2024 United States presidential election (Lan's World)

The **2024 United States presidential election** was the 60th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday November 5, 2024. The Republican ticket of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and South Carolina Senator Tim Scott defeated the Democratic ticket of Vice President Kamala Harris and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. This was the first election since 1880 that the incumbent president didn't run for a second term and it was also the sixth time in American history where the winner of the popular vote didn't win the election.

Harris secured the Democratic nomination with no major competition in the primaries due to announcing a couple days before the Iowa caucus. DeSantis secured the Republican nomination in a competitive primary season, beating his closest rival former Vice President Mike Pence. Former United States Representative Justin Amash secured the Libertarian nomination and former Minnesota Governor and professional wrestler Jesse Ventura secured the Green Party nomination. The major issues of this election were the looming economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, immigration policy, voting laws across the country that targeted poor people and minorities, the new Cold War and the retirement of Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas.

DeSantis defeated Harris, 313-225 in the electoral college and 50-48 in the popular vote. Harris conceded on November 6, 2024 to DeSantis, saying despite their disagreements, she hopes DeSantis is a good president. At DeSantis victory speech, he promised a better America for all Americans and fight to protect constitutional rights.

## Background

Joe Biden, a member of the Democratic Party, was the incumbent president of the United States at the time and was eligible to run for re-election. However, Biden announced on January 1, 2024 that he was not running for re-election, stating his age.

## Republican primary

### Nominee

**2024 Republican Party ticket**
(2019 - 2024)
from South Carolina

### Other Candidates

* Mike Pence, 48th United States Vice President (2017 - 2021)
* Ted Cruz, United States Senator from Texas (2013 - 2025)
* Chris Christie, 55th Governor of New Jersey (2010 - 2018)
* Tom Cotton, United States Senator from Arkansas (2015 - TBA)
* Nikki Haley, United States ambassador to the United Nations (2017 - 2018)
* Rand Paul, United States Senator from Kentucky (2011 - TBA)
* Josh Hawley, United States Senator from Missouri (2019 - TBA)
* Kristi Noem, 33rd Governor of South Dakota (2019 - 2027)
* Mike Pompeo, 70th United States Secretary of State (2018 - 2021)
* Tim Scott, United States Senator from South Carolina (2013 - TBA)

### Vice Presidential candidates

* Josh Hawley, United States Senator from Missouri (2019 - 2025)
* Tom Cotton, United States Senator from Arkansas (2015 - TBA)
* Dan Crenshaw, United States Representative from TX-02 (2019 - TBA)
* Ted Cruz, United States Senator from Texas (2013 - 2025)
* Joni Ernst, United States Senator from Iowa (2015 - TBA)
* Nikki Haley, United States ambassador to the United Nations
* Tim Scott, United States Senator from South Carolina (2013 - TBA)

## Democratic primary

After President Biden declined to run for re-election, Kamala Harris announced her bid for the presidency on January 2, 2024 and ran unopposed. On June 15, 2024, Harris announced that her running mate was Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Buttigieg became the first openly gay person to be on a major party ticket for President.

### Nominee

**2024 Democratic Party ticket**
of the United States
(2021 - 2025)
Secretary of
Transportation

### Vice Presidential candidates

* Pete Buttigieg, 19th United States Secretary of Transportation (2021 - 2025) *(selected VP on June 15)*
* Roy Cooper, 75th Governor of North Carolina (2017 - 2025)
* Andy Beshear, 63rd Governor of Kentucky (2019 - 2023)
* Cory Booker, United States Senator from New Jersey (2013 - TBA)
* Jay Inslee, 23rd Governor of Washington state (2013 - 2025)
* Michael Bennet, United States Senator from Colorado (2009 - TBA)