president elect elect
President-elect of the United States is the title used for an incoming President of the United States in the period between the general election on Election Day in November and noon eastern standard time on Inauguration Day, January 20, during which the president-elect is not in office yet.he Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress, in its 2004 report Presidential and Vice Presidential Succession: Overview and Current Legislation, discussed the question of when candidates who have received a majority of electoral votes become President-elect.