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| Turnout | 61.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Garland/Cabin and red denotes those won by Trash/Politophile. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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| Senator and Northern Lieutenant Governor |
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Candidates
| Candidates in this section are sorted by the percentage of votes recieved in the primary | ||
| Jack Coulter | Mike Smith | System Jones |
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| 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
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Candidates
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| Lyndon Garland | Dallas |
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| 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
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Candidates
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| 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) |
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| 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
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Campaign finance
| Candidate | Grassroots | Party and outside groups | Total raised | Total spent | Total cash on hand | ||||
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| 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 | $0 | $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 |
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| 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 |