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The 2024 presidential election was held to choose who would replace Joe Biden. It took place during a period of deep political and societal division.

Primary season

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Republican Primaries

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Results from the 2024 Republican presidential primaries. Blue is Trump, orange is Haley
Then-former president Donald Trump announced his campaign for a second term on November 15, 2022

Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States, was elected in 2016 but lost reelection to a second term in 2020 to Joe Biden. On November 15, 2022, he announced that he was again running for reelection in 2024.[1]

Trump won the Iowa caucuses on January 15, 2024 in a landslide. He was running against Nikki Haley, a former ambassador to the United Nations, Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida, and Vivek Ramaswamy, a wealth management executive.[2] Following the Iowa caucuses, DeSantis and Ramaswamy withdrew their bids. On March 6, Haley withdrew her campaign. Trump won every state's Republican primary except Vermont's. Due to his role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Trump's eligibility to be on the ballot was challenged by Colorado, Illinois, and Maine, with the Supreme Court ultimately rejecting their efforts.[3] Trump secured enough delegates to win the Republican nomination on March 12, becoming the Republican presumptive nominee. [4]

Democratic Primaries

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Then-President Joe Biden announced his re-election campaign on April 25, 2023

Democrat Joe Biden, elected the 46th president of the United States in the 2020 election, announced his run for a second term on April 25, 2023 with Vice President Kamala Harris as his running mate.[5]

Biden's main opponents in the Democratic primaries included Representative Dean Phillips of Minnesota and venture capitalist Jason Palmer. Biden easily won every state primary and became the Democratic presumptive nominee on March 12, 2024.[6]

Nominees

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Republican Nominees

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Donald Trump
JD Vance

On July 13, Donald Trump became the Republican Party presidential nominee for the third consecutive election. He appointed Ohio Senator JD Vance as his running mate and vice presidential pick.[7] The Republican National Convention, where the nomination was held, was hosted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Democratic Nominees

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Kamala Harris
Tim Walz

Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, suspended his campaign on July 21 and endorsed his vice president Kamala Harris to run in his stead.[8] Harris quickly garnered the necessary delegates to make her the Democratic nominee for president, and she was confirmed as the nominee on August 22 at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.[9] Harris became the first woman of color to be a major party presidential nominee. On August 6, she had chosen Minnesota governor Tim Walz as her running mate.[10]

Controversies and turning points

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Biden addresses the nation on his decision to withdraw his campaign

Biden was faced with widespread concerns about his age (81 at the time) and health during his 2024 campaign. At that point, Biden was the oldest sitting president in the nation's history. A widely-criticized debate performance with Trump on June 27 exacerbated these concerns. The concerns and his declining popularity forced Biden to make a difficult decision. Ultimately, Biden decided to withdraw his bid for reelection on July 21. Biden became the first president to drop his reelection bid since Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1968 election. Biden would serve until the end of his term on January 20, 2025.[11]

In 2023 and 2024, Trump was found liable and guilty in civil proceedings. He was indicted four times in 2023 of charges related to his failed efforts to overturn the outcome of the 2020 election, mishandling national security documents, and falsifying business records. He was convicted of falsifying business records on May 30, 2024, becoming the first former President to be convicted of a crime, specifically a felony.[12]

Trump pays respect to Corey Comperatore, a firefighter who lost his life in the Pennsylvania assassination attempt

On July 13, 2024, during an outdoor rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Trump was shot in his upper right ear by Thomas Matthew Crooks in a failed assassination attempt.[13][14] On September 15, Trump was again targeted for assassination at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida by Ryan Routh. Trump was not shot at and no injuries were reported.[15]

Some main campaign issues during the election cycle were abortion,[16] border security and immigration,[17] climate change,[18] democracy,[19] the economy,[20] education,[21] foreign policy,[22] healthcare,[23] and LGBT rights.[24]

Results

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The 2024 electoral map

The election was held on November 5, 2024. In the early hours of the next day, the race was called for Trump and Vance. Trump's victory was largely due to voters' complaints about the economy, immigration, and state of the nation. Trump won decisively, with 312 electoral college votes to Harris' 226. With 49.8% of the nationwide vote to Harris' 48.3%, Trump became the first Republican to win the national popular vote since George W. Bush in the 2004 election.[25] Harris called Trump on November 6 to congratulate him.[26] She delivered a concession speech later that day.[27][28] If Harris had won, she would have become the nation's first female president, a feat Hillary Clinton attempted in the 2016 election. Instead, Trump became the second president to be elected to a nonconsecutive second term, 132 years after Grover Cleveland won the 1892 election. Cleveland had won the 1884 election before losing the 1888 election to Benjamin Harrison. Trump also became the first felon elected president and the oldest person ever elected president, at the age of 78.[29] Trump and Vance were inaugurated as the 47th president and 50th vice president respectively on January 20, 2025.

References

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  1. ↑ Zeitz, Joshua (November 15, 2022). "4 Ex-Presidents Who Ran Again — And What They Mean for Trump". Politico. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/11/15/why-they-ran-again-00066579. 
  2. ↑ Gomez, Henry; Allen, Jonathan (January 15, 2024). "Trump easily wins the Iowa caucuses — a big first step toward a 2024 rematch with Biden". NBC News. Archived from the original on January 15, 2024. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  3. ↑ Sherman, Mark (March 4, 2024). "Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him over Capitol attack". Associated Press. https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-trump-insurrection-election-colorado-51e79c0f03013034c8a042cb278b6446. 
  4. ↑ Vakil, Caroline (March 12, 2024). "Trump clinches GOP nomination". The Hill. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  5. ↑ Gittleson, Ben; Nagle, Molly (April 25, 2023). "Joe Biden announces he is running for president again, setting up possible Trump rematch". ABC News. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/joe-biden-running-reelection-2024-setting-trump-rematch/story?id=98801535. 
  6. ↑ Yoon, Robert; Sweedler, Maya (12 March 2024). "How Biden won enough delegates for another Democratic presidential nomination". Associated Press. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  7. ↑ "Ohio Senator JD Vance is Donald Trump's pick for vice president". USA Today. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
  8. ↑ "Harris says she will "earn and win" Democratic nomination". CNN. July 21, 2024.
  9. ↑ Quinn, Melissa (August 23, 2024). "Harris accepts historic presidential nomination, says election offers "fleeting opportunity" to move past "bitterness, cynicism"". www.cbsnews.com.
  10. ↑ "Election 2024 live updates: Harris picks Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate". AP News. Archived from the original on August 6, 2024. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
  11. ↑ "Joe Biden drops out of election, upending race for White House". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
  12. ↑ Charalambous, Peter; Pereira, Ivan (May 30, 2024). "Donald Trump becomes 1st US president tried and convicted of crimes". ABC News. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
  13. ↑ "Trump rally in Butler County ends abruptly after apparent gunshots are heard in crowd". WPSU. 2024-07-13. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
  14. ↑ Yee, Curtis; Santana, Rebecca; Whitehurst, Lindsay; Orsi, Peter (July 13, 2024). "Live updates: Shooter dead, rally attendee killed and Trump whisked off stage after gunshots ring out at rally". Associated Press News. https://apnews.com/live/election-biden-trump-campaign-updates-07-13-2024. 
  15. ↑ Devine, Curt; Chapman, Isabelle; Medina, Daniel; de puy Kamp, Majlie; Glover, Scott; Ash, Audrey; Kuznia, Rob (September 16, 2024). "Man detained in apparent assassination attempt on Trump criticized former president on social media" (in en). CNN. https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/15/politics/trump-attempted-assassination-man-detained/index.html. 
  16. ↑ "Here's why abortion will be such a big issue for the ballot come November". NBC. March 11, 2024. Archived from the original on March 11, 2024. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
  17. ↑ Sahil, Kapur (April 17, 2024). "7 big issues at stake in the 2024 election". NBC. Archived from the original on July 3, 2024. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
  18. ↑ Gongloff, Mark (January 30, 2024). "The 2024 election just might turn on ... climate change?". Portland Press Herald. Archived from the original on February 13, 2024. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
  19. ↑ Fields, Gary; Sanders, Linley (December 15, 2023). "Americans agree that the 2024 election will be pivotal for democracy, but for different reasons". Associated Press. https://apnews.com/article/democracy-2024-election-trump-biden-poll-39309519c8473175c25ab5a305e629ba. 
  20. ↑ Cook, Charlie (March 2, 2023). "Will 2024 Be About the Economy, or the Candidates?". Cook Political Report. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
  21. ↑ Manchester, Julia (January 29, 2023). "Republicans see education as winning issue in 2024". The Hill. Archived from the original on January 29, 2023. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
  22. ↑ Ward, Alexander; Berg, Matt (October 20, 2023). "2024: The foreign policy election?". Politico. Archived from the original on November 20, 2023. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
  23. ↑ Colvin, Jill; Miller, Zeke (November 27, 2023). "Trump says he will renew efforts to replace 'Obamacare' if he wins a second term". Associated Press. https://apnews.com/article/trump-obamacare-health-care-biden-c2b1f5776310870deed2fb997b07fc2c. 
  24. ↑ "Here's where the 2024 presidential candidates stand on LGBTQ+ issues". ABC News. Archived from the original on December 6, 2023. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
  25. ↑ "Trump wins the White House in a political comeback rooted in appeals to frustrated voters". Associated Press. November 6, 2024. https://apnews.com/article/election-day-trump-harris-white-house-83c8e246ab97f5b97be45cdc156af4e2. 
  26. ↑ "Harris called Trump to concede US presidential election, aides say". Reuters. November 6, 2024. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/harris-called-trump-concede-us-presidential-election-aides-say-2024-11-06/. 
  27. ↑ "Harris to concede to Trump after election loss". BBC. Retrieved 2025-05-02.
  28. ↑ Stein, Chris; Chao-Fong, Léonie; Sedghi, Amy; Lawther, Fran; Lawther (Earlier), Fran (November 6, 2024). "US election 2024 live: Kamala Harris to concede after Donald Trump wins second term as president". https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/nov/06/us-presidential-election-2024-donald-trump-kamala-harris-latest-news-updates. 
  29. ↑ Hajela, Deepti (November 6, 2024). "Trump isn't first to be second: Grover Cleveland set precedent of non-consecutive presidential terms". Associated Press. https://apnews.com/article/grover-cleveland-president-nonconsecutive-terms-7ea2c92c72911462ccb1bc2e7352fa23. 


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