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Kamala Harris will face Donald Trump
Voters in each state and the District of Columbia will choose electors to the Electoral College, who will then elect a president and vice president for a term of four years.
The incumbent president, Joe Biden, a member of the Democratic Party, initially ran for re-election and became the party's presumptive nominee, facing little opposition. However, Biden's performance in the June 2024 presidential debate intensified concerns about his age and health, and led to calls within his party for him to leave the race. He withdrew on July 21 and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, who became the party's nominee on August 5.
Kamala Harris selected Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, as her running mate. Biden's withdrawal makes him the first eligible incumbent president since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968 not to run for re-election, and the first to withdraw after securing enough delegates to win the nomination. Harris is the first nominee who did not participate in the primaries since Hubert Humphrey, also in 1968.
Biden's predecessor, Trump, a member of the Republican Party, is running for re-election for a second, non-consecutive term, after losing to Biden in 2020.
The incumbent president, Joe Biden, a member of the Democratic Party, initially ran for re-election and became the party's presumptive nominee, facing little opposition. However, Biden's performance in the June 2024 presidential debate intensified concerns about his age and health, and led to calls within his party for him to leave the race. He withdrew on July 21 and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, who became the party's nominee on August 5.
Kamala Harris selected Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, as her running mate. Biden's withdrawal makes him the first eligible incumbent president since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968 not to run for re-election, and the first to withdraw after securing enough delegates to win the nomination. Harris is the first nominee who did not participate in the primaries since Hubert Humphrey, also in 1968.
Biden's predecessor, Trump, a member of the Republican Party, is running for re-election for a second, non-consecutive term, after losing to Biden in 2020.
Donald Trump faced little opposition in the Republican primaries.
He was nominated during the 2024 Republican National Convention along with his running mate, Ohio senator JD Vance. Trump's campaign has been criticized by legal experts, historians, and political scientists for invoking violent rhetoric and authoritarian statements.
Donald Trump has made large numbers of false and misleading statements, promoted conspiracy theories, and has continued to repeat false claims that the 2020 election was rigged and stolen from him, which prompted the January 6 Capitol attack.
The Republican Party has made efforts to disrupt the 2024 presidential election as part of a larger election denial movement.
The presidential election will take place at the same time as elections for the U.S. Senate, House, gubernatorial, and state legislatures. Key swing states for the presidential election include Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
Leading campaign issues are abortion, border security and immigration, climate change, democracy, the economy, education, foreign policy, healthcare, and LGBT rights.
Donald Trump has made large numbers of false and misleading statements, promoted conspiracy theories, and has continued to repeat false claims that the 2020 election was rigged and stolen from him, which prompted the January 6 Capitol attack.
The Republican Party has made efforts to disrupt the 2024 presidential election as part of a larger election denial movement.
The presidential election will take place at the same time as elections for the U.S. Senate, House, gubernatorial, and state legislatures. Key swing states for the presidential election include Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
Leading campaign issues are abortion, border security and immigration, climate change, democracy, the economy, education, foreign policy, healthcare, and LGBT rights.
The winners are scheduled to be inaugurated on January 20, 2025, as the 47th president and 50th vice president of the United States.
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