor of Delaware (2009–2017) April 19, 2019 Campaign August 23, 2019 0 Jeff Merkley October 24, 1956 (age 63) Myrtle Creek, Oregon U.S. Senator from Oregon (2009–present) March 19, 2019 Campaign August 17, 2019 (running for re-election) 1 John Hickenlooper February 7, 1952 (age 68) Narberth, Pennsylvania Governor of Colorado (2011–2019) Mayor of Denver, Colorado (2003–2011) February 10, 2019 Campaign August 3, 2019 (running for U.S. Senate) 1 Seth Moulton October 24, 1978 (age 41) Seth Moulton U.S. representative from MA-06 (2015–present) February 23, 2019 Campaign July 19, 2019 (endorsed Kander, running for the U.S. Senate) 0 Tim Ryan July 16, 1973 (age 46) Niles, Ohio U.S. representative from OH-13 (2013–present) U.S. representative from OH-17 (2003–2013) March 13, 2019 Campaign July 13, 2019 (endorsed Brown, running for re-election) 0 Mike Gravel May 13, 1930 (age 89) Springfield, Massachusetts U.S. Senator from Alaska (1969–1981) Candidate for President in 2008 July 17, 2018 Campaign June 19, 2019 (endorsed Bernie Sanders and Tulsi Gabbard) 0 Eric Swalwell November 16, 1980 (age 39) Sac City, Iowa U.S. representative from CA-15 (2013–present) February 17, 2019 Campaign June 17, 2019 (running for re-election) 0

Republican Party

Candidates

Presumptive Nominee

Candidate	Born	Experience	Home state	Announcement date	Delegate Count	Popular vote	Contests won	Running Mate
									Nikki Haley	January 20, 1972 (age 48) Bamberg, South Carolina	116th Governor of South Carolina (2011–2019)	South Carolina	February 18, 2019 Campaign	681 Pledged 596 Unpledged 1277 Total 1,277 / 1,434	7,394,192 (31.39%)	14 (SC, VA, GA, TX, CO, CA, NC, KS, MO, MS, FL, IL, AZ, WI)	None

Withdrew during the Primaries

Candidates who withdrew during the Primaries

Candidate Born Experience Campaign Announced Campaign Suspended Delegate Count Popular vote Contests won Running Mate Donald Trump June 14, 1946 (age 73) Queens, New York City Founder and Chairman of the America First PAC since 2017 Republican nominee for President in 2016 December 18, 2018 Campaign April 29, 2020 573 6,712,975 (28.50%) 14 (IA, NV, AL, AK, AR, TN, OK, ND, WY, ME, KY, ND, ID, MP) Mike Pompeo Pat Toomey November 17, 1961 (age 58) Providence, Rhode Island U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania (2011-2017) U.S. representative from PA-15 (1999–2005) April 19, 2019 Campaign April 9, 2020 24 850,704 (3.61%) 0 N/A John Kasich May 13, 1952 (age 67) McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania 69th Governor of Ohio (2011–2019) U.S. Representative from OH-12 (1983–2001) Candidate for President in 2000 and 2016 February 9, 2019 Campaign April 8, 2020 (endorsed Haley) 303 4,437,736 (18.84%) 7 (NH, MA, VT, MN, UT, MI, WA) N/A File:Don Blankenship Image (cropped).jpg Don Blankenship March 14, 1950 (age 70) Stopover, Kentucky Coal Executive Republican candidate for U.S. senate from West Virginia in 2018 March 8, 2019 Campaign April 6, 2020 (running for the Constitution Party nomination) 0 128,675 (0.55%) 0 N/A Scott Walker November 2, 1967 (age 52) Colorado Springs, Colorado 45th Governor of Wisconsin (2011–present) March 13, 2019 Campaign March 5, 2020 (endorsed Haley) 92 1,852,734 (7.87%) 0 N/A Ted Cruz December 22, 1970 (age 49) Calgary, Alberta, Canada U.S. Senator from Texas (2013–present) Candidate for President in 2016 February 23, 2019 Campaign February 29, 2020 (endorsed Haley) 20 559,983 (2.38%) 0 N/A Mike Pence June 7, 1959 (age 60) Columbus, Indiana 50th Governor of Indiana (2013–2017) Nominee for Vice President in 2016 March 19, 2019 Campaign February 28, 2020 9 249,958 (1.06%) 0 N/A Marco Rubio May 28, 1971 (age 48) Miami, Florida U.S. Senator from Florida (2011–present) Candidate for President in 2016 January 17, 2019 Campaign February 22, 2020 (endorsed Haley) 10 467,421 (1.98%) 0 N/A Sean Hannity December 30, 1961 (age 58) Miami, Florida Fox News Host Political analyst, writer, radio host, television host, and activist March 19, 2019 Campaign February 19, 2020 (endorsed Trump) 0 301,078 (1.28%) 0 N/A Matt Mead March 11, 1962 (age 58) Jackson, Wyoming Governor of Wyoming (2011-2019) United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming(2001-2007) January 14, 2019 Campaign February 15, 2020 0 72,810 (0.31%) 0 N/A File:Rand Paul HeadShot2.jpg Rand Paul January 7, 1963 (age 57) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania U.S. Senator from Kentucky (2011-present) Candidate for President in 2016 February 26, 2019 Campaign February 4, 2020 1 140,890 (0.31%) 0 N/A Bill Weld July 31, 1945 (age 74) Smithtown, New York U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (2017) Governor of Massachusetts (1991-1997) Libertarian Nominee for Vice President in 2016 February 26, 2019 Campaign February 12, 2020 4 210,393 (0.89%) 0 N/A

Withdrew before the primaries

Candidates who withdrew before the primaries

Candidate	Born	Experience	Campaign announced	Campaign suspended	Popular Vote
Paul LePage	October 9, 1948 (age 71) Lewiston, Maine	Governor of Maine (2011–2019) Mayor of Waterville, Maine (2004-2011)	January 11, 2019 Campaign	July 11, 2019 (endorsed Trump, then Haley after becoming the presumptive nominee)	0
Bob Corker	August 24, 1952 (age 67) Orangeburg, South Carolina	U.S. Senator from Tennessee (2007-present) Mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee (2001-2005)	April 16, 2019 Campaign	July 5, 2019	0
Tim Scott	September 19, 1965 (age 54) North Charleston, South Carolina	U.S. Senator from South Carolina (2013-present) U.S. representative from SC-01 (2011–2013)	January 20, 2019 Campaign	July 1, 2019 (endorsed Haley)	28
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Rick Snyder	August 19, 1958 (age 61) Battle Creek, Michigan	Governor of Michigan (2011–2019)	March 29, 2019 Campaign	June 17, 2019	0

• Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas since 2015
• Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Congresswoman from TN07 since 2003
• Tom Cotton, U.S. senator from Arkansas since 2015
• Doug Ducey, Governor of Arizona since 2015
• Foster Friess, businessman, investor, and activist from Wyoming
• Larry Hogan, Governor of Maryland since 2015
• Bobby Jindal, former Governor of Louisiana, 2008-2016
• Mick Mulvaney, former Congressman from SC-05, 2011 - 2019
• Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House of Representatives since 2015, Congressman from WI-01 since 1999, and Republican Party Nominee for Vice President in 2012
• Ben Sasse, U.S. senator from Nebraska since 2015
• Rick Scott, Former Governor of Florida, 2011 - 2019
• Joe Walsh, former Congressman from IL-08, 2011 - 2013

Public Polling

Nationwide Polling

Polling Conducted in 2016

Poll source Sample size Date(s) Margin of Error Tom Cotton Ted Cruz John Kasich Mike Pence Marco Rubio Paul Ryan Donald Trump Others Don't Know Politico/Morning Consult 1,989 October 5–6, 2016 ± 2% 1% 10% 11% 13% 8% 11% 7% 4% 34% Public Policy Polling 4,000 November 19 - 20, 2016 ± 3.1% 2% 8% 10% 11% 9% 12% 6% Nikki Haley 10% Ivanka Trump 4% Chris Christie 1% All Others 3% 23% CNN/ORC 2,345 November 21 - 29, 2016 ± 2.2% 5% 6% 8% 14% 4% 16% 12% Nikki Haley 3% Mike Huckabee 1% Jeb Bush 1% All Others 5% 25% FOX News 1,484 November 21 - 29, 2016 ± 1.5% 7% 9% 5% 8% 6% 10% 18% Mike Huckabee 2% Justin Amash 1% Rand Paul 1% All Others 9% 24% Politico 1,500 November 21 - 29, 2016 ± 2.3% 5% 6% 8% 10% 4% 12% 14% Nikkie Haley 7% Mike Huckabee 3% Charlie Baker 2% All Others 9% 20%

Polling Conducted in 2017

Poll source Sample size Date(s) Margin of Error Jeb Bush Tom Cotton Ted Cruz Joni Ernst Nikki Haley Mike Huckabee John Kasich Mike Pence Marco Rubio Paul Ryan Donald Trump Others Don't Know Public Policy Polling 1,705 January 5–6, 2017 ± 3% 2% 3% 5% 2% 7% 1% 8% 10% 3% 10% 9% Evan McMullin 1% Charlie Baker 1% Justin Amash 1% All Others 9% 28% Economist/YouGov 1,835 January 6-10, 2017 ± 2.4% 3% 5% 5% 2% 6% 1% 7% 13% 5% 11% 6% Charlie Baker 2% Sam Brownback 1% Rick Snyder All Others 6% 27% Good Morning America/CBS 1,835 January 6-10, 2017 ± 2.4% 1% 4% 10% 1% 8% 1% 7% 9% 5% 9% 9% Carly Fiorina 2% Sam Brownback 2% Jeff Flake 1% All Others 6% 25% FOX 1,002 January 15-20, 2017 ± 2.8% 2% 4% 9% 1% 8% 1% 8% 8% 3% 13% 6% Mitt Romney 3% James Mattis 3% Kevin Faulconer 1% All Others 6% 25% Public Policy Polling 900 February 12-15, 2017 ± 3.3% 3% 5% 9% 2% 6% 2% 9% 8% 4% 7% 5% Mitt Romney 5% Dwayne Johnson 2% Rick Scott 1% All Others 5% 27% Bloomberg 1,783 March 3-12, 2017 ± 2.3% 3% 6% 8% 3% 7% 3% 10% 11% 3% 6% 5% Greg Abbott 7% Mike Lee 2% Rick Scott 1% All Others 5% 26% Gravis Marketing 1,783 April 12-18, 2017 ± 2.9% 4% 2% 11% 1% 8% 0% 10% 13% 6% 3% 10% Rand Paul 3% Ben Sasse 2% Rick Snyder 1% Mitt Romney 1% Evan McMullin >1% All Others 4% 21% Public Policy Polling 1,783 July 1-9, 2017 ± 2.9% 2% 4% 7% 3% 4% 0% 7% 9% 3% 8% 9% Rand Paul 5% Dan Webster 3% Steve King 2% Mitt Romney 2% All Others 3% 29% Public Policy Polling 1,501 August 2-5, 2017 ± 4.1% 2% 3% 7% -- 6% -- 12% 12% 4% 6% 12% Rand Paul 2% Charlie Baker 1% Chris Sununu 1% zMike Lee 1% 31%

State Wide Polling

Iowa

Poll source	Sample size	Date(s)	Margin of Error	Justin Amash	Charlie Baker	Scott Brown	Jeb Bush	Ted Cruz	Nikki Haley	Mike Huckabee	Ben Sasse	Don't Know
Public Policy Polling	500	March 3–6, 2017	N/A	8%	6%	2%	19%	17%	5%	3%	7%	33%

Libertarian Party

Candidates

Having received 5% of the national popular vote, the Libertarian Party candidate is eligible for public funding from the Presidential Campaign Fund for the General Election. It is up to the individual candidate to accept or decline public funding, and several prominent Libertarian Candidates, including Jacob Hornberger, Jo Joregensen, and Jim Gray have stated they would decline such funding.

Active Candidates

Candidate	Born	Experience	Home state	Announcement date	Popular vote	Delegate Count	Primaries won	Conventions won	Running Mate
										Jim Gray	February 14, 1945 (age 75) Washington, D.C.	Former presiding judge for the Superior Court of Orange County, California Nominee for Vice President in 2012	California	March 23, 2019	17,812 (21.78%)	350 350 / 818	4 (NH, CA, CO, UT)	15 (NH, CA, CO, UT, IA, IL, MI, MT, MD, CT, OR, NY, PA, FL, DC)	Larry Sharpe
Jacob Hornberger	January 1, 1950 (age 70) Laredo, Texas	Founder and President of the Future of Freedom Foundation Independent Candidate for U.S. Senate from Virginia in 2002	Virginia	October 29, 2019	15,030 (18.38%)	301 301 / 818	7 (IA, MN, NC, TX, OK, AR, TN)	9 (MN, TX, VA, WA, AR, AL, WV, ID, OH)	N/A
Jo Jorgensen	May 1, 1957 (age 63) Libertyville, Illinois	Senior Lecturer of Psychology at Clemson University Nominee for Vice President in 1996 Nominee for U.S. Representative from SC-04 in 1992	South Carolina	November 2, 2019	10,191 (12.46%)	270 270 / 818	0	11 (NC, NE, IN, WI, NM, OK, ND, SD, KS, LA, MS)	N/A
File:220px-Vermin Supreme 2012.jpg Vermin Supreme	June 3, 1961 (age 58) Rockport, Massachusetts	Performance artist and activist Perennial Candidate	Massachusetts	June 26, 2019	7,050 (8.62%)	88 88 / 818	1 (MA)	1 (MA)	Spike Cohen
Lincoln Chaffee	March 26, 1953 (age 67) Providence, Rhode Island	Governor of Rhode Island (2011-2015) U.S. Senator from Rhode Island (1999–2007) Mayor of Warwick, Rhode Island (1993–1999) Democratic candidate for President in 2016	Wyoming	Janaury 5, 2020	14,171 (17.33%)	228 228 / 818	1 (NV)	7 (GA, NV, ME, VT, WY, RI, DE)	John Monds
Rocky De La Fuente	October 10, 1954 (age 65) San Diego, California	Businessman Perennial Candidate	New York	September 26, 2019	7,076 (8.65%)	214 214 / 818	1 (SC)	7 (SC, TN, AK, AZ, HI, KY, PR)	Darcy Richardson
John McAfee	September 18, 1945 (age 74) Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom	Businessman and Software Developer	Tennessee	June 3, 2018	2,716 (3.32%)	37 24 / 818	0	0	Adam Kokesh
Austin Petersen	February 19, 1981 (age 39) Independence, Missouri	Activst and Political Commentator Candidate for President in 2016 Republican Candidate for the United States Senate in 2018	Missouri	April 28, 2020	27 (0.03%)	115 115 / 818	0	2 (MO, NJ)	Andrew Napolitano
File:220px-Arvin Vohra on The Tatiana Show.jpg Arvin Vohra	May 9, 1979 (age 41) Silver Spring, Maryland	Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee (2014-2018) Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate from Maryland in 2016 and 2018	Maryland	July 3, 2018	1,136 (1.39%)	12 12 / 818	0	0	N/A

Eliminated at the Convention

• Dan Behrman
• Sam Robb

Withdrew During the Primaries

• Zoltan Istvan
• Adam Kokesh
• Daryl W. Perry

Withdrew prior to the Primaries

• Ken Armstrong
• Max Abramson

Public Polling

Poll source	Sample size	Date(s)	Margin of Error	Adam Kokesh	Gary Johnson	Don't Know
Libertarian Review	1,000	December 10 - 12th, 2016	± 4.1%	22%	66%	13%