Presidential Election Timeline History

3 will decide whether to give republican president donald trump a second four year term or replace him with democratic presidential nominee joe biden.

Presidential election timeline history. Voters in all 50 states technically are not voting for a president but for a slate of electors who are pledged to support one of the presidential candidates in a later vote. An interactive version of each map is also available letting you change history. Includes all candidates their parties number of electoral and popular votes.

12 april hillary clintonlaunches campaign hillary clinton officially launchesher much anticipated. States then can count the votes. For the original method of electing the president and the vice president elections of 1789 1792 1796 and 1800 see article ii section 1 of the constitution.

Presidential elections 1789 2020 election results for every election from 1789 to the present. Voters can cast their ballots on or before nov. History of the presidential election process timeline created by meg ruggles.

3 but voting stops when polls close. This page links to the results of those historical elections including a larger map results and synopsis of the race. Here are the important.

States with the largest populations had significant influence in choosing. The following is a timeline of major events leading up during and after the 2020 united states presidential election the 59th quadrennial united states presidential election president donald trump of the republican party who was elected in 2016 was seeking reelection to a second term the presidential primaries and caucuses were held between february and august 2020 staggered among the 50. July 28 hillary clinton became the first woman to accept a major party s nomination in the us.

One of only 5 elections 1824 1876 1888 2000 2016 where the popular vote winner was defeated hillary clinton first female presidential nominee of a major political party clinton won maine but trump earned an electoral vote by winning the popular vote in the 2nd congressional district. A timeline created with timetoast s interactive timeline maker. King caucus system candidates were nominated for president by party insiders who were members of congress.