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== Campaign ==
== Campaign ==
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=== Campaign finance ===
=== Campaign finance ===


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=== Campaign spending by state ===
=== Campaign spending by state ===


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== Debates ==
== Debates ==


== Results ==
== Results ==
<br>
{| style="width:100%; text-align:center"
|- style="color:white"
| style="background: #0095FF; width:46.1538462%" | '''12'''
| style="background: #F1C40F; width:15.3846154%" | '''5'''
| style="background: #f00; width:34.6153846%" | '''9'''
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| style="color: #0095FF" | '''Garland'''
| style="color: #F1C40F" | '''Coulter'''
| style="color: #f00" | '''Trash'''
|}
<br>[[File:July 2020 Electoral College Results.png|right|thumb|400px|Distribution of Electoral College votes between the candidates]]
=== Overview ===
{|class="wikitable"
! colspan=1 rowspan=2 | Presidential Candidate
! colspan=1 rowspan=2 | Party
! colspan=1 rowspan=2 | Home State
! colspan=1 rowspan=2 | Popular Vote
! colspan=1 rowspan=2 | Electoral Vote
! colspan=4 rowspan=1 | Running Mate
|-
! colspan=1 rowspan=1 | Vice-Presidential Candidate
! colspan=1 rowspan=1 | Party
! colspan=1 rowspan=1 | Home State
! colspan=1 rowspan=1 | Electoral Vote
|-
| '''[[Lyndon Garland]]'''
| [[American Liberal Coalition|ALC]]
| [[Northern State|North]]
| 49.69%
| 12
| '''[[Cabin Fever]]'''
| [[Independent]]
| [[Northern State|North]]
| 12
|-
| '''[[Jack Coulter]]'''
| [[Second Libertarian Party|Libertarian Party]]
| [[Northern State|North]]
| 28.55%
| 5
| '''[[April]]'''
| [[Second Libertarian Party|Libertarian Party]]
| [[Jefferson]]
| 5
|-
| '''[[Trash]]'''
| [[Socialist Party]]
| [[Dixie]]
| 21.44%
| 9
| '''[[Politophile]]'''
| [[Socialist Party]]
| [[Dixie]]
| 9
|-
! colspan=3 | Total
| 100%
| 26
| colspan=3 |
| 26
|-
! colspan=4 | Needed to win
| 14
| colspan=3 |
| 14
|}
[[File:July 2020 Popular Vote.png|right|thumb|400px|Distribution of the Popular Vote between the candidates]]
=== Results by state ===
{|class="wikitable"
! colspan=1 |
! colspan=2 | Garland/Cabin
! colspan=2 | Coulter/April
! colspan=2 | Trash/Politophile
! colspan=1 rowspan=2 | Total Electoral Vote
|-
! colspan=1 | State
! colspan=1 | Popular Vote
! colspan=1 | Electoral Vote
! colspan=1 | Popular Vote
! colspan=1 | Electoral Vote
! colspan=1 | Popular Vote
! colspan=1 | Electoral Vote
|-
| [[Northern State | North]]
| 62.89%
| 5
| 22.34%
| 2
| 14.79%
| 1
| 8
|-
| [[Dixie]]
| 30.83%
| -
| 30.59%
| -
| 36.56%
| 7
| 7
|-
| [[Jefferson]]
| 49.39%
| 4
| 35.30%
| 3
| 15.30%
| 1
| 8
|-
| [[DC]]
| 78.79%
| 3
| 13.64%
| 0
| 7.58%
| 0
| 3
|-
!colspan=1 | Total
!colspan=2 | 12
!colspan=2 | 5
!colspan=2 | 9
!colspan=1 | 26
|-
|}


== Contingency Election ==
== Contingency Election ==


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 03:06, 19 July 2020

United States presidential election, July 2020
United States
← March 2020 July 7-13, 2020 November 2020 →
26 members of the Electoral College
14 electoral votes needed to win
Opinion polls
Turnout 61.9%

  Brown062 100317.jpg Trash Portrait.png Jack Coulter.jpg
Nominee Lyndon Garland Trash Jack Coulter
Party American Liberal Coalition Socialist Party Libertarian Party
Home state Northern State Dixie Northern State
Running mate Cabin Politophile April
Electoral vote 12 9 5
States carried 2 (plus DC) 1 0
Popular vote 49.69% 21.44% 28.55%
July 2020 Presidential Election States Map.png
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Garland/Cabin and red denotes those won by Trash/Politophile.
President before election

Valerie
Libertarian Party

Elected President

Lyndon Garland
American Liberal Coalition

The United States presidential election of July 2020, held between July 7, 2020 and July 13, 2020, was the eigth U.S. presidential election.

Nominations

Libertarian Party

Primary Process

Three politicians put themselves forward for the Libertarian nomination. After the nominations were over, a debate period began, and a vote using ranked-choice voting followed. Jack Coulter swept the primary vote with 66.6% of the vote.

Nominees

Libertarian Party
Libertarian Party ticket
Jack Coulter April
for President for Vice President
Jack Coulter.jpg
April.jpg
Senator and
Northern Lieutenant Governor 		Former Senate PPT
Platform
Coulter Presidential Banner.png

Candidates

Candidates in this section are sorted by the percentage of votes recieved in the primary
Jack Coulter Mike Smith System Jones
Jack Coulter.jpg
Mike Smith.png
System Jones.jpg
Lieutenant Governor of the
Northern State
(June 8, 2020 - July 13, 2020 		Former Representative
from Dixie
(November 7, 2020 – January 11, 2020) 		Former Vice President
(February 2019 - March 2019)
66.6% of the vote 26.6% of the vote 6.6% of the vote

American Liberal Coalition

Primary Process

The ALC primary originally had 2 candidates vying for the nomination. However, Dallas's run was ended after her expulsion from the party following the JAPL Scandal. This left Garland able to take the nomination unopposed.

Nominees

ALC
American Liberal Coalition ticket
Lyndon Garland Cabin Fever
for President for Vice President
Brown062 100317.jpg
Cabin.jpg
Governor of the North Vice President
Platform
Garland Presidential Banner.png

Candidates

Candidates in this section are sorted by the percentage of votes recieved in the primary
Lyndon Garland Dallas
Brown062 100317.jpg
Dallas Portrait.png
Governor of the
Northern State
(June 8, 2020 - July 13, 2020 		Former Representative
from Jefferson
(June 13, 2020 – July 11, 2020)
Unopposed Withdrew

Socialist Party

Primary Process

The Socialist Party did not run a primary, as Trash ran unopposed.

Nominees

PSLPA.png
Socialist Party ticket
Trash Politophile
for President for Vice President
Trash Portrait.png
Politophile Portrait.png
Senator Former President
Platform
Polit Trash logo.png

Candidates

Candidates in this section are sorted by the percentage of votes recieved in the primary
Trash
Trash Portrait.png
Senator from
Dixie
(March 20, 2020 - present)
Unopposed

Opinion Polls

Multiple organizations carried out opinion polls leading up to the election. Most notable of these were The Public Record and The Archivist.

Race Poll model Lyndon
Garland
ALC 		Jack
Coulter
Libertarian 		Trash
Socialist 		Leading by
(points)
Two-way The Public Record 47.5% 52.5% Not polled 5
Three-way The Archivist 44.4% 27.7% 27.7% 16.7
The Public Record 38.5% 41% 17.9% 2.5

Campaign

Campaign finance

Candidate Grassroots Party and outside groups Total raised Total spent Total cash on hand
Money raised Money spent Cash on hand Money raised Money spent Cash on hand
Lyndon Garland $100,000 $100,000 $0 $190,000 $190,000 $0 $290,000 $290,000 $0
Jack Coulter $100,000 $100,000 $0 $80,000 $70,000 $10,000 $180,000 $170,000 $10,000
Trash $100,000 $100,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $100,000 $100,000 $0

Campaign spending by state

Candidate North Dixie Jefferson DC Total spending
Lyndon Garland $90,000 $60,000 $90,000 $50,000 $290,000
Jack Coulter $40,000 $50,000 $80,000 $0 $170,000
Trash $0 $100,000 $0 $0 $100,000

Debates

Results


12 5 9
Garland Coulter Trash


Distribution of Electoral College votes between the candidates


Overview

Presidential Candidate Party Home State Popular Vote Electoral Vote Running Mate
Vice-Presidential Candidate Party Home State Electoral Vote
Lyndon Garland ALC North 49.69% 12 Cabin Fever Independent North 12
Jack Coulter Libertarian Party North 28.55% 5 April Libertarian Party Jefferson 5
Trash Socialist Party Dixie 21.44% 9 Politophile Socialist Party Dixie 9
Total 100% 26 26
Needed to win 14 14
Distribution of the Popular Vote between the candidates

Results by state

Garland/Cabin Coulter/April Trash/Politophile Total Electoral Vote
State Popular Vote Electoral Vote Popular Vote Electoral Vote Popular Vote Electoral Vote
North 62.89% 5 22.34% 2 14.79% 1 8
Dixie 30.83% - 30.59% - 36.56% 7 7
Jefferson 49.39% 4 35.30% 3 15.30% 1 8
DC 78.79% 3 13.64% 0 7.58% 0 3
Total 12 5 9 26

Contingency Election

References

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