The winner of the statewide vote gets two additional electoral votes.[323][324]. [269], Health care was a divisive issue in both the Democratic primary campaign and the general campaign. [143][144] The Voice of America reported in April 2020 that "Internet security researchers say there have already been signs that China-allied hackers have engaged in so-called 'spear-phishing' attacks on American political targets ahead of the 2020 vote." On March 28, New York State elections officials moved the primary date to June 23 due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. [4] This was the first presidential election in New York to allow no-excuse absentee voting.[5]. [14], The Working Families Party cross-endorsed the Democratic ticket, nominating Joe Biden for president and Kamala Harris for vice president. Some described the election as remarkably successful considering the coronavirus pandemic, the record turnout, and the unprecedented number of mailed ballots. [180] Trump has also stated he expected the Supreme Court to decide the election and that he wanted a conservative majority in case of an election dispute, reiterating his commitment to quickly install a ninth justice following the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. [430] The General Services Administration (GSA) was blocking preparations for a transfer of power from proceeding. We win! [132][133] Trump was discharged from the hospital on October 5. [165][166][167] In July 2020, Trump declined to answer whether he would accept the results, telling Fox News anchor Chris Wallace that "I have to see. [310], On the invitation of the U.S. State Department, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), which has been monitoring U.S. elections since 2002 (as it does for major elections in all other OSCE member countries), sent 102 observers from 39 countries. Most pollsters underestimated support for Trump in several key battleground states, including Florida, Iowa, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Texas and Wisconsin; a notable exception was Ann Selzer, who accurately predicted Republican victories in Iowa for the presidential and Senate races. [224] The debate was originally to be hosted at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana, but the university decided against holding the debate as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. ", "Maine Senate passes ranked-choice voting for March presidential primaries", "Maine might switch to a ranked-choice presidential election. Trump also declared victory in North Carolina and Georgia, despite many ballots being uncounted. [346] Varun Gandhi, a senior parliamentarian from India's ruling BJP, expressed surprise and disapproval of the prominent display of the Indian flag by some of the protestors in one of his tweets. By June 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic was predicted to cause a large increase in mail voting because of the possible danger of congregating at polling places. [157][158] On October 26, the U.S. "[231][232][233] On the next day, Trump told reporters that the group should "stand down" while also claiming that he was not aware of what the group was. [312] The task force also found "nothing untoward" while observing the handling of mail-in ballots at post offices, with Gacek being quoted as saying: "We feel that allegations of systemic wrongdoing in these elections have no solid ground. The crowd caused widespread vandalism to the Capitol and forced lawmakers to evacuate the chambers where debate was occurring. [405] In Erie, Pennsylvania, a postal worker who claimed that the postmaster had instructed postal workers to backdate ballots mailed after Election Day later admitted he had fabricated the claim. [134], Trump being diagnosed with COVID-19 was widely seen as having a negative effect on his campaign and shifted the attention of the public back onto COVID-19, an issue which is generally seen as a liability for Trump, due to his response to the COVID-19 pandemic suffering from low approval ratings. [373][374][375], On November 5, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by the Trump campaign to stop vote-counting in Pennsylvania. Rome2rio displays up to date schedules, route maps, journey times and estimated fares from relevant transport operators, … "[176] Trump's statements have been described as a threat "to upend the constitutional order". [352] The same pattern holds in South Dakota: counties overlapping the lands of the Standing Rock Sioux, Cheyenne River Sioux, Oglala Sioux, Rosebud Sioux and Crow Creek tribes went for Biden. The COVID-19 pandemic was a major issue of the campaign, with Trump's responses being heavily criticized. 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On February 21, The Washington Post reported that, according to unnamed U.S. officials, Russia was interfering in the Democratic primary in an effort to support the nomination of Senator Bernie Sanders. Experts have indicated that, for the election to be legally delayed, such a decision must be undertaken by Congress. Without formal GSA certification or "ascertainment" of the winner of the election, the official transition process was delayed. On March 10, following primary elections in six states, Democratic candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders cancelled planned campaign night events and further in-person campaigning and campaign rallies. [186][187], Postal voting in the United States has become increasingly common, with 25% of voters mailing their ballots in 2016 and 2018. Karla Ballard 2,808 0.32% +0.32 Constitution: Don Blankenship William Mohr: 1,886 0.22% -0.12 Independent: Rocky De La Fuente Darcy Richardson: 1,491 0.17% -0.03 Green: Howie Hawkins (write-in) Angela Walker (write-in) 407 0.05% -1.17 American Solidarity: Brian Carroll (write-in) Amar Patel (write-in) 163 0.02% N/A Socialism and Liberation: Gloria La Riva (write-in) Sunil Freeman (write-in) … [126], On October 2, 2020, Trump and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 following a positive test from his senior adviser Hope Hicks, as part of larger COVID-19 outbreak among White House personnel. The Independence Party of New York nominated independent candidates Brock Pierce for president and Karla Ballard for vice president. Karla Ballard We have 31 records for Karla Ballard ranging in age from 33 years old to 79 years old. [84][85] However, due to the worsening situation with regards to COVID-19 in Florida, the plans there were cancelled, and the convention was moved back to Charlotte in a scaled-down capacity. My message to Putin is clear: stay out of American elections, and as president, I will make sure that you do. [199], On Election Day a judge ordered mail inspectors to search "mail facilities in .... key battleground states" for ballots. [46][47] Biden and Harris were inaugurated on January 20, 2021. An interim report published by the OSCE shortly before the election noted that many ODIHR interlocutors "expressed grave concerns about the risk of legitimacy of the elections being questioned due to the incumbent President's repeated allegations of a fraudulent election process, and postal vote in particular. 2 in Vice-Presidential Ratings, With 58 Million TV Viewers", "Stark contrast between Trump and Biden on display in dueling town halls", "TV Ratings: Final Trump-Biden Debate Down 10 Million Viewers From First", "In His Own Words, Trump on the Coronavirus and Masks", "Trump and His Aides Have Long Played Down Importance of Face Masks, Distancing", "As Trump Exaggerates Virus Progress and Mocks Masks, Biden Vows to 'Let Science Drive Our Decisions, "Masks and social distancing are mostly absent from Republican convention events", "Trump's And Biden's Plans On The Coronavirus Pandemic", "Trump Invokes A Cold War Relic, The Defense Production Act, For Coronavirus Shortages", "In Tamer Debate, Trump and Biden Clash (Again) on President's Pandemic Response", "Trump and Biden spar over state of economy in final days of race", "Biden Says Trump Squandered Economic Expansion Begun With Obama", "What does Trump actually believe on climate change? "[163], Acts of foreign interference included Russian state-directed application of computational propaganda approaches, more conventional state-sponsored Internet propaganda, smaller-scale disinformation efforts, "information laundering" and "trading up the chain" propaganda tactics employing some government officials, Trump affiliates, and US media outlets. Both the president and first lady immediately entered quarantine, which prevented Trump from further campaigning, notably at campaign rallies. He said he would reinstate overtime hours, roll back service reductions, and halt the removal of mail-sorting machines and collection boxes. [215][216] According to a Fox News poll, a current issue for voters is the protection of the Supreme Court ruling of Roe v. Wade, on the legality of abortion. Election experts attributed this to several factors, including a "red mirage" of early results being counted in relatively thinly-populated rural areas that favored Trump, which are quicker to count, followed later by results from more heavily populated urban areas that favored Biden, which take longer to count. [7][8][9] Biden became the second former vice president, after Republican Richard Nixon in 1968, to be elected to a first term as president, and the first Democrat to do so. Per exit polls by the Associated Press, Biden's strength came from a coalition of key Democratic constituencies, garnering 91% of blacks; 70% of Latinos, including 75% of Latinos of Puerto Rican heritage; 58% of Jewish voters; and 56% of union households. [370], Some Trump supporters expressed concerns of possible fraud after seeing the president leading in some states on Election Night, only to see Biden take the lead in subsequent days. [359], Shortly after 12:30 a.m. EST, Biden made a short speech in which he urged his supporters to be patient while the votes are counted, and said he believed he was "on track to win this election". In Portland, the National Guard was called out after some protesters smashed windows and threw objects at police. There must be consequences", "Trump puts pressure on Republicans, says he will 'never concede, "In Public, Trump Still Claims He Won. In most states, the governor and the state legislature conduct the redistricting, although some states have redistricting commissions. [467], Trump unsuccessfully sought to overturn Biden's win in Georgia through litigation; suits by the Trump campaign and allies were rejected by both the Georgia Supreme Court[471] and by federal courts. [73][74] Hawkins secured ballot access to 381 electoral votes and write-in access to 130 electoral votes. [214] This was the closest Supreme Court confirmation ever to a presidential election, and the first Supreme Court nomination since 1869 with no supporting votes from the minority party. Karla Ballard (independent) ran for election for Vice President of the United … Doing the Same: Fearing Russian ransomware attacks on the election, the company and U.S. Cyber Command mounted similar pre-emptive strikes. Rome2rio is a door-to-door travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. [465] The audit was concluded on November 19 and affirmed Biden's lead by 12,670 votes. [379], On November 6, Biden assumed leads in Pennsylvania and Georgia as the states continued to count ballots, and absentee votes in those states heavily favored Biden. 40% of Latino voters who voted in 2020 did not vote in 2016, and 73% of Latino voters voted for Biden (438,000 voters). This result was the exact reverse of Trump's 306-to-232 in 2016. [120] At least seven new cases of COVID-19 were traced to this election. [221][222], On October 11, 2019, the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) announced that three general election debates would be held in the fall of 2020. Trump announced plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act, calling it "too expensive", but has not said what would replace it. The following is a list of African-American United States presidential and vice-presidential nominees and candidates for nomination. "[386][388][389][390], Protests against Trump's challenges to the election results took place in Minneapolis, Portland, New York, and other cities. [356] Election analyst Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight claimed that the polling error was completely normal by historical standards and disputes the narrative that polls were wrong. [240][241], The second debate was initially set to be held at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, but the university withdrew in June 2020, over concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's why", "Trump refuses to participate in virtual debate on Oct. 15: 'I'm not going to waste my time, "Commission cancels second debate between Trump and Biden", "Second presidential debate moved to Miami after original host pulls out due to coronavirus concerns", "Belmont University awarded final 2020 presidential debate", "The Biggest Moments in the Final Presidential Debate", "Moderation Returns to Politics. [229][230], One exchange that was particularly noted was when Trump did not directly denounce the white supremacist and neo-fascist group Proud Boys, which explicitly engages in political violence, instead responding that they should "stand back and stand by. [463] Also on January 2, 2021, Trump took part in a mass phone call with nearly 300 state legislators from Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, in which he urged them to "decertify" the election results in their states. [92] The trial in the Senate began on January 21, 2020,[93] and ended on February 5, resulting in acquittal by the United States Senate. Karla Ballard: Independent: 2,808: 0.32%: 0 : Other - - 4,257: 0.49%: 0: Map Key > 40% > 50% > 60% > 70% > 80%: Turnout: Maps : Presidential Electors: Method of Choosing:Popular Vote - Winner-Take-All; Table of Presidential Electors for Idaho in 2020; Election Data and Statistics: County Data (Table) (m) County Data (Graphs) Purchase Detailed Data; Compare State Data by Year (Table) Compare State … Biden described Trump's refusal as "an embarrassment". 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Bill de Blasio as well dropped out on September 20, 2019, after failing to qualify for the 4th Democratic debate. [496] On January 6, Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, stopping the count of the votes and prompting an evacuation of press and lawmakers. The Democratic Party won black voters by 75%, the lowest margin since 2004. [151][153], On October 21, threatening emails were sent to Democrats in at least four states. [242] The planned debate was rescheduled for October 15 at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami, but due to Trump contracting COVID-19 the CPD announced on October 8 that the debate would be held virtually, in which the candidates would appear from separate locations. [440] Legal experts, including New York University law professor Richard Pildes, have said that such a strategy would run into numerous legal and political problems, noting that in various battleground states, Democratic Party members elected to statewide offices would thwart such efforts,[441] and ultimately Congress likely would not accept the votes of legislatively appointed electors over those appointed based on the election results. [160][161], Government officials and American corporate security officers braced for a repeat of 2016's election infrastructure hacking and similar twenty-first century attacks, and in fact conducted what were characterized as pre-emptive counter-strikes on botnet infrastructure which might be used in large-scale coordination of hacking,[162] and some incidents earlier in the year appeared to foreshadow such possibilities. Sanders issued a statement after the news report, saying in part, "I don't care, frankly, who Putin wants to be president. Karla M Ballard, age 51, New Lothrop, MI 48460 View Full Report. [417], After the election, the Trump campaign filed a number of lawsuits in multiple states, including Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, and Pennsylvania. By May, Trump and his campaign strongly opposed mail-in voting, claiming that it would cause widespread voter fraud, a belief which has been debunked by a number of media organizations. Deaths Near 100,000, An Incalculable Loss, Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2020_United_States_presidential_election&oldid=1007476204, History of the United States (2008–present), November 2020 events in the United States, Wikipedia pages semi-protected against vandalism, Short description is different from Wikidata, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Pages using right with no input arguments, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, At-large results (for states that split electoral votes), Lawsuits related to the 2020 United States presidential election, This page was last edited on 18 February 2021, at 09:36. He also promised he would create a police oversight commission in his first 100 days as president, and establish a uniform use of force standard, as well as other police reform measures. In a victory declared after midnight, Trump won the swing state of Florida by over three percentage points, an increase from his 1.2 percentage point margin in 2016, having seen significant gains in support among the Latino community in Miami-Dade County. The following graph depicts the standing of each candidate in the poll aggregators from September 2019 to November 2020. [196] However, Trump has repeatedly denounced mail voting, even though he himself votes by mail in Florida. However, opposition Indian National Congress leader Shashi Tharoor equated the mentality of some Indians with that of Trump supporters.[347]. Although claimed in Hawkins's campaign website, he did not obtain write-in access in Montana. Central issues of the election included the public health and economic impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; President Trump's personal conduct and temperament while in office; civil unrest in reaction to the killing of George Floyd and others; the U.S. Supreme Court following the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett; and the future of the Affordable Care Act. At the time, Biden held a lead of 14,112 votes, or 0.3% in the state. Broome (largest municipality: Binghamton) Essex (largest municipality: North Elba) Rensselaer (largest municipality: Troy) Saratoga (largest municipality: Saratoga Springs) See also. Karla Ballard: Ứng cử viên độc lập: 16 (30) 115 (279) 19.1% (49.2%) Kanye West: Michelle Tidball: Đảng/Tiệc Sinh nhật (Birthday Party) 12 (28) 84 (237) 14.4% (41.8%) Brian Carroll: Amar Patel: Đoàn kết Mỹ : 8 (39) 66 (463) 11.4% (87.7%) Jade Simmons: Claudeliah J. Roze: Trở thành một Quốc gia: 2 (38) 15 (372) 2.7% (68.9%) Đại hội đảng. [378] That judge also noted the official complaint did not state "why", "when, where, or by whom" an election observer was allegedly blocked from observing ballot-counting in Michigan. [299], Every state won by Biden was won by more votes than Hillary Clinton won each state. Attorney generals of seventeen other states also signed onto the lawsuit. [124] Three weeks after the rally, the Oklahoma State Department of Health recorded record numbers of cases of COVID-19,[125] and former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain died of the virus, although it was not confirmed that he caught the disease due to his attendance at the rally. [72], Howie Hawkins became the presumptive nominee of the Green Party on June 21, 2020, and was officially nominated by the party on July 11, 2020. [479] In six swing states won by Biden, groups of self-appointed Republican "alternate electors" met on the same day to vote for Trump. "House Republicans rush to Trump's defense over Georgia call as Democrats prep censure resolution", "Trump urges nearly 300 state legislators to decertify election results", "EXPLAINER: Is Georgia's upcoming ballot 'audit' a recount? The imprecise polls led to changes in campaigning and fundraising decisions for both Democrats and Republicans. [494], Starting in December Trump called for his supporters to stage a massive protest in Washington, D.C. on January 6 to argue against certification of the electoral vote, using tweets such as "Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. It was held by a US citizen of Indian origin hailing from Kochi in Southern India. [381], Also on November 6, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito issued an order requiring officials in Pennsylvania to segregate late-arriving ballots, amid a dispute as to whether the state's Supreme Court validly ordered a 3-day extension of the deadline for mail-in ballots to arrive. [69][70], Jo Jorgensen, who was the running mate of author Harry Browne in 1996, received the Libertarian nomination at the national convention on May 23, 2020. [501][502][503], On January 11, 2021, Representative Cori Bush filed a resolution calling for the possible expulsion of more than 100 Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives who voted against certifying results of the presidential election and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse said the Senate Ethics Committee "must consider the expulsion, or censure and punishment, of Sens. [399], Many claims of purported voter fraud were discovered to be false or misleading.
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