2124 United States Presidential Election

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The 2124 United States presidential election was the 86th quadrennial presidential election, held on Wednesday, November 8, 2124. Former Hawaii Governor Harrison Victor beat Iceland Senator Charles McNamara but died before taking office, leaving Wolfgang Stanaway to become President.
Incumbent President James Capone had decided against seeking a second term, being the third President in a row not re-elected. Capone cited his poor health as the driving factor but it is believed he did not feel he could mount a successful re-election campaign with his reputation tarnished as it had become. The main issues of the election were the slowing down of the American Reconquista, President Capone's corruption, taxation and a number of other issues. Victor attacked McMamara on his closeness to Capone and accused him of insider trading. McNamara accused Victor of sabotaging the Capone Administrations reconquest efforts and called him an "un-american traitor to decency".
On election night Victor won an convincing victory with 135 electoral votes to McNamara's 69. Just 5 days after election night Victor was assassinated by Tralin Henrycaptica, a mentally ill vagrant. Vice President-Elect Stanaway accused Capone and McNamara of ordering the hit and called them "murderers". Capone issued an executive order to attempt to hand the Presidency over to McNamara as the "runner up" but the Supreme Court struck it down within hours of it's signage on its unconstitutionality. Harrison Victor is the only President-Elect in American history to die before taking office. Wolfgang Stanaway would be sworn in as President on January 20, 2125.