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== Nominations ==
== Nominations ==
=== Libertarian Party ===
=== Libertarian Party ===
==== Primary Process ====
==== 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.
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.


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==== Candidates ====
==== Candidates ====
...
 
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|-<sup>†</sup>
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-size:120%; color:white; background:#F1C40F;"|''Candidates in this section are sorted by the percentage of votes recieved in the primary''
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3fr; font-size:120%;"|[[Jack Coulter|<small>Jack Coulter</small>]]
! scope="col" style="width:3fr; font-size:120%;"|[[Mike Smith|<small>Mike Smith</small>]]
! scope="col" style="width:3fr; font-size:120%;"|[[System|<small>System Jones</small>]]
|-
|[[File:Jack Coulter.jpg|center|120x120px]]
|[[File:Mike Smith.png|center|120x120px]]
|[[File:System Jones.jpg|center|120x120px]]
|- style="text-align:center"
|[[Lieutenant Governor]] of the <br> [[Northern State|North]] <br> <small>(June 8, 2020 - July 13, 2020)<small>
|Former [[Representative]] <br> from [[Dixie]] <br> <small>(November 7, 2020 – January 11, 2020)</small>
|Former [[Vice President]] <br> <small>(February 2019 - March 2019)</small>
|- style="text-align:center"
|<small>'''66.6%''' of the vote</small>
|<small>'''26.6%''' of the vote</small>
|<small>'''6.6%''' of the vote</small>
|}


=== American Liberal Coalition ===
=== American Liberal Coalition ===
==== Primary Process ====
==== 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.
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.


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==== Candidates ====
==== Candidates ====
...
 
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|-<sup>†</sup>
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-size:120%; color:white; background:#0095FF;"|''Candidates in this section are sorted by the percentage of votes recieved in the primary''
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2fr; font-size:120%;"|[[Lyndon Garland|<small>Lyndon Garland</small>]]
! scope="col" style="width:2fr; font-size:120%;"|[[Dallas|<small>Dallas</small>]]
|-
|[[File:Brown062 100317.jpg|center|120x120px]]
|[[File:Dallas Portrait.png|center|120x120px]]
|- style="text-align:center"
|[[Governor]] of the <br> [[Northern State]] <br> <small>(June 8, 2020 - July 13, 2020)<small>
|Former [[Representative]] <br> from [[Jefferson]] <br> <small>(June 13, 2020 – July 11, 2020)</small>
|- style="text-align:center"
|<small>''Unopposed''</small>
|<small>''Withdrew''</small>
|}


=== Socialist Party ===
=== Socialist Party ===
==== Primary Process ====
==== Primary process ====
...
The Socialist Party did not run a primary, as Trash ran unopposed.


==== Nominees ====
==== Nominees ====
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==== Candidates ====
==== Candidates ====
...
 
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|-<sup>†</sup>
| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:120%; color:white; background:#FF0000;"|''Candidates in this section are sorted by the percentage of votes recieved in the primary''
|-
! scope="col" style="width:1fr; font-size:120%;"|[[Trash|<small>Trash</small>]]
|-
|[[File:Trash_Portrait.png|center|120x120px]]
|- style="text-align:center"
|[[Senator]] from <br> [[Dixie]] <br> <small>(March 20, 2020 - ''present'')<small>
|- style="text-align:center"
|<small>''Unopposed''</small>
|}
 
== Opinion polls ==
 
Multiple organizations carried out opinion polls leading up to the election. Most notable of these were [[The Public Record]] and [[The Archivist]]. Although most polls predicted a Garland plurality, all were in concurrence that none of the candidates would reach the 14 electoral votes required to win the electoral college, sending it to the House.
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Race
! Poll model
! [[Lyndon Garland|Lyndon<br>Garland]]<br><small>{{nobold|ALC}}</small>
! [[Jack Coulter|Jack<br>Coulter]]<br><small>{{nobold|Libertarian}}</small>
! [[Trash]]<br><small>{{nobold|Socialist}}</small>
! Leading by<br>(points)
|- style="font-size:85%"
|-
! rowspan="1" | Two-way
| rowspan="1" | [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p_55NMe-_Nf0iMpGCI6AUhXNMe8xriGEhXdVrTYhVCA/edit The Public Record]
| 47.5%
| style="background: #EFD97F" | '''52.5%'''
| ''Not polled''
| style="background: #EFD97F" | '''5'''
|-
! rowspan="4" | Three-way
| rowspan="1" |[https://docs.google.com/document/d/19OJtHOENxEFOKgSNeHZ6FqE-Wq-Ndra2_pRXqoSeRTE/edit The Archivist]
| style="background: #77C8FF" | '''44.4%'''
| 27.7%
| 27.7%
| style="background: #77C8FF" |'''16.7'''
|-
| rowspan="1" | [https://docs.google.com/document/d/19OJtHOENxEFOKgSNeHZ6FqE-Wq-Ndra2_pRXqoSeRTE/edit The Public Record]
| 38.5%
| style="background: #EFD97F" | '''41%'''
| 17.9%
| style="background: #EFD97F" | '''2.5'''
|-
| rowspan="1" | [https://discordapp.com/channels/402306430872453121/709194858413424650/730844083807059969 American Workers Paper]
| style="background: #77C8FF" | '''53.7%'''
| 28.9%
| 17.4%
| style="background: #77C8FF" |'''24.7'''
|-
| rowspan="1" | [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1paMC36zkp4JDR_2RjmI0_0ayntRmBocuU5mZQUQKIWw/ ABC News]
| style="background: #77C8FF" | '''45%'''
| 40%
| 15%
| style="background: #77C8FF" |'''5'''
|}


== Campaign ==
== Campaign ==
Campaigning took place on July 7. Garland massively outspent the other candidates, while Trash failed to pick up any money from outside groups.
=== Campaign finance ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan="2" |Candidate
! colspan="3" |Grassroots
! colspan="3" |Party and outside groups
! rowspan="2" |Total raised
! rowspan="2" |Total spent
! rowspan="2" |Total cash on hand
|-
! Money raised
! Money spent
! Cash on hand
! Money raised
! Money spent
! Cash on hand
|-
|data-sort-value="Garland, Lyndon" |[[Lyndon Garland]]
|$100,000
|$100,000
|$0
|$190,000
|$190,000
|$0
|'''$290,000'''
|'''$290,000'''
|'''$0'''
|-
|data-sort-value="Coulter, Jack" |[[Jack Coulter]]
|$100,000
|$100,000
|$0
|$70,000
|$70,000
|$0
|'''$170,000'''
|'''$170,000'''
|'''$0'''
|-
|data-sort-value="Trash" |[[Trash]]
|$100,000
|$100,000
|$0
|$0
|$0
|$0
|'''$100,000'''
|'''$100,000'''
|'''$0'''
|-
|}
=== Campaign spending by state ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan="1" |Candidate
! colspan="1" |North
! colspan="1" |Dixie
! colspan="1" |Jefferson
! colspan="1" |DC
! colspan="1" |Total spending
|-
|data-sort-value="Garland, Lyndon" |[[Lyndon Garland]]
|$90,000
|$60,000
|$90,000
|$50,000
|'''$290,000'''
|-
|data-sort-value="Coulter, Jack" |[[Jack Coulter]]
|$40,000
|$50,000
|$80,000
|$0
|'''$170,000'''
|-
|data-sort-value="Trash" |[[Trash]]
|$0
|$100,000
|$0
|$0
|'''$100,000'''
|-
|}


== Debates ==
== Debates ==
An [https://discord.com/channels/402306430872453121/729841401042567208 official debate] was held between the Presidential candidates from July 7 to July 9. Concurrently, [https://discord.com/channels/402306430872453121/729841654659285113 one was held] between the Vice Presidential candidates.
An [https://discord.com/channels/580204883500728333/727935928080924743 unofficial debate] was hosted by ABC News, moderated by [[SteB]].


== Results ==
== Results ==


== House Contingency Election ==
<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'''
 
|-
| style="color: #0095FF" | '''Garland'''
| style="color: #F1C40F" | '''Coulter'''
| style="color: #f00" | '''Trash'''
 
|}
 
=== Overview ===
 
The results came as a surprise to many. Some polls had predicted a Coulter plurality of both the popular vote and the Electoral College, and his last place in the elector count was unexpected.
 
[[File:July 2020 Electoral College Results.png|right|thumb|400px|Distribution of Electoral College votes between the candidates]]
{|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 | '''Other/Write-in'''
| 0.32%
| —
| colspan=3 | '''Other/Write-in'''
| —
|-
! 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 ===
 
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/1J5DX6tRzb4FzBHEGVHruKR_N9MAV7aLqVo-hX6NdtPk/ 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 via the [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lv6ZHR9BwDmqoRy_NO4gRrGGHLa_SCI0grdR-_U-87g/ EAR Act], allowing all 7 of its Electoral Votes to be given to the winner. All other states were, however, proportional. This proved costly for the Coulter Campaign, as their loss prevented them from taking any of Dixie's electoral votes.
 
Garland, being the long-time Governor of the North, swept his home state. His own Lt Governor, Coulter, only managed a very distant second in the North. Dixie, Trash's home state, was long considered to be a right stronghold, and Coulter's loss to Trash there was a major upset. Not only did he lose, he did not manage to even come second. This loss likely cost him the election, as with a win in Dixie he would have tied with Garland for Electoral Votes. Garland's sweep of DC was expected, as no other candidate even campaigned in DC.
 
{|class="wikitable"
|+ Legend
|- style="background: #77C8FF"
| colspan=2| States won by [[Garland]]/[[Cabin]]
|- style="background: #FF6868"
| colspan=2| States won by [[Trash]]/[[Politophile]]
|}
 
<div style="overflow:auto">
{|class="wikitable"
! colspan=1 |
! colspan=2 | Garland/Cabin
! colspan=2 | Coulter/April
! colspan=2 | Trash/Politophile
! 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]]'''
| 62.89%
| 5
| 22.34%
| 2
| 14.79%
| 1
| 40.55%
| 8
|-
|- style="background: #FF6868"
| '''[[Dixie]]'''
| 30.83%
| -
| 30.59%
| -
| 36.56%
| 7
| 5.73%
| 7
|-
|- style="background: #77C8FF"
| '''[[Jefferson]]'''
| 49.39%
| 4
| 35.30%
| 3
| 15.30%
| 1
| 14.09%
| 8
|-
|- style="background: #77C8FF"
| '''[[DC]]'''
| 78.79%
| 3
| 13.64%
| 0
| 7.58%
| 0
| 65.15%
| 3
|-
!colspan=1 | Total
!colspan=2 | 12
!colspan=2 | 5
!colspan=2 | 9
!colspan=1 |
!colspan=1 | 26
|-
|}
</div>
 
=== Aftermath ===
 
In the wake of his defeat, Coulter released a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/13oNXf0_KBiA0EozWBuDTUlJ11ji0VitI2LgdMdIajuw/ press statement conceding defeat]. In it, he endorsed Garland and urged members of Congress not to vote for him, saying, "Should some representatives decide that their political goals, partisan or personal, are of more importance than the voice of the people, “disappointed” will not be able to properly convey my feelings".
 
== Contingent election ==
 
=== Senate ===
 
As prescribed by the [[Constitution_of_the_United_States#12th_Amendment|12th Amendment]], the [[U.S. Senate]] has the constitutional responsibility to elect a Vice President if no ticket reaches the majority required in the electoral college. The Senate held a contingent election from July 11 to July 13, with Sen. [[Epsilon]] presiding. The Senate was limited to choosing from among the two candidates who received the most electoral votes: Cabin and Politophile; April, who had finished third, was eliminated. Senator Valerie was unable to participate in the proceedings, as she could not leave the Office of the Presidency until a replacement had been chosen.
 
==== Votes ====
 
The Senate voted 4-1 to elect Cabin as the Vice President. Only Trash, Senator from Dixie, voted for his own running mate Politophile.
 
{|class="wikitable"
! Senator
! Vote
|-
| style="background: #77C8FF" | Kody Clark
| style="background: #C1C8CC" | Cabin
|-
| style="background: #77C8FF" | Tedd Ddet
| style="background: #C1C8CC" | Cabin
|-
| style="background: #C1C8CC" | Epsilon Leclair
| style="background: #C1C8CC" | Cabin
|-
| style="background: #C1C8CC" | James Order
| style="background: #C1C8CC" | Cabin
|-
| style="background: #FF6868" | Trash
| style="background: #FF6868" | Politophile
|}
 
=== House of Representatives ===
 
As no presidential candidate had won a majority in the electoral college, the responsibility for electing a new president landed upon the [[U.S. House of Representatives]], which held a contingent election between July 11 and July 13. Each state delegation, voting en bloc, had a single vote, made by its presiding officer to the House floor. A majority of two of the three states was required for a candidate to win.
 
The delegations discussed and voted in closed session, to prevent the public and other Representatives from influencing the outcome of the vote.
 
==== Votes ====
 
The House voted 2-1 to elect Garland as the President, with Dixie casting their vote for Trash.
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+ style="background-color:#f2f2f2; margin-bottom:-1px; border:1px solid #aaa; padding: .2em .4em" | 2020 Contingent United States presidential election
|-
! colspan=3 style="font-size:92%" | July 11 - July 13
|-
! colspan=2 |Candidate
! Votes
|-
| style="width: 0.25em; background:#0095FF" |
| style="width: 25em" | '''[[Lyndon Garland]]'''
| style="width: 3.75em; text-align:right" | '''2'''
|-
| style="background:#f00" |
| [[Trash]]
| style="text-align:right" | 1
|-
| style="background:#F1C40F" |
| [[Jack Coulter]]
| style="text-align:right" | 0
|-
! colspan=2 style="text-align:right" | Total votes
| style="text-align:right; background:#f5f5f5" | '''3'''
|-
! colspan=2 style="text-align:right" | Votes necessary
| style="text-align:right; background:#f5f5f5" | '''2'''
|}
 
===== Northern Delegation =====
 
{|class="wikitable"
! Representative
! Vote
|-
| style="background: #77C8FF" | ADrewster
| style="background: #77C8FF" | Garland
|-
| style="background: #77C8FF" | Arkenstone
| style="background: #77C8FF" | Garland
|-
| style="background: #C1C8CC" | Bob2Boy
| style="background: #FF6868" | Trash
|-
| style="background: #77C8FF" | Matthew Hale
| style="background: #77C8FF" | Garland
|-
| style="background: #77C8FF" | Thanos May
| style="background: #77C8FF" | Garland
|-
|}
 
===== Dixie Delegation =====
 
{|class="wikitable"
! Representative
! Vote
|-
| style="background: #77C8FF" | Drunk
| style="background: #77C8FF" | Garland
|-
| style="background: #EFD97F" | Jed Marshall
| style="background: #FF6868" | Trash
|-
| style="background: #EFD97F" | Poliman
| style="background: #FF6868" | Trash
|-
| style="background: #EFD97F" | Sandoval
| style="background: #FF6868" | Trash
|-
| style="background: #206694; color: white" | John Smith
| style="background: #FF6868" | Trash
|}
 
===== Jefferson Delegation =====
 
{|class="wikitable"
! Representative
! Vote
|-
| style="background: #C1C8CC" | Putbye
| style="background: #77C8FF" | Garland
|-
| style="background: #FF6868" | Trent
| style="background: #77C8FF" | Garland
|-
| style="background: #77C8FF" | Sandra Murphy-Colbert
| style="background: #77C8FF" | Garland
|-
| style="background: #EFD97F" | Caprese
| style="background: #77C8FF" | Garland
|-
| style="background: #EFD97F" | Computerguy
| style="background: #77C8FF" | Garland
|-
| style="background: #77C8FF" | Barch
| style="background: #77C8FF" | Garland
|-
|}
 
== Post-election events and controversies ==
 
=== Trash closed meeting ===
 
On July 13, as the House contingent elections were ending, The Public Record released a [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GRg2nILIsJRUjAz2D0hxUjjHZXA6DDm3WrL9N1Ua11U/ special issue]. In this issue, they revealed that Computerguy had come forward with evidence of a secret meeting that presidential Candidate Trash held with Libertatrian Representatives in a bid to win Jefferson's House delegation, and ultimately the Presidency. In the meeting, he agreed to majorly compromise on his foreign policy concerning Israel, in exchange for power. He also asked to be filled in on the proceedings in the Jefferson closed session, however immediately rescinded this upon learning of its illegality.
 
This coming to light brought Trash into a large-scale twitter fight, where many members of the right involved with the meeting defended his actions, while many on the left attacked him for it. There were little to no official ramifications for Trash.
 
=== Media coverage ===
 
Media coverage of the presidential election was widespread. The Public Record covered the election results [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVGNrGbAnUA live] as they came out. After the stream, they released a [https://open.spotify.com/episode/3h55qICyrqoa2OYlLgjEJN?si=2V38ZLvtRbikKngMagC5NA podcast episode] in which they discussed the election results. ABC News [https://discordapp.com/channels/402306430872453121/523657778552897552/732204157070737530 covered the House contingency election] closely, while the American Workers' Paper also [https://discordapp.com/channels/402306430872453121/709194858413424650/732372485386797197 reported on] the events.


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 20:20, 26 July 2021

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
North
(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. Although most polls predicted a Garland plurality, all were in concurrence that none of the candidates would reach the 14 electoral votes required to win the electoral college, sending it to the House.

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
American Workers Paper 53.7% 28.9% 17.4% 24.7
ABC News 45% 40% 15% 5

Campaign

Campaigning took place on July 7. Garland massively outspent the other candidates, while Trash failed to pick up any money from outside groups.

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 $70,000 $70,000 $0 $170,000 $170,000 $0
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

An official debate was held between the Presidential candidates from July 7 to July 9. Concurrently, one was held between the Vice Presidential candidates.

An unofficial debate was hosted by ABC News, moderated by SteB.

Results


12 5 9
Garland Coulter Trash

Overview

The results came as a surprise to many. Some polls had predicted a Coulter plurality of both the popular vote and the Electoral College, and his last place in the elector count was unexpected.

Distribution of Electoral College votes between the candidates
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
Other/Write-in 0.32% — Other/Write-in —
Total 100% 26 26
Needed to win 14 14
Distribution of the Popular Vote between the candidates

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 via the EAR Act, allowing all 7 of its Electoral Votes to be given to the winner. All other states were, however, proportional. This proved costly for the Coulter Campaign, as their loss prevented them from taking any of Dixie's electoral votes.

Garland, being the long-time Governor of the North, swept his home state. His own Lt Governor, Coulter, only managed a very distant second in the North. Dixie, Trash's home state, was long considered to be a right stronghold, and Coulter's loss to Trash there was a major upset. Not only did he lose, he did not manage to even come second. This loss likely cost him the election, as with a win in Dixie he would have tied with Garland for Electoral Votes. Garland's sweep of DC was expected, as no other candidate even campaigned in DC.

Legend
States won by Garland/Cabin
States won by Trash/Politophile
Garland/Cabin Coulter/April Trash/Politophile Margin 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 40.55% 8
Dixie 30.83% - 30.59% - 36.56% 7 5.73% 7
Jefferson 49.39% 4 35.30% 3 15.30% 1 14.09% 8
DC 78.79% 3 13.64% 0 7.58% 0 65.15% 3
Total 12 5 9 26

Aftermath

In the wake of his defeat, Coulter released a press statement conceding defeat. In it, he endorsed Garland and urged members of Congress not to vote for him, saying, "Should some representatives decide that their political goals, partisan or personal, are of more importance than the voice of the people, “disappointed” will not be able to properly convey my feelings".

Contingent election

Senate

As prescribed by the 12th Amendment, the U.S. Senate has the constitutional responsibility to elect a Vice President if no ticket reaches the majority required in the electoral college. The Senate held a contingent election from July 11 to July 13, with Sen. Epsilon presiding. The Senate was limited to choosing from among the two candidates who received the most electoral votes: Cabin and Politophile; April, who had finished third, was eliminated. Senator Valerie was unable to participate in the proceedings, as she could not leave the Office of the Presidency until a replacement had been chosen.

Votes

The Senate voted 4-1 to elect Cabin as the Vice President. Only Trash, Senator from Dixie, voted for his own running mate Politophile.

Senator Vote
Kody Clark Cabin
Tedd Ddet Cabin
Epsilon Leclair Cabin
James Order Cabin
Trash Politophile

House of Representatives

As no presidential candidate had won a majority in the electoral college, the responsibility for electing a new president landed upon the U.S. House of Representatives, which held a contingent election between July 11 and July 13. Each state delegation, voting en bloc, had a single vote, made by its presiding officer to the House floor. A majority of two of the three states was required for a candidate to win.

The delegations discussed and voted in closed session, to prevent the public and other Representatives from influencing the outcome of the vote.

Votes

The House voted 2-1 to elect Garland as the President, with Dixie casting their vote for Trash.

2020 Contingent United States presidential election
July 11 - July 13
Candidate Votes
Lyndon Garland 2
Trash 1
Jack Coulter 0
Total votes 3
Votes necessary 2
Northern Delegation
Representative Vote
ADrewster Garland
Arkenstone Garland
Bob2Boy Trash
Matthew Hale Garland
Thanos May Garland
Dixie Delegation
Representative Vote
Drunk Garland
Jed Marshall Trash
Poliman Trash
Sandoval Trash
John Smith Trash
Jefferson Delegation
Representative Vote
Putbye Garland
Trent Garland
Sandra Murphy-Colbert Garland
Caprese Garland
Computerguy Garland
Barch Garland

Post-election events and controversies

Trash closed meeting

On July 13, as the House contingent elections were ending, The Public Record released a special issue. In this issue, they revealed that Computerguy had come forward with evidence of a secret meeting that presidential Candidate Trash held with Libertatrian Representatives in a bid to win Jefferson's House delegation, and ultimately the Presidency. In the meeting, he agreed to majorly compromise on his foreign policy concerning Israel, in exchange for power. He also asked to be filled in on the proceedings in the Jefferson closed session, however immediately rescinded this upon learning of its illegality.

This coming to light brought Trash into a large-scale twitter fight, where many members of the right involved with the meeting defended his actions, while many on the left attacked him for it. There were little to no official ramifications for Trash.

Media coverage

Media coverage of the presidential election was widespread. The Public Record covered the election results live as they came out. After the stream, they released a podcast episode in which they discussed the election results. ABC News covered the House contingency election closely, while the American Workers' Paper also reported on the events.

References

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