United States presidential election, 2020
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The United States presidential election of 2020 was held on November 8, 2020 and was the 58th consecutive quadrennial election for President and Vice President of the United States. The election coincided with the 2020 Senate elections, House of Representatives elections, and gubernatorial elections, as well as many regional and local elections. Senator Akeem Mellis defeated incumbent President Whitney Mason with 270 electoral votes to Mason's 268 electoral votes. With Mellis' win Appalachia Governor Tim Kent defeated incumbent Vice President Drew Brockmeier.
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Background
President Whitney Mason was widely expected to be the Democratic nominee, making this the first time a Democratic incumbent President has faced a Republican challenger since Bob Dole challenged Bill Clinton for the White House in 1996.
Nominations
Republican nomination
Main article: Republican Party presidential primaries, 2020, and 2020 Republican National Convention
Candidates
- Appalachia Governor Tim Kent of Ohio
- Senate Minority Leader Akeem Mellis of Colorado
- Congressman Daniel Morey of Tennessee, former Senator and House Minority Leader
- Senator Steve Rayburn of Florida
- Speaker of the House Dale Thomas of Texas
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- Former Sunbelt Governor AA Alvera of Texas, candidate for the Republican nomination in 2016
- Sunbelt Governor Kyle Baccei of Texas
- Congressman Felix Cavendish of California, former Secretary of Treasury
- Former National Security Adviser John Dunn of Illinois, 2016 Republican nominee for Vice President
- Senator Constantine Gurlakis of Florida
- Former Senator James MacGillicutty of Louisiana, former White House Chief of Staff
- Former Vice President Andrew Merrilin of Michigan, presumptive 2016 Republican nominee for President (declined nomination at 2016 convention)
- Former Mississippi Valley Governor Brian Murphy of Louisiana
- Congressman Ryan Walsh of New York
 Former National Security Adviser John Dunn of Illinois |
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 Former Senator James MacGillicutty of Louisiana |
 Former Vice President Andrew Merrilin of Michigan |
 Former Mississippi Valley Governor Brian Murphy of Louisiana |
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Potential candidates who did not run
- Former Mid-Atlantic Governor David Gamble of Pennsylvania, 2016 Republican nominee for President
- Dixie Governor Vincent Halfhyde of South Carolina, candidate for the Republican nomination in 2016
- Texas Senator Buford Justice of Texas
- Rocky Mountains Senator Keiko Kagura of MontanaRocky Mountains Senator Keiko Kagura of Montana
- Former Big Sky Country Governor Daniel Mallory of Oklahoma
- Great Plains Senator Valeria Smith of Oklahoma, candidate for the Republican nomination in 2016
- Pennsylvania Senator Hilliam Warren of Pennsylvania
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 Former Big Sky Country Governor Daniel Mallory of Oklahoma |
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Democratic nomination
Main article: Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2020, and 2020 Democratic National Convention
Incumbent President Whitney Mason has announced his intention to seek a second term and is widely expected to face little or no serious challenge from within the Democratic Party. Former WSC Governor David Cromartie and DIX Congresswoman Elizabeth Daniels announced their intentions to primary by filing with the FEC, however they withdrew. Cromartie then endorsed sitting President Mason at the very early stages of the primaries.
Candidates
Running
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- Former West Coast Governor David Cromartie of California
- Congresswoman Elizabeth Daniels of Florida
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 Congresswoman Elizabeth Daniels of Florida |
General election
Campaign issues
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Debate
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Election results
The election was extremely close, with a result of Akeem Mellis winning 270 electoral votes to Whitney Mason's 268 votes. The continuing pattern of Northeast/Mid Atlantic-Mostly Democratic, South-Mostly Republican, Coastal West-Democratic, Mountain West-Split, Midwest-Split stuck.
Interestingly enough, both candidates lost their home states. Blue States: Hawaii Washington Oregon California Nevada Colorado New Mexico Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin Illinois Michigan Maryland Delaware Pennsylvania New Jersey New York Connecticut Rhode Island Massachusetts Vermont New Hampshire Maine Red States: Idaho Alaska Utah Arizona Montana Wyoming North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Texas Missouri Arkansas Louisiana Indiana Ohio Kentucky Tennessee Mississippi Alabama Georgia South Carolina North Carolina Virginia West Virginia New Hampshire
Other elections
- United States general elections, 2020
- United States House elections, 2020
- United States Senate elections, 2020
- United States gubernatorial elections, 2020
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| General polls · Fundraising · Debates · Endorsements | |
| Democratic Party | Primary polls · Primaries · Convention · Debates |
| Candidates | Whitney Mason (Presidential nominee)/Andrew Brockmeier (Vice Presidential nominee) |
| Withdrawn | David Cromartie · Elizabeth Daniels · Ann Rodriguez |
| Republican Party | Primary polls · Primaries · Convention · Debates |
| Candidates | Akeem Mellis (Presidential nominee)/Tim Kent (Vice Presidential nominee) · Tim Kent · Daniel Morey · Steve Rayburn · Dale Thomas |
| Withdrawn | AA Alvera · Kyle Baccei · John Dunn · Felix Cavendish · Constantine Gurlakis · James MacGillicutty · Andrew Merrilin · Brian Murphy · Ryan Walsh |
| Other 2020 elections: House · Senate · Gubernatorial · Presidential | |
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