2024 United States presidential election

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The 2024 United States Presidential Election was the 60th quadrennial presidential election, held on November 5, 2024. Incumbent Democratic President Joe Biden and his running mate, incumbent  Vice President Kamala Harris were re-elected to a second term. They defeated the Republican ticket consisting of Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida and Governor Mike DeWine of Ohio as well as the  Liberty Party ticket consisting of the former President Donald Trump of Florida and Governor  Kristi Noem of  South Dakota.

As the incumbent president, Joe Biden faced no serious opposition in getting the Democratic nomination. The Republicans, meanwhile, experienced a very competitive primary process. Though Donald Trump was the favorite to win the primary for a long time, Ron DeSantis mounted a primary challenge against the former president, citing poor midterm performances by the Republican Party in the  2022 midterm elections. DeSantis enetually won the Republican nomination and chose Mike DeWine, the  Governor of Ohio, to be his running mate.

Biden largely campaigned on his legislative achievements like the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the   CHIPS and Science Act, the  Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, and the  Respect for Marriage Act. Biden attacked the Republican Party for election denialism and "political incompetence" displayed by the GOP-controlled  House of Representatives in the 118th Congress. Biden also attacked Donald Trump for election denialism and the many scandals that plagued him during his Presidency.