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Presidential Elections

2016 2020

Americans will elect the next president of the United States on November 3, 2020. Incumbent President Donald Trump (R) is running for re-election. Sixteen U.S. presidents—approximately one-third—have won two consecutive elections.

Notable 2020 presidential candidates

Democratic presidential primary

The Democratic Party will select its presidential nominee at the 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during the week of August 17, 2020. The convention was originally scheduled to take place July 13-16, 2020. Organizers postponed the event in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Prior to the national convention, individual state caucuses and primaries are held to allocate convention delegates. These delegates vote at the convention to select the nominee. In 2020, a Democratic presidential candidate needs support from 1,991 delegates to secure the nomination.

Republican presidential primary

The Republican Party will select its presidential nominee at the 2020 Republican National Convention, which is being held from August 24-27, 2020.

Prior to the national convention, individual state caucuses and primaries are held to allocate convention delegates. These delegates vote at the convention to select the nominee. President Donald Trump (R) crossed the delegate threshold necessary to win the nomination—1,276 delegates—on March 17, 2020.

Presidential primary and caucus dates

Democratic presidential primaries by month, 2020
The map includes tentative dates and is subject to change.

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Republican presidential primaries by month, 2020
The map includes tentative dates and is subject to change.

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Democratic presidential primary debates, 2019-2020
The following table provides an overview of the date, location, host, and number of participants in each scheduled 2020 Democratic presidential primary debate.

2020 Democratic presidential primary debates
Debate Date Location Host Number of participants
First Democratic primary debate June 26-27, 2019 Miami, Florida MSNBC, and Telemundo 20 candidates
Second Democratic primary debate July 30-31, 2019 Detroit, Michigan CNN 20 candidates
Third Democratic primary debate September 12, 2019 Houston, Texas ABC News and Univision 10 candidates
Fourth Democratic primary debate October 15, 2019 Westerville, Ohio CNN and The New York Times 12 candidates
Fifth Democratic primary debate November 20, 2019 Georgia MSNBC and The Washington Post 10 candidates
Sixth Democratic primary debate December 19, 2019 Los Angeles, California PBS NewsHour and Politico 7 candidates
Seventh Democratic primary debate January 14, 2020 Des Moines, Iowa CNN and The Des Moines Register 6 candidates
Eighth Democratic primary debate February 7, 2020 Manchester, New Hampshire ABC, WMUR-TV, and Apple News 7 candidates
Ninth Democratic primary debate February 19, 2020 Las Vegas, Nevada NBC News and MSNBC 6 candidates
Tenth Democratic primary debate February 25, 2020 Charleston, South Carolina CBS News and Congressional Black Caucus Institute 7 candidates
Eleventh Democratic primary debate March 15, 2020 Washington, D.C. CNN, Univision, and CHC Bold 2 candidates

Republican primary debates
The Republican Party did not hold primary debates in the 2020 Democratic presidential election.

General Elections >

Republican Party (United States)
2020 Republican Party ticket
Donald Trump Mike Pence
for President for Vice President
45th
President of the United States
(2017–present)
48th
Vice President of the United States
(2017–present)
Democratic Party (United States)
2020 Democratic Party ticket
Joe Biden Kamala Harris
for President for Vice President
47th
Vice President of the United States
(2009–2017)
U.S. senator
from California
(2017–present)

Early Voting >

Total Early Voted(119,905,796)

vacant 0-2.5M 2.5M-5M 5M-7.5M >7.5M
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General Election Results >

Donald Trump (R)

232 Electoral Votes

74,222,552 Popular Votes

Joe Biden (D) Winner

306 Electoral Votes

81,283,786 Popular Votes

270 of 538 Electoral Votes needed to win

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