United States presidential election, 2020

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**Presidential election, 2020**
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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
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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.

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

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

Withdrawn

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 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, 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 Montana Rocky 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

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

President Whitney Mason of North Carolina

Withdrawn

Former West Coast Governor David Cromartie of California
Congresswoman Elizabeth Daniels of Florida

Former West Coast Governor David Cromartie of California

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 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
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 | Nominee
-| <center>[[Whitney Mason]]</center>
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+| <center>[[Whitney Mason]]</center>
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 | Party
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+| <center>[[Democratic Party|Democratic]]</center>
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 | Home state
-| <center>[[North Carolina]]</center>
 | <center>[[Colorado]]</center>
+| <center>[[North Carolina]]</center>
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 | Running mate
+| <center>[[Tim Kent]]</center>
 | <center>[[Drew Brockmeier]]</center>
-| <center>[[Tim Kent]]</center>
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 | Running Mate's Home State
+| <center>[[Ohio]]</center>
 | <center>[[Michigan]]</center>
-| <center>[[Ohio]]</center>
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 | Electoral vote
+| <center>270</center>
 | <center>268</center>
-| <center>270</center>
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 | States carried
+| <center>27</center>
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-| <center>27</center>
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 ==Background==
-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.
+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==
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 ====Candidates====
+* [[Appalachia]] [[Governor]] '''[[Tim Kent]]''' of [[Ohio]]
 * [[Congressional leadership|Senate Minority Leader]] '''[[Akeem Mellis]]''' of [[Colorado]]
 * [[Congressman]] '''[[Daniel Morey]]''' of [[Tennessee]], former [[Senator]] and [[Congressional leadership|House Minority Leader]]
+* [[Senator]] '''[[Steve Rayburn]]''' of [[Florida]]
 * [[Congressional Leadership|Speaker of the House]] '''[[Dale Thomas]]''' of [[Texas]]
 <gallery>
 Image:AMellis.jpg|[[Congressional leadership|Senate Minority Leader]] '''[[Akeem Mellis]]''' of [[Colorado]]
+Image:TKent2.jpg|[[Appalachia]] [[Governor]] '''[[Tim Kent]]''' of [[Ohio]]
 Image:DMorey.jpg|[[Congressman]] '''[[Daniel Morey]]''' of [[Tennessee]]
+Image:Newrayburn.jpg|[[Senator]] '''[[Steve Rayburn]]''' of [[Florida]]
 Image:DThomas.jpg|[[Congressional Leadership|Speaker of the House]] '''[[Dale Thomas]]''' of [[Texas]]
 </gallery>
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 ==== Withdrawn ====
-* [[Senator]] [[Steve Rayburn]] of [[Florida]]
-* [[Appalachia]] [[Governor]] '''[[Tim Kent]]''' of [[Ohio]]
-* [[Senator]] [[Constantine Gurlakis]] of [[Florida]]
 * 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]]
 * [[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]]
+* [[Senator]] '''[[Constantine Gurlakis]]''' of [[Florida]]
 * Former [[Senator]] '''[[James MacGillicutty]]''' of [[Louisiana]], former [[cabinet|White House Chief of Staff]]
 * 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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-Image:Newrayburn.jpg|[[Senator]] [[Steve Rayburn]] of [[Florida]]
-Image:TKent2.jpg|[[Appalachia]] [[Governor]] '''[[Tim Kent]]''' of [[Ohio]]
-Image:CGurlakis.jpg|[[Senator]] [[Constantine Gurlakis]] of [[Florida]]
 Image:AAAlvera.jpg|Former [[Sunbelt]] [[Governor]] '''[[AA Alvera]]''' of [[Texas]]
 Image:KBaccei.jpg|[[Sunbelt]] [[Governor]] '''[[Kyle Baccei]]''' of [[Texas]]
 Image:FCavendish.jpg|[[Congressman]] '''[[Felix Cavendish]]''' of [[California]]
 Image:JohnDunn.jpg|Former [[Cabinet|National Security Adviser]] '''[[John Dunn]]''' of [[Illinois]]
+Image:CGurlakis.jpg|[[Senator]] '''[[Constantine Gurlakis]]''' of [[Florida]]
 Image:JMacGillicutty.jpg|Former [[Senator]] '''[[James MacGillicutty]]''' of [[Louisiana]]
 Image:AMerrilin.jpg|Former [[Vice president of the United States|Vice President]] '''[[Andrew Merrilin]]''' of [[Michigan]]
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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]]
-* [[Great Plains]] [[Senator]] '''[[Valeria Smith]]''' of [[Oklahoma]], candidate for the [[United States presidential election, 2016|Republican nomination in 2016]]
 * [[Dixie]] [[Governor]] '''[[Vincent Halfhyde]]''' of [[South Carolina]], candidate for the [[United States presidential election, 2016|Republican nomination in 2016]]
+* [[Texas]] [[Senator]] '''[[Buford Justice]]''' of [[Texas]]
+* [[Rocky Mountains]] [[Senator]] '''[[Keiko Kagura]]''' of [[Montana]][[Rocky 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 [[United States presidential election, 2016|Republican nomination in 2016]]
 * [[Pennsylvania]] [[Senator]] '''[[Hilliam Warren]]''' of [[Pennsylvania]]
-* [[Texas]] [[Senator]] '''[[Buford Justice]]''' of [[Texas]]
-* [[Rocky Mountains]] [[Senator]] '''[[Keiko Kagura]]''' of [[Montana]][[Rocky Mountains]] [[Senator]] '''[[Keiko Kagura]]''' of [[Montana]]
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 ==Election results==
-{{Underconstruction}}
+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

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Contents

Background

Nominations

Republican nomination

Candidates

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Potential candidates who did not run

Democratic nomination

Candidates

Running

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General election

Campaign issues

Debate

Election results

Other elections

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