United States Presidential Election, 2024 (BLZ World)

== Summary ==
The 2024 United States Presidential Election was held on November 5, 2024. The candidates included Texas Governor Joaquín Castro, Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton and activist and 2016 Green Party vice-presidential nominee Ajamu Baraka. Castro received 341 electoral college votes, a majority, making him the 46th President of the United States. Cotton received 197 and Baraka received 0.
== Democratic Nomination ==
4,763 Available, 2383 To Win
Candidate 	Delegates	Popular Vote	%
Joaquin Castro	4,091 	28,137,819 	65.98%
Jeff Merkley 	670 	12,994,231 	30.74%
Unpledged 	2 	N/A 	N/A
The Democratic nomination was very quick as most of the party united around Joaquin Castro. Castro had a small opposition from Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley. However, Merkley endorsed Castro on April 23, 2024, before the end of the primaries. Merkley's base was mostly built around former Bernie Sanders supporters and left-wing individuals.
== Republican Nomination ==
2,472 Available, 1237 To Win
27,732,954 Votes Cast
The candidates for the Republican Nomination included Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Fmr. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Senator Todd Young of Indiana and Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming.
Candidate 	
Delegates	
Popular Vote	
%
Tom Cotton 	1,434	13,478,216	48.6%
Scott Walker 	871 	9,373,738 	33.8%
Todd Young 	103 	2,801,028 	10.1%
John Barrasso	60 	1,996,781 	7.4%
Since there was very little candidates in the race, there were only 7 debates. The debates consisted of the 4 main candidates and got anywhere from 3 million to 9 million people watching per debate. Sen. Cotton dominated almost every debate and was the winner of every one (according to online polling). The debates were at the following dates and the following places:
Debate #	Host 	Date 	Place 	Candidates
1 	FOX News	November 19, 2023	Des Moines, Iowa 	Tom Cotton
Scott Walker
Todd Young
John Barrasso
2 	CNN 	December 6, 2023 	Davenport, Iowa 	Tom Cotton
Scott Walker
Todd Young
John Barrasso
3 	ABC 	December 18, 2023	Manchester, New Hampshire	Tom Cotton
Scott Walker
Todd Young
John Barrasso
4 	CBS News	January 12, 2024 	Las Vegas, Nevada 	Tom Cotton
Scott Walker
Todd Young
John Barrasso
5 	CNN 	January 30, 2024 	Concord, New Hampshire 	Tom Cotton
Scott Walker
Todd Young
6 	FOX News	February 18, 2024	Miami, Florida 	Tom Cotton
Scott Walker
Todd Young
7 	ABC 	March 20, 2024 	Madison, Wisconsin 	Tom Cotton
Scott Walker
Todd Young
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Category:Elections
Category:United States of America
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