2020 United States presidential election

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United States presidential election political event

The 2020 United States presidential election was a highly contentious national vote in which Democratic nominee Joe Biden defeated incumbent President Donald Trump amid record turnout and extensive mail-in voting.

Aliases (1)

2020 United States presidential election campaign ×1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States presidential election → political event →
campaignContext	held during the COVID-19 pandemic →
characteristic	extensive mail-in voting → highly contentious → record voter turnout →
country	United States →
democraticRunningMate	Kamala Harris →
electionDate	2020-11-03 →
electionYear	2020 →
electoralCollegeMajorityRequired	270 →
electoralCollegeVoteDate	2020-12-14 →
electoralVoteLoser	232 →
electoralVoteWinner	306 →
followedBy	2024 United States presidential election →
follows	2016 United States presidential election →
incumbentBeforeElection	Donald Trump →
incumbentPartyBeforeElection	Republican Party →
involvedEvent	attempts to overturn the election results → false claims of widespread voter fraud → multiple post-election lawsuits →
involvedInstitution	United States Congress → United States Electoral College → state election authorities →
jurisdiction	50 U.S. states → District of Columbia →
loser	Donald Trump →
mainDemocraticNominee	Joe Biden →
mainRepublicanNominee	Donald Trump →
majorIssue	COVID-19 pandemic → climate change → economy → health care → racial justice →
notableFeature	delayed final results in some states → widespread use of absentee ballots → widespread use of early voting →
officeContested	President of the United States → Vice President of the United States →
partOf	United States presidential elections →
popularVoteLoser	Donald Trump →
popularVoteMargin	about 7 million votes →
popularVotePercentageLoser	about 46.8% →
popularVotePercentageWinner	about 51.3% →
popularVoteWinner	Joe Biden →
presidentAfterElection	Joe Biden →
republicanRunningMate	Mike Pence →
resultCertifiedOn	2021-01-06 →
runningMateOfMainOpponent	Mike Pence →
runningMateOfWinner	Kamala Harris →
totalVotesCast	over 158 million →
vicePresidentAfterElection	Kamala Harris →
voterTurnout	about 66.8% of eligible voters →
winner	Joe Biden →
winningParty	Democratic Party →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Biden administration → Donald Trump → Joe Biden →	election
Donald Trump →	candidateIn
One America News Network →	coveredTopic
Peril →	depictsEvent
Kanye West →	electionParticipatedIn
2016 United States presidential election →	followedBy
2024 United States presidential election →	follows
Hope Hicks ("2020 United States presidential election campaign") →	notableEvent
2024 United States presidential election →	precededBy
Electoral Count Act of 1887 →	relevantTo
Peril →	subject
Keep America Great →	usedDuring