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[[United States presidential election|Presidential elections]] were held in the [[United States]] on November 5, 2024. The [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]'s [[Ticket (election)|ticket]]—[[Kamala Harris]], the incumbent [[U.S. vice president]], and [[Tim Walz]], the incumbent [[governor of Minnesota]]—defeated the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]'s ticket—[[Donald Trump]], who served as the 45th [[president of the United States]] from 2017 to 2021, and [[JD Vance]], a [[U.S. senator]] from [[Ohio]]. | |||
The incumbent president, Democrat [[Joe Biden]], initially [[Joe Biden 2024 presidential campaign|ran for re-election]] as the party's [[presumptive nominee]], facing little opposition and easily defeating Representative [[Dean Phillips]] of [[Minnesota]] during the [[2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries|Democratic primaries]]; however, what was broadly considered a [[2024 Joe Biden–Donald Trump presidential debate|poor debate performance]] in June 2024 intensified [[Age and health concerns about Joe Biden|concerns about his age and health]], and led to [[List of Democrats who opposed the Joe Biden 2024 presidential campaign|calls within his party]] for him to leave the race. After initially declining to do so, [[Withdrawal of Joe Biden from the 2024 United States presidential election|Biden withdrew]] on July 21, becoming the first eligible incumbent president to withdraw since [[Withdrawal of Lyndon B. Johnson from the 1968 United States presidential election|Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968]]. Biden endorsed Harris, who was voted [[Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign|the party's nominee]] by the delegates on August 5 and became the first nominee who did not participate in the [[United States presidential primary|primaries]] since [[Hubert Humphrey 1968 presidential campaign|Hubert Humphrey, also in 1968]]. Harris [[2024 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection|selected Walz as her running mate]]. | |||
Trump, who lost [[2020 United States presidential election|the 2020 presidential election]] to Biden, [[Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign|ran for reelection]] to a nonconsecutive second term. He was shot in the ear in [[Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania|an assassination attempt]] on July 13, 2024. Trump was nominated as the Republican Party's presidential candidate during the [[2024 Republican National Convention]] alongside his running mate, Vance. [[Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign|The Trump campaign]] ticket supported mass deportation of undocumented immigrants;{{Efn|While Trump's proposed deportation program primarily targeted illegal immigrants, he also pledged to displace legal immigrants.}} an [[isolationism|isolationist]] "[[America First]]" foreign policy agenda with support of Israel in the [[Gaza war]] and skepticism of Ukraine in its [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|war with Russia]]; [[Transphobia in the United States|anti-transgender policies]]; and [[Tariffs in the second Trump administration|tariffs]]. The campaign also made [[False or misleading statements by Donald Trump|false and misleading statements]], including [[False claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election|claims of electoral fraud in 2020]]. [[Trumpism|Trump's political movement]] was seen by some historians and some former [[First cabinet of Donald Trump|Trump administrators]] as [[authoritarian]]. | |||
Harris won the [[United States Electoral College|Electoral College]] with 303 electoral votes to Trump's 235. She carried every state that Biden won in 2020, including the critical battlegrounds of [[2024 United States presidential election in Michigan|Michigan]], [[2024 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], [[2024 United States presidential election in Wisconsin|Wisconsin]], [[2024 United States presidential election in Arizona|Arizona]], [[2024 United States presidential election in Georgia|Georgia]], and [[2024 United States presidential election in Nevada|Nevada]]. She also won [[2024 United States presidential election in Nebraska|Nebraska's 2nd congressional district]], which had been a key target for both campaigns. Harris lost [[2024 United States presidential election in North Carolina|North Carolina]] and [[2024 United States presidential election in Florida|Florida]] by narrow margins. She became the first woman and first Asian American to be elected president of the United States. Harris won the national [[List of United States presidential elections by popular vote margin|popular vote]] with 51.2%, defeating Trump by a margin of approximately 4 million votes. Analysts credited Harris's victory to high Democratic turnout, broad suburban support, and improved margins among women and young voters. | |||
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Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 5, 2024. The Democratic Party's ticket—Kamala Harris, the incumbent U.S. vice president, and Tim Walz, the incumbent governor of Minnesota—defeated the Republican Party's ticket—Donald Trump, who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021, and JD Vance, a U.S. senator from Ohio.
The incumbent president, Democrat Joe Biden, initially ran for re-election as the party's presumptive nominee, facing little opposition and easily defeating Representative Dean Phillips of Minnesota during the Democratic primaries; however, what was broadly considered a poor debate performance in June 2024 intensified concerns about his age and health, and led to calls within his party for him to leave the race. After initially declining to do so, Biden withdrew on July 21, becoming the first eligible incumbent president to withdraw since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968. Biden endorsed Harris, who was voted the party's nominee by the delegates on August 5 and became the first nominee who did not participate in the primaries since Hubert Humphrey, also in 1968. Harris selected Walz as her running mate.
Trump, who lost the 2020 presidential election to Biden, ran for reelection to a nonconsecutive second term. He was shot in the ear in an assassination attempt on July 13, 2024. Trump was nominated as the Republican Party's presidential candidate during the 2024 Republican National Convention alongside his running mate, Vance. The Trump campaign ticket supported mass deportation of undocumented immigrants;Template:Efn an isolationist "America First" foreign policy agenda with support of Israel in the Gaza war and skepticism of Ukraine in its war with Russia; anti-transgender policies; and tariffs. The campaign also made false and misleading statements, including claims of electoral fraud in 2020. Trump's political movement was seen by some historians and some former Trump administrators as authoritarian.
Harris won the Electoral College with 303 electoral votes to Trump's 235. She carried every state that Biden won in 2020, including the critical battlegrounds of Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona, Georgia, and Nevada. She also won Nebraska's 2nd congressional district, which had been a key target for both campaigns. Harris lost North Carolina and Florida by narrow margins. She became the first woman and first Asian American to be elected president of the United States. Harris won the national popular vote with 51.2%, defeating Trump by a margin of approximately 4 million votes. Analysts credited Harris's victory to high Democratic turnout, broad suburban support, and improved margins among women and young voters.