United States presidential election, 2032 (Scenario: Mirai)

The United States presidential election of 2032 was the 62th quadrennial presidential election. In a surprise, Libertarian Rick Allen defeated Republican Marco Rubio and Democrat Chris Murphy. Other elections were held on November 9, such as Gubernatorial, House and Senate elections. 
The campaign trail focused on the Second Great Recession, which started 3 years prior of the election. Other issues included the Medicare-for-all of 2027, which many thought caused the recession.
Rubio was the forerunner in the election, until the debates where Allen exposed Rubio of his past. on November 9, Rick Allen won the election with 276 electoral votes which shocked many of the political world.
== Candidates ==
=== Republican Party ===
Due to Second Great Recession, many Republicans saw the highly chance of winning back the White House. Many candidates ran for the Republican nomination. Marco Rubio, Vice-presidential nominee in 2028 and former U.S. Senator of Florida ran a centrist platform that would appeal to Liberals and conservatives, while other candidates roan Centre-right to full on right-wing platform such as Ivanka Trump, Tom Cotton and Joni Ernst. Ivanka Trump was popular among former President Trump supporters due to her last name. Cotton was popular among religious voters, being a strong pro-life Christian. Ernst ran about the same platform as Cotton. George P. Bush ran, but he dropped out early and endorsed Rubio. Mooney and James dropped out early also. 
Marco Rubio would win the republican nomination narrowly against Ivanka Trump. Rubio would pick U.S. Senator of West Virginia Alex Mooney to be his running mate. 
==== Republican candidates ====
* Marco Rubio, former U.S. Senator of Florida (2011-2023)
* Ivanka Trump, former First Daughter (2017-2025)
* Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator of Arkansas (2015-)
* Joni Ernst, U.S. Senator of Iowa (2015-)
* George P. Bush, U.S. representative of Texas (2023-)
* Alex Mooney, U.S. Senator of West Virginia (2025-)
* John James, U.S. Senator of Michigan (2025-)
=== Libertarian Party ===
==== Libertarian candidates ====
* Rick Allen, U.S. Senator of Montana (2027-2033) 
=== Democratic Party ===
==== Democratic candidates ====
* Chris Murphy, U.S. Senator of Connecticut (2013-present)
* Cory Booker, U.S. Senator of New Jersey (2013-present)
* Chelsea Clinton, Governor of New York (2023-2031)
== Results ==
Category:Scenario: Mirai
Category:Elections
Category:Politics