2024 United States Presidential Election (Trump, Harris)

The 2024 United States presidential election took place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. It was the 60th quadrennial presidential election. Voters selected presidential electors who voted on December 14, 2024,[2] to select a new president and vice president. The election occurred simultaneously alongside elections for the House of Representatives, Senate, and various state and local-level elections.
The Democratic ticket of incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz defeated the Republican ticket of former President Donald Trump and J. D. Vance. Harris received 287 electoral votes and 49.0% of the popular vote, while Trump received 251 electoral votes and 47.1% of the popular vote. The election marked the first time a female major party candidate for President emerged victorious. The election also marked Donald Trump's best performance in terms of the popular vote in his three election campaigns.
==Background==
Despite numerous attempts by incumbent President Donald Trump and other Republicans to subvert the election results in 2020, Joe Biden was sworn into office on January 20th, 2021. Within the first 100 days of his administration, over 100 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine were distributed. The pandemic came to an end by the end of 2022, however, the economy experienced inflation in 2022. By 2024, although an economic recovery was achieved, the nation was still plagued with economic problems.
Other notable issues during the Biden Presidency included the Russia-Ukraine War and the disastrous withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.
==Democratic Nomination==
Despite rumors that the 82-year-old incumbent president would not seek re-election, Joe Biden remained in good health and chose to seek re-election. He was challenged by progressive candidate Former State Senator Nina Turner from Ohio, however, by May, Biden secured enough delegates to secure re-nomination.
==Republican Nomination==
Candidates for the Republican nomination included Former Vice President Mike Pence, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, US Representative Adam Kinzinger, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Tom Cotton, and former President Donald Trump. Trump secured the Republican nomination in early June after a slightly-competitive but still solid performance in the Republican primary. DeSantis finished second place, with Hutchinson in third, Pence in fourth, and Hogan in fifth. In order to further his ego, Trump picked Vance as his running mate.
==Campaign==
Trump held a 1% lead over Biden during the winter, however, Biden regained momentum and held a small lead of 3-5% for the majority of the campaign. The most important issues included the economic recovery following the early 2020s recession, the ongoing Cold War against Russia, the global competition with China, and race issues. 
==Results==
Kamala Harris won the election with 281 electoral votes and 49.0% of the popular vote. Trump came in second place with 257 electoral votes and 47.1% of the popular vote, his best showing in terms of the popular vote, and his second-best electoral college performance.
All states voted the same as in 2020, with the exception of Trump picking up Georgia. Donald Trump became the first former president to lose a re-election bid for a second term twice.
==Attempts to Overturn the Election==
Even prior to the results being declared on election night, Donald Trump had spent weeks calling various Republican state legislators instructing them to send Republican electors to Washington who would vote for him regardless of how the popular vote outcome turns out. While the state legislator in Arizona was filled with Trumpist election deniers, flipping Arizona would not be enough for Trump to win the electoral college. Trump could not seem to get either the Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, or Nevada legislators to overturn the election. He thus staged massive MAGA protests outside the legislator buildings in an attempt to pressure them into sending a separate slate of electors. 
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris responded by utilizing the national guard to put down the protests. The following week, Donald Trump was arrested for attempts to incite violence and stage a coup. Trump was held in custody until Kamala Harris got inaugurated as the first female President of the United States on January 20th, 2025, amid massive MAGA rallies denouncing him as a fraud. Taking into consideration his two presidential losses and high age, Donald Trump retired from politics soon after, although he would continue giving speeches at Republican conventions. 
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