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The 2020 United States presidential election was the 59th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.[a] The Democratic Party ticket of former vice president Joe Biden and incumbent U.S. senator from California Kamala Harris defeated the Republican Party ticket of incumbent president Donald Trump and vice president Mike Pence.[6] Trump became the first U.S. president since George H. W. Bush in 1992 and the eleventh incumbent president in the country's history to lose a bid for a second term. Biden's 51.3% of the popular vote was also the largest percentage of the popular vote won by any challenger to an incumbent president since 1932.[7][8][9] The election saw the highest voter turnout since 1900,[10] with each of the two main tickets receiving more than 74 million votes, surpassing Barack Obama's record of 69.5 million votes from 2008. Biden received more than 81 million votes,[11] the most votes ever cast for a candidate in a U.S. presidential election.[12] Federal agencies overseeing election security said it was the most secure in American history.[13][14][15]
Biden secured the Democratic nomination over his closest rival, Senator Bernie Sanders, in a competitive primary that featured the largest field of candidates for any political party in the modern era of American politics. Biden's running mate, Senator Kamala Harris from California, became the first African-American, first Asian-American, and third female[c] vice presidential nominee on a major party ticket. Jo Jorgensen secured the Libertarian nomination with Spike Cohen as her running mate, and Howie Hawkins secured the Green nomination with Angela Nicole Walker as his running mate. Central issues of the election included the public health and economic impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; President Trump's personal conduct and temperament while in office; civil unrest in reaction to the killing of George Floyd and others; the U.S. Supreme Court following the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett; and the future of the Affordable Care Act.[16][17][18]
The election saw a record number of ballots cast early and by mail due to the ongoing pandemic.[19] Many more Democrats voted by mail compared to Republicans.[20] As a result of a large number of mail-in ballots, some swing states saw delays in vote counting and reporting; this led to major news outlets delaying their projection of Biden and Harris as the president-elect and vice president-elect until the morning of November 7, three and a half days after the election. Major media networks project a state for a candidate once there is high mathematical confidence that the outstanding vote would be unlikely to prevent the projected winner from ultimately winning that state.[21]
Before, during, and after Election Day, Trump and numerous Republicans attempted to subvert the election and overturn the results, alleging widespread voter fraud and trying to influence the vote counting process in swing states.[22][23][24] Attorney General William Barr and officials in each of the 50 states found no evidence of widespread fraud or irregularities in the election.[25][26] The Trump campaign and its allies, including Republican members of Congress,[27] continued to engage in numerous attempts to overturn the results of the election by filing 63 lawsuits in several states with all but one minor case (which was later overturned) being withdrawn or dismissed by various courts,[28][29][30] spreading conspiracy theories alleging fraud,[31] pressuring Republican state electors and legislators,[32] objecting to the Electoral College certification in Congress,[33][34] inciting insurrection at the United States Capitol,[35] and refusing to cooperate with the presidential transition of Joe Biden in what was described as an attempted coup.[36] Trump stated that he would never concede the election.[37][38][39] On January 7, 2021, one day after the violent storming of the Capitol by Trump supporters and two months after Biden's victory was declared, Trump acknowledged the incoming administration without mentioning Biden's name in a video posted to Twitter.[40][41][42]
The election results in each state and the District of Columbia were certified by December 9.[43] The presidential electors formally cast their votes for president and vice president on December 14,[44][45] and their votes were officially counted by Congress on January 6–7, 2021, before and after pro-Trump insurrectionists stormed the Capitol.[46][47] Biden and Harris were inaugurated on January 20, 2021.
- ^ Knight, Stef W.; Ahmed, Naema (August 13, 2020). "When and how to vote in all 50 states". Axios.
- ^ McDonald, Michael (November 6, 2020). "2020 General Election Early Vote Statistics". U.S. Elections Project.
- ^ 2020 November General Election Turnout Rates, United States Election Project. This turnout figure is the estimated number of ballots counted (including ballots without a valid vote for president) divided by the estimated number of eligible voters (U.S. residents, excluding those ineligible to vote due to lack of U.S. citizenship or to a criminal conviction, and U.S. citizens residing in other countries, at or over age 18). This figure is preliminary and unofficial, and not comparable to figures for previous years calculated by the Federal Election Commission, which uses only valid votes for president divided by the U.S. population at or over age 18 (including those ineligible to vote, and not including U.S. citizens residing in other countries).
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Biden officially secures enough electors to become president". AP NEWS. December 5, 2020.
- ^ Haltiwanger, John (November 7, 2020). "Trump is the first president in nearly 3 decades to lose a reelection". Business Insider.
- ^ Herndon, Astead W. (November 14, 2020). "Biden Asked Republicans to Give Him a Chance. They're Not Interested". The New York Times.
- ^ Hohmann, James (November 11, 2020). "The Daily 202: Biden won with the weakest coattails in 60 years. That could make him dependent on GOP senators". The Washington Post.
- ^ Park, Andrea (November 5, 2020). "2020 Voter Turnout Was the Highest the U.S. Has Seen in Over a Century". Marie Claire.
- ^ "Joe Biden Crosses 80 million votes". Newsweek. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
- ^ Lewis, Sophie (November 7, 2020). "Joe Biden breaks Obama's record for most votes ever cast for a U.S presidential candidate". CBS.
- ^ Denean, Austin (November 12, 2020). "DHS agency: 'Nov. 3 election was most secure in American history'". ABC 3340. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
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Statementwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Chen, Shawna (November 12, 2020). "Department of Homeland Security calls election 'the most secure in American history'". Axios. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- ^ Edsall, Thomas B. (June 3, 2020). "Opinion | The George Floyd Election". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ^ Baker, Peter (September 22, 2020). "With Nothing Else Working, Trump Races to Make a New Supreme Court Justice the Issue". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ Staff (September 26, 2020). "How Amy Coney Barrett Would Reshape the Court – And the Country". Politico. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ^ Saul, Stephanie; Hakim, Danny (November 3, 2020). "As Counting Begins, a Flood of Mail Ballots Complicates Vote Tallies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ Otterbein, Holly. "Democrats return nearly three times as many mail-in ballots as Republicans in Pennsylvania". POLITICO. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ Wolf, Zachary (October 17, 2020). "It's not magic, it's math. Here's how CNN makes election projections". CNN.
- ^ "Donald Trump Is Lying About The Early Election Results". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ King, Ledyard (November 7, 2020). "Trump revives baseless claims of election fraud after Biden wins presidential race". USA Today. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- ^ Haberman, Maggie; Corasaniti, Nick; Rutenberg, Jim; Feuer, Alan; Thrush, Glenn; Gray, Kathleen (November 19, 2020). "Presidential Transition Live Updates: Trump Invites State Lawmakers to White House in Bid to Subvert Election". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ^ Balsamo, Michael (December 1, 2020). "Disputing Trump, Barr says no widespread election fraud". AP News. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ Corasaniti, Nick; Epstein, Reid; Rutenberg, Jim (November 10, 2020). "The Times Called Officials in Every State: No Evidence of Voter Fraud". The New York Times. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ "Here are the Republican members of Congress who signed on to the suit to throw out the votes in 4 states". Yahoo News. December 11, 2020.
- ^ Collins, Kaitlan; Bennett, Kate; Diamond, Jeremy; Liptak, Kevin (November 8, 2020). "Jared Kushner has approached Donald Trump to concede and Melania Trump advised the President to accept the loss". CNN. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ^ Dale, Maryclaire (November 9, 2020). "Trump faces long odds in challenging state vote counts". Associated Press. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ "Trump loves to win but keeps losing election lawsuits". AP NEWS. December 4, 2020.
- ^ Pengelly, Martin (December 21, 2020). "Conspiracy-theorist lawyer Sidney Powell spotted again at White House". The Guardian. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ Gardner, Amy (January 3, 2021). "'I just want to find 11,780 votes': In extraordinary hour-long call, Trump pressures Georgia secretary of state to recalculate the vote in his favor". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- ^ Tapper, Jake (December 31, 2020). "At least 140 House Republicans to vote against counting electoral votes, two GOP lawmakers say". CNN. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ Treene, Alayna (January 2, 2021). "Multiple senators oppose certifying election results". Axios. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ "Liveblog: Trump Incites Violent Insurrection on Capitol Hill". Mother Jones. January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
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- Rucker, Philip; Gardner, Amy; Dawsey, Josh (November 19, 2020). "Trump uses power of presidency to try to overturn the election and stay in office". The Washington Post.
- Editorial Board (November 18, 2020). "Trump's coup might not work. But he may pave the way for the next failed candidate". The Washington Post.
- Chait, Jonathan (November 17, 2020). "A Disturbing Number of Republicans Support Trump's Coup Attempt". Intelligencer.
- Poole, Steven (November 20, 2020). "As Donald Trump refuses to concede: the etymology of 'coup'". The Guardian.
- Diaz, John (November 22, 2020). "Call it what it is: an attempted coup". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- Bunch, Will (November 22, 2020). "Trump, GOP's ridiculous, flailing coup isn't a joke. It's a crime. There must be consequences". Inquirer. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ Zilbermints, Regina (January 6, 2021). "Trump puts pressure on Republicans, says he will 'never concede'". The Hill. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
- ^ Michaels, Samantha (November 22, 2020). "In Public, Trump Still Claims He Won. In Private, Aides Say He's Planning for Life After Presidency". Mother Jones. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
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- ^ "Biden sets to work on reversing Trump policies with executive orders". BBC News. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
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- ^ Miller, Zeke; Colvin, Jill (January 8, 2021). "After excusing violence, Trump acknowledges Biden transition". Associated Press. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "All 50 states and DC have now certified their presidential election results". CNN. December 9, 2020.
- ^ Herb, Jeremy (December 14, 2020). "California puts Biden over 270 electoral votes for the presidency". CNN. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ Hayes, Mike; Macaya, Melissa; Rocha, Veronica; Wagner, Meg (December 14, 2020). "Biden formally clinches Electoral College victory with California's 55 votes". CNN. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
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