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These include national state and local government representatives at all levels up to the president.

Polls presidential debate fox news. The 2020 united states presidential election was the 59th quadrennial presidential election held on tuesday november 3 2020voters select presidential electors who in turn will vote on december 14 2020 to either elect a new president and vice president or reelect the incumbents donald trump and mike pence respectively. Election day is a us state holiday observed on several states on the first tuesday after the first monday in november every even numbered year. Most states have already opened in person voting to residents so they can skip long lines at the polls on election day.

For federal offices president vice president and united states congress and most. There are two ways to vote in the us by going to a polling station on election day or by using a postal ballot but the rules vary depending on which state you are in. In 2016 for example hillary clinton led in the polls and won nearly three million more votes than donald trump but she still lost thats because the us uses an electoral college system so.

Election day in the united states of america is the tuesday following the first monday in november. In the united states election day is the annual day set by law for the general elections of federal public officialsit is statutorily set by the federal government as the tuesday next after the first monday in the month of november equaling the tuesday occurring within november 2 to november 8. It is the day when popular ballots are held to select public officials.

It can fall on or between november 2 and november 8. Getty images the number of people voting by mail is expected to increase dramatically this year. The series of presidential primary elections and caucuses were held.

18 2020 1115 am. Presidential election including electoral votes between trump and biden in each state and who is winning the popular vote. Results of the 2020 us.

About half of states will accept postal ballots that arrive after election day as long as they are postmarked by 3 november so some votes wont be counted until days after the election.