Major media networks project a state for a candidate once there is high statistical confidence that the outstanding vote would be unlikely to prevent the projected winner from ultimately winning that state. 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. Many more Democrats voted by mail than Republicans. ĭue to the ongoing pandemic, a record number of ballots were cast early and by mail. Supreme Court following the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett and the future of the Affordable Care Act. The central issues of the election included the public health and economic impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic civil unrest in reaction to the police murder of George Floyd and others the U.S.
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. Biden's running mate, Senator Kamala Harris from California, became the first African-American, first Asian-American, and third female vice presidential nominee on a major party ticket. In a competitive primary that featured the most candidates for any political party in the modern era of American politics, Biden secured the Democratic nomination over his closest rival, Senator Bernie Sanders. Biden received more than 81 million votes, the most votes ever cast for a candidate in a U.S. The election saw the highest voter turnout by percentage since 1900, 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. It was the first election since 1992, and the fifth in the past century, in which the incumbent president failed to win a second term. The election took place against the backdrop of the global COVID-19 pandemic and COVID-19 recession. senator from California Kamala Harris defeated the incumbent Republican president Donald Trump and incumbent vice president Mike Pence. The Democratic ticket of former vice president Joe Biden and the junior U.S. The 2020 United States presidential election was the 59th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.
Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia. Blue denotes states won by Biden/Harris, and red denotes those won by Trump/Pence.
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