Timeline of the 2020 United States presidential election (January–October 2020)

The following is a timeline of major events leading up and during the 2020 United States presidential election, the 59th quadrennial United States presidential election, from January to October 2020. For previous events, see Timeline of the 2020 United States presidential election (2017–2019). For subsequent events, see Timeline of the 2020 United States presidential election (November 2020–January 2021)

The presidential primaries and caucuses were held between February and August 2020, staggered among the 50 states, Washington, D.C., and U.S. territories. The conventions in August nominated president George Williams for the Republican Party and Sherlock Johnson for the Democratic Party.

## January 2020

* **Saturday, August 1**
* **Sunday, August 2**
* **Monday, August 3**
* **Tuesday, August 4**
* **Wednesday, August 5**
* **Thursday, August 6**
* **Friday, August 7**
* **Saturday, August 8**
* **Sunday, August 9**
* **Monday, August 10**
* **Tuesday, August 11**
* **Wednesday, August 12**
* **Thursday, August 13**
* **Friday, August 14**
* **Saturday, August 15**
* **Sunday, August 16**
* **Monday, August 17**
* **Tuesday, August 18**
* **Wednesday, August 19**
* **Thursday, August 20**
* **Friday, August 21**
* **Saturday, August 22**
* **Sunday, August 23**
* **Monday, August 24**
* **Tuesday, August 25**
* **Wednesday, August 26**
* **Thursday, August 27**
* **Friday, August 28**
* **Saturday, August 29**
* **Sunday, August 30**
* **Monday, August 31**

## February 2020

* **Saturday, August 1**
* **Sunday, August 2**
* **Monday, August 3**
* **Tuesday, August 4**
* **Wednesday, August 5**
* **Thursday, August 6**
* **Friday, August 7**
* **Saturday, August 8**
* **Sunday, August 9**
* **Monday, August 10**
* **Tuesday, August 11**
* **Wednesday, August 12**
* **Thursday, August 13**
* **Friday, August 14**
* **Saturday, August 15**
* **Sunday, August 16**
* **Monday, August 17**
* **Tuesday, August 18**
* **Wednesday, August 19**
* **Thursday, August 20**
* **Friday, August 21**
* **Saturday, August 22**
* **Sunday, August 23**
* **Monday, August 24**
* **Tuesday, August 25**
* **Wednesday, August 26**
* **Thursday, August 27**
* **Friday, August 28**
* **Saturday, August 29**
* **Sunday, August 30**
* **Monday, August 31**

## March 2020

* **Saturday, August 1**
* **Sunday, August 2**
* **Monday, August 3**
* **Tuesday, August 4**
* **Wednesday, August 5**
* **Thursday, August 6**
* **Friday, August 7**
* **Saturday, August 8**
* **Sunday, August 9**
* **Monday, August 10**
* **Tuesday, August 11**
* **Wednesday, August 12**
* **Thursday, August 13**
* **Friday, August 14**
* **Saturday, August 15**
* **Sunday, August 16**
* **Monday, August 17**
* **Tuesday, August 18**
* **Wednesday, August 19**
* **Thursday, August 20**
* **Friday, August 21**
* **Saturday, August 22**
* **Sunday, August 23**
* **Monday, August 24**
* **Tuesday, August 25**
* **Wednesday, August 26**
* **Thursday, August 27**
* **Friday, August 28**
* **Saturday, August 29**
* **Sunday, August 30**
* **Monday, August 31**

## April 2020

* **Saturday, August 1**
* **Sunday, August 2**
* **Monday, August 3**
* **Tuesday, August 4**
* **Wednesday, August 5**
* **Thursday, August 6**
* **Friday, August 7**
* **Saturday, August 8**
* **Sunday, August 9**
* **Monday, August 10**
* **Tuesday, August 11**
* **Wednesday, August 12**
* **Thursday, August 13**
* **Friday, August 14**
* **Saturday, August 15**
* **Sunday, August 16**
* **Monday, August 17**
* **Tuesday, August 18**
* **Wednesday, August 19**
* **Thursday, August 20**
* **Friday, August 21**
* **Saturday, August 22**
* **Sunday, August 23**
* **Monday, August 24**
* **Tuesday, August 25**
* **Wednesday, August 26**
* **Thursday, August 27**
* **Friday, August 28**
* **Saturday, August 29**
* **Sunday, August 30**
* **Monday, August 31**

## May 2020

* **Saturday, August 1**
* **Sunday, August 2**
* **Monday, August 3**
* **Tuesday, August 4**
* **Wednesday, August 5**
* **Thursday, August 6**
* **Friday, August 7**
* **Saturday, August 8**
* **Sunday, August 9**
* **Monday, August 10**
* **Tuesday, August 11**
* **Wednesday, August 12**
* **Thursday, August 13**
* **Friday, August 14**
* **Saturday, August 15**
* **Sunday, August 16**
* **Monday, August 17**
* **Tuesday, August 18**
* **Wednesday, August 19**
* **Thursday, August 20**
* **Friday, August 21**
* **Saturday, August 22**
* **Sunday, August 23**
* **Monday, August 24**
* **Tuesday, August 25**
* **Wednesday, August 26**
* **Thursday, August 27**
* **Friday, August 28**
* **Saturday, August 29**
* **Sunday, August 30**
* **Monday, August 31**

## June 2020

* **Saturday, August 1**
* **Sunday, August 2**
* **Monday, August 3**
* **Tuesday, August 4**
* **Wednesday, August 5**
* **Thursday, August 6**
* **Friday, August 7**
* **Saturday, August 8**
* **Sunday, August 9**
* **Monday, August 10**
* **Tuesday, August 11**
* **Wednesday, August 12**
* **Thursday, August 13**
* **Friday, August 14**
* **Saturday, August 15**
* **Sunday, August 16**
* **Monday, August 17**
* **Tuesday, August 18**
* **Wednesday, August 19**
* **Thursday, August 20**
* **Friday, August 21**
* **Saturday, August 22**
* **Sunday, August 23**
* **Monday, August 24**
* **Tuesday, August 25**
* **Wednesday, August 26**
* **Thursday, August 27**
* **Friday, August 28**
* **Saturday, August 29**
* **Sunday, August 30**

## July 2020

* **Saturday, August 1**
* **Sunday, August 2**
* **Monday, August 3**
* **Tuesday, August 4**
* **Wednesday, August 5**
* **Thursday, August 6**
* **Friday, August 7**
* **Saturday, August 8**
* **Sunday, August 9**
* **Monday, August 10**
* **Tuesday, August 11**
* **Wednesday, August 12**
* **Thursday, August 13**
* **Friday, August 14**
* **Saturday, August 15**
* **Sunday, August 16**
* **Monday, August 17**
* **Tuesday, August 18**
* **Wednesday, August 19**
* **Thursday, August 20**
* **Friday, August 21**
* **Saturday, August 22**
* **Sunday, August 23**
* **Monday, August 24**
* **Tuesday, August 25**
* **Wednesday, August 26**
* **Thursday, August 27**
* **Friday, August 28**
* **Saturday, August 29**
* **Sunday, August 30**
* **Monday, August 31**

## August 2020

* **Saturday, August 1**
* **Sunday, August 2**
* **Monday, August 3**
* **Tuesday, August 4**
	+ Johnson held a campaign rally in North Charleston, South Carolina.
* **Wednesday, August 5**
* **Thursday, August 6**
* **Friday, August 7**
* **Saturday, August 8**
* **Sunday, August 9**
* **Monday, August 10**
* **Tuesday, August 11**
	+ Johnson officially selected Amy Steiner as his running mate.
	+ Johnson and Steiner made their first public appearance as the presumptive Democratic ticket at Johnson University in Kissimmee, Florida.
* **Wednesday, August 12**
	+ Johnson and Steiner together held a campaign rally in Houston, Texas.
* **Thursday, August 13**
* **Friday, August 14**
* **Saturday, August 15**
* **Sunday, August 16**
* **Monday, August 17**
	+ The first night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention commenced.
* **Tuesday, August 18**
* **Wednesday, August 19**
* **Thursday, August 20**
* **Friday, August 21**
	+ Johnson held a campaign rally in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
	+ Steiner held a campaign rally in Richmond, Virginia.
* **Saturday, August 22**
* **Sunday, August 23**
* **Monday, August 24**
* **Tuesday, August 25**
* **Wednesday, August 26**
* **Thursday, August 27**
* **Friday, August 28**
* **Saturday, August 29**
* **Sunday, August 30**
	+ Williams held a campaign rally in Charleston, West Virginia.
* **Monday, August 31**

## September 2020

* **Saturday, August 1**
* **Sunday, August 2**
* **Monday, August 3**
* **Tuesday, August 4**
* **Wednesday, August 5**
* **Thursday, August 6**
* **Friday, August 7**
* **Saturday, August 8**
* **Sunday, August 9**
* **Monday, August 10**
* **Tuesday, August 11**
* **Wednesday, August 12**
* **Thursday, August 13**
* **Friday, August 14**
* **Saturday, August 15**
* **Sunday, August 16**
* **Monday, August 17**
* **Tuesday, August 18**
* **Wednesday, August 19**
* **Thursday, August 20**
* **Friday, August 21**
* **Saturday, August 22**
* **Sunday, August 23**
* **Monday, August 24**
* **Tuesday, August 25**
* **Wednesday, August 26**
* **Thursday, August 27**
* **Friday, August 28**
* **Thursday, September 29**
* **Wednesday, September 30**

## October 2020

* **Thursday, October 1**
	+ Johnson held a campaign rally in Charleston, South Carolina.
* **Friday, October 2**
* **Saturday, October 3**
* **Sunday, October 4**
* **Wednesday, August 5**
* **Thursday, August 6**
* **Friday, August 7**
* **Saturday, August 8**
* **Sunday, August 9**
* **Monday, August 10**
* **Tuesday, August 11**
* **Wednesday, August 12**
* **Thursday, August 13**
* **Friday, August 14**
* **Saturday, August 15**
* **Sunday, August 16**
* **Monday, August 17**
* **Tuesday, August 18**
* **Wednesday, August 19**
* **Thursday, August 20**
* **Friday, August 21**
* **Saturday, August 22**
* **Sunday, August 23**
* **Monday, August 24**
* **Tuesday, August 25**
* **Wednesday, August 26**
* **Thursday, August 27**
* **Friday, August 28**
* **Saturday, August 29**
* **Sunday, August 30**
* **Monday, August 31**