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 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 while promising to do more in his second term. He also took the attack to the Republican Party, criticizing them for election denialism and their overall rhetoric. Biden slammed on Trump for his various scandals and election denialism. DeSantis campaigned on his various achievements as Governor of Florida, parental control over education, and fiscal conservativism. He also criticized Donald Trump for splitting the Republican Party and its base in a critical election. Trump, in turn, attacked DeSantis and the Republican Party for "stealing" the nomination from him, claiming to have been the only person who could have won against Joe Biden.