2116 United States Presidential Election

From Wikimerica, the United States encyclopedia
The 2120 United States presidential election was the 84th quadrennial presidential election, held on Wednesday, November 4, 2116. Former Governor New Mexico and President of the Republic of New Mexico Garret Columbia beat incumbent President Benjamin Atwood, denying him a second term as President. This election was significantly more well attended then the 2112 United States Presidential election as the American Reconquista was considered a massive success in reuniting large parts of the destroyed United States following Doomsday.
The main issues of the campaign were allegations of President Benjamin Atwood's corruption while in office, and allegations of severe brutality and human rights violations. Atwood ran on his success at "restarting society" and keeping the American experiment alive following the end of the world. Despite expectations of a rigged election to install Atwood for a second term as President, on election night Columbia had a blowout and won by a massive landslide. Atwood refused to accept the results of the election and considered having Columbia arrested to prevent his inauguration, Atwood was only stopped when his Secretary of Defense threatened to have him assasionated if he tried to overturn the election. Columbia would be sworn in as President on January 20, 2117.