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=== Overview ===
The results were in some doubt for some time. Many thought that the election was going to go into a contingent election until the Dixie Assembly made its electoral vote allocation winner take all (WTA). Many had expected a better result for April especially after out campaigning in their home state of Jefferson.
{|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
|-
| '''[[Howard Elkridge]]'''
| [[Second Libertarian Party|Libertarian Party]]
| [[Northern State|North]]
| 44.88%
| 16
| '''[[Ian Bellinger]]'''
| [[Second Libertarian Party]]
| [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rico]]
| 16
|-
| '''[[SteB]]'''
| [[Social Democratic Party|Social Democratic Party]]
| [[Northern State|North]]
| 36.44%
| 8
| '''[[Drunk]]'''
| [[Social Democratic Party|Social Democratic Party]]
| [[Dixie]]
| 8
|-
| '''[[April Kennedy]]'''
| [[Indepedent]]
| [[Jefferson]]
| 17.94%
| 4
| '''[[Rose McAlister]]'''
| [[Indepedent]]
| [[Jefferson]]
| 4
|-
| colspan=3 | '''Other/Write-in'''
| 0.74%
| —
| colspan=3 | '''Other/Write-in'''
| —
|-
! colspan=3 | Total
| 100%
| 29
| colspan=3 |
| 29
|-
! colspan=4 | Needed to win
| 15
| colspan=3 |
| 15
|}
=== Results by state ===
The table below displays the official vote tallies by each state's Electoral College voting method. The source for the results of all states is the [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mg0BXIX1ANev-Y4uggsxscdMyNybPmDdZtksGs7BaSk/edit/ official Federal Election Commission results]. The column labeled "Margin" shows the winner of the state's margin of victory over their closest rival.
Unlike the previous presidential election, not all states had winner-take-all systems in place. Between this election and the previous, Dixie repealed its proportional allocation allowing all 6 of its Electoral Votes to be given to the winner. All other states were, however, proportional. This proved costly for the SteB Campaign, as their loss prevented them from taking any of Dixie's electoral votes.
SteB, being the Governor of the North, won his home state very closely. Elkridge who was the Senior Senator managed a very close second in the North. Dixie, Drunk who was SteB's running mate home state, was long considered to be a right-leaning, and SteB's loss to Elkridge hurt. This loss likely cost him the election, as with a win in Dixie he would have brought a contingent election from Electoral Votes. Elkridge's win of DC was a surprise, as many out campaigned there, with April failing to get a single electoral vote there put the race in dire view of a contingent.
April's loss of Jefferson hurt their campaign and even more as it is the home state of the top and bottom of the ticket. the surprise defeat by nearly 20 points set back the campaign and gave Elkridge enough electoral votes to win the Presidential Election.
{|class="wikitable"
|+ Legend
|- style="background: #77C8FF"
| colspan=2| States won by [[SteB]]/[[Drunk]]
|- style="background: #ffae52"
| colspan=2| States won by [[Howard Elkridge]]/[[Ian Bellinger]]
|}
<div style="overflow:auto">
{|class="wikitable"
! colspan=1 |
! colspan=2 | Elkridge/Bellinger
! colspan=2 | SteB/Drunk
! colspan=2 | April/Rose
! colspan=1 rowspan=2 | Margin
! 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
|-
|- style="background: #77C8FF"
| '''[[Northern State | North]]'''
| 42.72%
| 3
| 40.95%
| 3
| 16.42%
| 1
| 1.77%
| 7
|-
|- style="background: #ffae52"
| '''[[Dixie]]'''
| 52.71%
| 6
| 34.23%
| -
| 11.95%
| -
| 15.75%
| 6
|-
|- style="background: #ffae52"
| '''[[Jefferson]]'''
| 40.59%
| 3
| 32.15%
| 3
| 26.15%
| 2
| 8.44%
| 8
|-
|- style="background: #ffae52"
| '''[[DC]]'''
| 55.41%
| 2
| 24.20%%
| 1
| 20.38%
| -
| 17.19%
| 3
|-
|- style="background: #ffae52"
| '''[[Puerto Rico]]'''
| 30.93%
| 1
| 35.91%
| 2
| 2.77%
| 1
| 2.
| 4
|-
!colspan=1 | Total
!colspan=2 | 16
!colspan=2 | 8
!colspan=2 | 4
!colspan=2 |
!colspan=1 | 26
|-
|}
</div>
=== Aftermath ===
In the wake of his defeat, SteB colluded with the then Governor of Puerto Rico [[Dallas]] to try to swing its electoral votes to the SteB/Drunk ticket ensuring a contingent election and giving the opening for SteB to win. This plan was leaked to the press and lead to Governor SteB's impeachment and resignation and helped end the Social Democratic Party after a series of losses. This was the last election in which someone of the Social Democratic Party was the party's nominee for President.

Revision as of 01:51, 19 July 2021

United States presidential election, July 2021
United States
← March 2021 July 13, 2021 November 2021 →
28 members of the Electoral College
15 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout 66.7%

  Yousuf-Karsh-James-Baker-1982-1557x1960.jpg SteB Portrait.jpg 220px-RossPerotColor.jpg
Nominee Howard Elkridge SteB April Kennedy
Party Libertarian-Republican Party Social Democratic Party Independent
Home state North North Jefferson
Running mate Ian Bellinger Drunk Rose McAlister
Electoral vote 16 8 4
States carried 3 (plus DC) 1 0
Popular vote 44.88% 36.44% 17.94%
[[File:|400px]]
Presidential election results map. Orange denotes states won by Elkridge/Bellinger and blue denotes those won by SteB/Drunk.
President before election

Bo
Libertarian-Republican Party

Elected President

Howard Elkridge
Libertarian-Republican Party

The United States presidential election of July 2021, held between July 13, 2021, was the sixty-ninth U.S. presidential election.

Nominations

Libertarian-Republican Party

Primary Process

The Libertarian-Republican Party did not run a primary, as Elkridge ran unopposed.

Nominees

Libertarian Party
Libertarian-Republican Party ticket
Howard Elkrdige Ian Bellinger
for President for Vice President
Yousuf-Karsh-James-Baker-1982-1557x1960.jpg
Ianportrait.gif
Senator Vice President of the United States
Platform
Elk60.png

Candidates

Candidates in this section are sorted by the percentage of votes recieved in the primary
Howard Elkridge
Yousuf-Karsh-James-Baker-1982-1557x1960.jpg
Senator
(November 10, 2020 – July 13, 2021)
Unopposed

Social Democratic

Primary Process

The Social Democratic Party and Global Labour Party did not run a primary, as SteB ran unopposed.

Nominees

Social Democratic Party
Global Labour and Social Democratic Party ticket
SteB Drunk
for President for Vice President
SteB Portrait.jpg
Unnamed (2).jpg
Governor Governor
Platform
STEB(12).png

Candidates

Candidates in this section are sorted by the percentage of votes recieved in the primary
SteB
SteB Portrait.jpg
Governor
(April 12, 2021 – July 18, 2021)
Unopposed

Overview

The results were in some doubt for some time. Many thought that the election was going to go into a contingent election until the Dixie Assembly made its electoral vote allocation winner take all (WTA). Many had expected a better result for April especially after out campaigning in their home state of Jefferson.

Presidential Candidate Party Home State Popular Vote Electoral Vote Running Mate
Vice-Presidential Candidate Party Home State Electoral Vote
Howard Elkridge Libertarian Party North 44.88% 16 Ian Bellinger Second Libertarian Party Puerto Rico 16
SteB Social Democratic Party North 36.44% 8 Drunk Social Democratic Party Dixie 8
April Kennedy Indepedent Jefferson 17.94% 4 Rose McAlister Indepedent Jefferson 4
Other/Write-in 0.74% — Other/Write-in —
Total 100% 29 29
Needed to win 15 15

Results by state

The table below displays the official vote tallies by each state's Electoral College voting method. The source for the results of all states is the official Federal Election Commission results. The column labeled "Margin" shows the winner of the state's margin of victory over their closest rival.

Unlike the previous presidential election, not all states had winner-take-all systems in place. Between this election and the previous, Dixie repealed its proportional allocation allowing all 6 of its Electoral Votes to be given to the winner. All other states were, however, proportional. This proved costly for the SteB Campaign, as their loss prevented them from taking any of Dixie's electoral votes.

SteB, being the Governor of the North, won his home state very closely. Elkridge who was the Senior Senator managed a very close second in the North. Dixie, Drunk who was SteB's running mate home state, was long considered to be a right-leaning, and SteB's loss to Elkridge hurt. This loss likely cost him the election, as with a win in Dixie he would have brought a contingent election from Electoral Votes. Elkridge's win of DC was a surprise, as many out campaigned there, with April failing to get a single electoral vote there put the race in dire view of a contingent.

April's loss of Jefferson hurt their campaign and even more as it is the home state of the top and bottom of the ticket. the surprise defeat by nearly 20 points set back the campaign and gave Elkridge enough electoral votes to win the Presidential Election.

Legend
States won by SteB/Drunk
States won by Howard Elkridge/Ian Bellinger
Elkridge/Bellinger SteB/Drunk April/Rose Margin Total Electoral Vote
State Popular Vote Electoral Vote Popular Vote Electoral Vote Popular Vote Electoral Vote
North 42.72% 3 40.95% 3 16.42% 1 1.77% 7
Dixie 52.71% 6 34.23% - 11.95% - 15.75% 6
Jefferson 40.59% 3 32.15% 3 26.15% 2 8.44% 8
DC 55.41% 2 24.20%% 1 20.38% - 17.19% 3
Puerto Rico 30.93% 1 35.91% 2 2.77% 1 2. 4
Total 16 8 4 26

Aftermath

In the wake of his defeat, SteB colluded with the then Governor of Puerto Rico Dallas to try to swing its electoral votes to the SteB/Drunk ticket ensuring a contingent election and giving the opening for SteB to win. This plan was leaked to the press and lead to Governor SteB's impeachment and resignation and helped end the Social Democratic Party after a series of losses. This was the last election in which someone of the Social Democratic Party was the party's nominee for President.

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