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| colspan=3 | <center>[[United States presidential election, 2016|< 2016]] | 2020 | [[United States presidential election, 2024|2024 >]]</center>
| colspan=3 | <center>[[United States presidential election, 2016|< 2016]] | 2020 | [[United States presidential election, 2024|2024 >]]</center>
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| Nominee
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| <center>[[Akeem Mellis]]</center>
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| <center>[[Whitney Mason]]</center>
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| Party
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| <center>[[Republican Party|Republican]]</center>
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| <center>[[Democratic Party|Democratic]]</center>
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| Home state
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| <center>[[Colorado]]</center>
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| <center>[[North Carolina]]</center>
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| Running mate
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| <center>[[Tim Kent]]</center>
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| <center>[[Drew Brockmeier]]</center>
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| Running Mate's Home State
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| <center>[[Ohio]]</center>
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| <center>[[Michigan]]</center>
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| Electoral vote
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| <center>270</center>
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| <center>268</center>
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| States carried
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| <center>27</center>
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| <center>24</center>
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The '''United States presidential election of 2020''' will be held on November 8, 2020 and is the 58th consecutive quadrennial election for [[President of the United States|President]] and [[vice president of the United States|Vice President]] of the United States. The election will coincide with the 2020 [[United States Senate elections, 2020|Senate elections]], [[United States House elections, 2020|House of Representatives elections]], and [[United States gubernatorial elections, 2020|gubernatorial elections]], as well as many regional and local elections.
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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 of the United States|President]] and [[vice president of the United States|Vice President]] of the United States. The election coincided with the 2020 [[United States Senate elections, 2020|Senate elections]], [[United States House elections, 2020|House of Representatives elections]], and [[United States gubernatorial elections, 2020|gubernatorial elections]], as well as many regional and local elections. Senator [[Akeem Mellis]] defeated incumbent [[President of the United States|President]] [[Whitney Mason]] with 270 electoral votes to Mason's 268 electoral votes. With Mellis' win [[Appalachia]] [[Governor]] [[Tim Kent]] defeated incumbent [[vice president of the United States|Vice President]] [[Drew Brockmeier]].
==Background==
==Background==
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President [[Whitney Mason]] is 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.
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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==
==Nominations==
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====Candidates====
====Candidates====
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* Former [[Vice president of the United States|Vice President]] '''[[Andrew Merrilin]]''' of [[Michigan]], candidate for the [[United States presidential election, 2016|Republican nomination in 2016]], who won the primaries but declined nomination
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* [[Appalachia]] [[Governor]] '''[[Tim Kent]]''' of [[Ohio]]
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* [[Congressional leadership|Senate Minority Leader]] '''[[Akeem Mellis]]''' of [[Colorado]]
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* [[Congressman]] '''[[Daniel Morey]]''' of [[Tennessee]], former [[Senator]] and [[Congressional leadership|House Minority Leader]]
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* [[Senator]] '''[[Steve Rayburn]]''' of [[Florida]]
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* [[Congressional Leadership|Speaker of the House]] '''[[Dale Thomas]]''' of [[Texas]]
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<gallery>
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Image:AMellis.jpg|[[Congressional leadership|Senate Minority Leader]] '''[[Akeem Mellis]]''' of [[Colorado]]
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Image:TKent2.jpg|[[Appalachia]] [[Governor]] '''[[Tim Kent]]''' of [[Ohio]]
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Image:DMorey.jpg|[[Congressman]] '''[[Daniel Morey]]''' of [[Tennessee]]
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Image:Newrayburn.jpg|[[Senator]] '''[[Steve Rayburn]]''' of [[Florida]]
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Image:DThomas.jpg|[[Congressional Leadership|Speaker of the House]] '''[[Dale Thomas]]''' of [[Texas]]
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==== Withdrawn ====
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* Former [[Sunbelt]] [[Governor]] '''[[AA Alvera]]''' of [[Texas]], candidate for the [[United States presidential election, 2016|Republican nomination in 2016]]
* Former [[Sunbelt]] [[Governor]] '''[[AA Alvera]]''' of [[Texas]], candidate for the [[United States presidential election, 2016|Republican nomination in 2016]]
* [[Sunbelt]] [[Governor]] '''[[Kyle Baccei]]''' of [[Texas]]
* [[Sunbelt]] [[Governor]] '''[[Kyle Baccei]]''' of [[Texas]]
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* [[Congressman]] '''[[Felix Cavendish]]''' of [[California]], former [[cabinet|Secretary of Treasury]]
* Former [[Cabinet|National Security Adviser]] '''[[John Dunn]]''' of [[Illinois]], [[United States presidential election, 2016|2016 Republican nominee]] for [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]
* Former [[Cabinet|National Security Adviser]] '''[[John Dunn]]''' of [[Illinois]], [[United States presidential election, 2016|2016 Republican nominee]] for [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]]
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* Former [[Senator]] '''[[James MacGillicutty]]''' of [[Louisiana]]
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* [[Senator]] '''[[Constantine Gurlakis]]''' of [[Florida]]
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* [[Congressional leadership|Senate Minority Leader]] '''[[Akeem Mellis]]''' of [[Colorado]]
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* Former [[Senator]] '''[[James MacGillicutty]]''' of [[Louisiana]], former [[cabinet|White House Chief of Staff]]
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* [[Congressman]] and former [[Senator]] '''[[Daniel Morey]]''' of [[Tennessee]]
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* Former [[Vice president of the United States|Vice President]] '''[[Andrew Merrilin]]''' of [[Michigan]], presumptive [[United States presidential election, 2016|2016 Republican nominee]] for [[President of the United States|President]] (declined nomination at [[2016 Republican National Convention|2016 convention]])
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* [[Mississippi Valley]] [[Governor]] '''[[Brian Murphy]]''' of [[Louisiana]]
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* Former [[Mississippi Valley]] [[Governor]] '''[[Brian Murphy]]''' of [[Louisiana]]
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* Former [[Congressional Leadership|House Minority Leader]] and [[Congressional Leadership|Speaker of the House]] '''[[Dale Thomas]]''' of [[Texas]]
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* [[Congressman]] '''[[Ryan Walsh]]''' of [[New York]]
* [[Congressman]] '''[[Ryan Walsh]]''' of [[New York]]
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* [[Congressman]] '''[[Felix Cavendish]]''' of [[California]], former [[Presidency of Elizabeth Warren|Secretary of Treasury]]
 
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Image:AMerrilin.jpg|Former [[Vice president of the United States|Vice President]] '''[[Andrew Merrilin]]''' of [[Michigan]]
 
Image:AAAlvera.jpg|Former [[Sunbelt]] [[Governor]] '''[[AA Alvera]]''' of [[Texas]]
Image:AAAlvera.jpg|Former [[Sunbelt]] [[Governor]] '''[[AA Alvera]]''' of [[Texas]]
Image:KBaccei.jpg|[[Sunbelt]] [[Governor]] '''[[Kyle Baccei]]''' of [[Texas]]
Image:KBaccei.jpg|[[Sunbelt]] [[Governor]] '''[[Kyle Baccei]]''' of [[Texas]]
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Image:FCavendish.jpg|[[Congressman]] '''[[Felix Cavendish]]''' of [[California]]
Image:JohnDunn.jpg|Former [[Cabinet|National Security Adviser]] '''[[John Dunn]]''' of [[Illinois]]
Image:JohnDunn.jpg|Former [[Cabinet|National Security Adviser]] '''[[John Dunn]]''' of [[Illinois]]
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Image:CGurlakis.jpg|[[Senator]] '''[[Constantine Gurlakis]]''' of [[Florida]]
Image:JMacGillicutty.jpg|Former [[Senator]] '''[[James MacGillicutty]]''' of [[Louisiana]]
Image:JMacGillicutty.jpg|Former [[Senator]] '''[[James MacGillicutty]]''' of [[Louisiana]]
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Image:AMellis.jpg|[[Congressional leadership|Senate Minority Leader]] '''[[Akeem Mellis]]''' of [[Colorado]]
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Image:AMerrilin.jpg|Former [[Vice president of the United States|Vice President]] '''[[Andrew Merrilin]]''' of [[Michigan]]
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Image:DMorey.jpg|[[Congressman]] '''[[Daniel Morey]]''' of [[Tennessee]]
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Image:Blunt.jpg|Former [[Mississippi Valley]] [[Governor]] '''[[Brian Murphy]]''' of [[Louisiana]]
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Image:Blunt.jpg|[[Mississippi Valley]] [[Governor]] '''[[Brian Murphy]]''' of [[Louisiana]]
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Image:DThomas.jpg|[[Congressional Leadership|Speaker of the House]] '''[[Dale Thomas]]''' of [[Texas]]
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Image:RWalsh2.jpg|[[Congressman]] '''[[Ryan Walsh]]''' of [[New York]]
Image:RWalsh2.jpg|[[Congressman]] '''[[Ryan Walsh]]''' of [[New York]]
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Image:FCavendish.jpg|[[Congressman]] '''[[Felix Cavendish]]''' of [[California]]
 
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====Potential candidates who did not run====
====Potential candidates who did not run====
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TBC
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* Former [[Mid-Atlantic]] [[Governor]] '''[[David Gamble]]''' of [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States presidential election, 2016|2016 Republican nominee]] for [[President of the United States|President]]
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* [[Dixie]] [[Governor]] '''[[Vincent Halfhyde]]''' of [[South Carolina]], candidate for the [[United States presidential election, 2016|Republican nomination in 2016]]
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* [[Texas]] [[Senator]] '''[[Buford Justice]]''' of [[Texas]]
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* [[Rocky Mountains]] [[Senator]] '''[[Keiko Kagura]]''' of [[Montana]][[Rocky Mountains]] [[Senator]] '''[[Keiko Kagura]]''' of [[Montana]]
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* Former [[Big Sky Country]] [[Governor]] '''[[Daniel Mallory]]''' of [[Oklahoma]]
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* [[Great Plains]] [[Senator]] '''[[Valeria Smith]]''' of [[Oklahoma]], candidate for the [[United States presidential election, 2016|Republican nomination in 2016]]
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* [[Pennsylvania]] [[Senator]] '''[[Hilliam Warren]]''' of [[Pennsylvania]]
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Image:DavidGamble.jpg|Former [[Mid-Atlantic]] [[Governor]] '''[[David Gamble]]''' of [[Pennsylvania]]
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Image:Valeria Smith.jpg|[[Great Plains]] [[Senator]] '''[[Valeria Smith]]''' of [[Oklahoma]]
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Image:Halfy.jpg|[[Dixie]] [[Governor]] '''[[Vincent Halfhyde]]''' of [[South Carolina]]
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Image:DMallory.jpg|Former [[Big Sky Country]] [[Governor]] '''[[Daniel Mallory]]''' of [[Oklahoma]]
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Image:HWarren.jpg|[[Pennsylvania]] [[Senator]] '''[[Hilliam Warren]]''' of [[Pennsylvania]]
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Image:Justice.jpg|[[Texas]] [[Senator]] '''[[Buford Justice]]''' of [[Texas]]
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Image:Kagura.jpg|[[Rocky Mountains]] [[Senator]] '''[[Keiko Kagura]]''' of [[Montana]]
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===Democratic nomination===
===Democratic nomination===
''Main article: [[Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2020]]'', and ''[[2020 Democratic National Convention]]''
''Main article: [[Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2020]]'', and ''[[2020 Democratic National Convention]]''
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Incumbent [[President of the United States|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]].
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Incumbent [[President of the United States|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.
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==== Candidates ====
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===== Running =====
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*[[President of the United States|President]] [[Whitney Mason]] of [[North Carolina]]
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Image:Mason.jpg|[[President of the United States|President]] [[Whitney Mason]] of [[North Carolina]]</gallery>
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Image:WMason.jpg|[[President of the United States|President]] [[Whitney Mason]] of [[North Carolina]]
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*Former [[West Coast]] [[Governor]] [[David Cromartie]] of [[California]]
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*Congresswoman [[Elizabeth Daniels]] of [[Florida]]
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Image:Cromartie.jpg|Former [[West Coast]] [[Governor]] [[David Cromartie]] of [[California]]
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Image:EDaniels.jpg|Congresswoman [[Elizabeth Daniels]] of [[Florida]]
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==General election==
==General election==
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===Campaign issues===
===Campaign issues===
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TBC
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{{Underconstruction}}
===Debate===
===Debate===
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TBC
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{{Underconstruction}}
==Election results==
==Election results==
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TBC
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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.
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'''Interestingly enough, both candidates lost their home states.'''
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'''Blue States:'''
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Hawaii
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Washington
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Oregon
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California
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Nevada
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Colorado
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New Mexico
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Minnesota
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Iowa
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Wisconsin
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Illinois
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Michigan
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Maryland
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Delaware
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Pennsylvania
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New Jersey
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New York
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Connecticut
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Rhode Island
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Massachusetts
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Vermont
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New Hampshire
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Maine
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'''Red States:'''
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Idaho
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Alaska
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Utah
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Arizona
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Montana
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Wyoming
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North Dakota
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South Dakota
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Nebraska
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Kansas
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Oklahoma
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Texas
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Missouri
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Arkansas
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Louisiana
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Indiana
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Ohio
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Kentucky
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Tennessee
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Mississippi
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Alabama
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Georgia
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South Carolina
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North Carolina
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Virginia
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West Virginia
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New Hampshire
==Other elections==
==Other elections==
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Current revision as of 21:12, 5 July 2011

Presidential election, 2020
< 2016 | 2020 | 2024 >
Nominee
Akeem Mellis
Whitney Mason
Party
Republican
Democratic
Home state
Colorado
North Carolina
Running mate
Tim Kent
Drew Brockmeier
Running Mate's Home State
Ohio
Michigan
Electoral vote
270
268
States carried
27
24
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o255/DIRed14/masonvmellis.jpg|115px

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.

Contents

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

Senate Minority Leader Akeem Mellis of Colorado

Appalachia Governor Tim Kent of Ohio

Congressman Daniel Morey of Tennessee

Senator Steve Rayburn of Florida

Speaker of the House Dale Thomas of Texas

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Former Sunbelt Governor AA Alvera of Texas

Sunbelt Governor Kyle Baccei of Texas

Congressman Felix Cavendish of California

Former National Security Adviser John Dunn of Illinois

Senator Constantine Gurlakis of Florida

Former Senator James MacGillicutty of Louisiana

Former Vice President Andrew Merrilin of Michigan

Former Mississippi Valley Governor Brian Murphy of Louisiana

Congressman Ryan Walsh of New York

Potential candidates who did not run

Former Mid-Atlantic Governor David Gamble of Pennsylvania

Great Plains Senator Valeria Smith of Oklahoma

Dixie Governor Vincent Halfhyde of South Carolina

Former Big Sky Country Governor Daniel Mallory of Oklahoma

Pennsylvania Senator Hilliam Warren of Pennsylvania

Texas Senator Buford Justice of Texas

Rocky Mountains Senator Keiko Kagura of Montana

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

President Whitney Mason of North Carolina

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Former West Coast Governor David Cromartie of California

Congresswoman Elizabeth Daniels of Florida

General election

Campaign issues

This article or section is under construction.
However, you are welcome to assist in its construction by editing it as well.

Debate

This article or section is under construction.
However, you are welcome to assist in its construction by editing it as well.

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 presidential election, 2020
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
United States Presidential Elections
2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | 2028 | 2032 | 2036 | 2040
See also: Elections | House | Senate | Governors | President
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