2024 United States presidential election edit
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The 2024 United States presidential election was the 60th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. The Democratic ticket of U.S. Representative Dean Phillips and author-activist Marianne Williamson defeated the Republican ticket of former President Donald Trump and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem. The election took place against the backdrop of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Israel–Hamas war, and the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. The election saw lower voter turnout compared to 2020 and 2016.
Incumbent President Joe Biden was originally favored for the Democratic presidential nomination. However, his unpopularity with the voter base and Phillips' overperformance in the New Hampshire primary led to the Democrats nominating Phillips over Biden. While polling predicted Biden losing in a general election, Phillips' youthfulness and moderate image allowed him to perform better in the polls than Biden had. For his running mate, Phillips chose fellow Democratic presidential nomination contender and author-activist Marianne Williamson, making her the third woman nominated by the Democratic Party for the office of Vice President.
The Republican presidential nomination was initially highly-contested, with many notable Republicans attempting to win the nomination. Former President Donald Trump was the frontrunner from the beginning, but he was challenged by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy. Ramaswamy and DeSantis both dropped out and endorsed Trump after poor perfomances in the Iowa caucuses, meanwhile Haley dropped out after being defeated in the South Carolina primary. Ultimately, Trump received the nomination and chose South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem for his running mate, making her the second woman nominated by the Republican Party for the office of Vice President.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental lawyer and prominent member of the Kennedy family, announced his independent campaign for President in October 2023. He ran on a platform of opposing the two-party system, implementing an America First foreign policy, ending political polarization, and protecting civil liberties. He chose U.S. Senator Rand Paul for his running mate. In several states, he was nominated by the We the People Party, which he founded in order to obtain ballot access. He was additionally nominated by the Reform Party, the American Independent Party, and the Independent-Green Party US. He ultimately achieved 25% of the popular vote, making him the highest-performing third party candidate in a presidential election by percentage since Theodore Roosevelt in 1912.
Various other third party candidates ran in the election. The Green Party nominated Jill Stein, a physician who previously served as the Green Party's presidential nominee in 2016 and 2012. The Free Democratic Party, splitting from the Democratic Party over the issue of Israel–United States relations, nominated author-activist Cornel West. The Libertarian Party nominated Georgian perennial candidate Chase Oliver.
Nominations edit
Democratic Party edit
Dean Phillips became the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party on June 5, 2020, when he secured enough delegates to ensure his nomination at the 2024 Democratic National Convention. He was formally nominated on August 22.
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| Dean Phillips | Marianne Williamson |
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| U.S. Representative from MN-03 (2019–2025) |
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Republican Party edit
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| Donald Trump | Kristi Noem |
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| 45th President of the United States (2017–2021) |
33rd Governor of South Dakota (2019–present) |
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Kennedy/Paul independent ticket edit
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| Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | Rand Paul |
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| Environmental lawyer and author |
U.S. Senator from Kentucky (2011–present) |
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Green Party edit
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| Jill Stein | Howie Hawkins |
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Trade unionist and perennial candidate |
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Free Democratic Party edit
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| Cornel West | Rashida Tlaib |
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U.S. Representative from MI-12 (2023–present) |
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| Chase Oliver | Mike ter Maat |
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Results edit
Electoral results edit
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| Dean Phillips | Democratic | Minnesota | 35% | 297 | Marianne Williamson | California | 297 |
| Donald Trump | Republican | Florida | 30% | 241 | Kristi Noem | South Dakota | 241 |
| Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | Independent | California | 25% | 0 | Rand Paul | Kentucky | 0 |
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| Jill Stein | Green | Massachusetts | 4% | 0 | Howie Hawkins | New York | 0 |
| Cornel West | Free Democratic | California | 3% | 0 | Rashida Tlaib | Michigan | 0 |
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| Chase Oliver | Libertarian | Georgia | 2% | 0 | Mike ter Maat | Florida | 0 |
| Other | 1% | — | Other | — | |||
| Total | 100% | 538 | Total | 538 | |||
| Needed to win | 270 | Needed to win | 270 | ||||
2020 United States presidential election edit
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The 2020 United States presidential election was the 59th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.