2024 US Presidential Election

GoThe 2024 United States presidential election was the 60th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 4, 2024. The Democratic Party ticket of Vice president Kamala Harris and the Governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer defeated the Republican Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis and the Governor of South Dakota Kristi Noem. This was the first election since 1968 where the incumbent President (Joe Biden) chose not to run for Re-election. This was also the first election where a major party ran with a totally female ticket. Kamala Harris was elected the 47th President of the United States, as well as the first woman President.

Kamala Harris won the nomination of her party without much opposition. She picked Governor Gretchen Whitmer, from Michigan as her running mate, in an attempt to hold the Rust Belt, that was trending republican at the Time. Ron DeSantis became the Republican Nominee after a very contested primary. He picked South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem as his Running Mate.

This was the first election where Puerto Rico (as a state), Guam, the Mariana Islands, American Samoa and the US Virgin Islands voted in the Presidential Elections following the passage of the Territories Rights Act.

President Elect Kamala Harris was inaugurated in January 20, 2025.

Democratic Party
Joe Biden, the incumbent President, decided to run for Re-election, with Vice President Kamala Harris as Vice President.

Republican Party
Former President Donald Trump announced that he wouldn't seek the Nomination of the Republican Party after the bad results in the Midterms coming from Candidates that he endorsed. In his place, dozens of candidates came into the Race. Governor Ron DeSantis soon emerged as the front runner after being seen as a unity candidate between the Trump Wing and the Moderate Wing. He became the Presumptive Nominee in June of 2024, and picked the Governor of South Dakota Kristi Noem as his running mate. He was formally nominated in the Republican National Convention.

Libertarian Party
The Libertarian Party picked Jacob Hornberger as their candidate in 2024, and Hornberger picked Adam Kokesh as his Running Mate. The Libertarian Ticket had access to the ballot in all states and DC.

Green Party
The Green Party nominated Jesse Ventura, who picked David Rolde as his Running Mate.