Us Election Date Timeline
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Us election date timeline. President since 1992 and the. 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. The states use these general election results also known as the popular vote to appoint their electors.
Mid november through december 14 2020. The 2020 united states presidential election was the 59th quadrennial presidential election held on tuesday november 3 2020 the democratic ticket of former vice president joe biden and incumbent u s. Members of the electoral college.
Senator from california kamala harris defeated the republican ticket of incumbent president donald trump and vice president mike pence. Although many states have deadlines to request mail ballots less than two weeks before election day the postal service recommends that voters request them by oct. See maps and real time presidential election results for the 2020 us election.
After the presidential election the governor of your state prepares seven certificates of ascertainment. Due to an expected widespread use of mail in voting it is possible a winner will not be known for days as states tally ballots. The winning candidate s state political party selects the individuals who will be the electors.
And general election day november 3 2020. Due to the expected widespread use of mail in voting it is possible a winner will not be known for days as states tally ballots. Members of the electoral college.
President trump says the election result could end up in the us supreme court. General election campaign august november including presidential and vice presidential debates september october. The 2020 electoral college timeline during the election campaign a series of events related to electoral college operations proceeds on a parallel timeline.