CONTINGENCY 2032 United States Presidential Election

The 2032 United States Presidential Election was the 62nd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 2nd, 2032. Incumbent Democratic President Pete Buttigieg and Incumbent Democratic Vice-President Jon Ossoff defeated the Republican ticked of Former Governor of Virginia Glenn Youngkin and Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski; and the American Patriotic ticket of former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville. The election took place during a fast-growth period of the economy; it also took place after the death of Vladimir Putin and the subsequent collapse of the Russian Federation. It was the first election to take place after the repeal of the Federal Election Integrity Act which was signed by former President DeSantis in 2028. Turnout declined slightly compared to 2028. It was the first election to take place after the reapportionment of the Electoral College pursuant to the 2030 Census.

President Buttigieg faced no opposition during the Democratic Primaries and was the presumptive nominee from day one. The Republican Primaries were fairly competitive with former Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin taking an early lead. After decisive victories in the Michigan and Ohio primaries Youngkin was declared the presumptive nominee. The American Patriotic Party had its most competitive primary yet with the moderate wing narrowly losing the both the presidential and vice-presidential nominations to far-right former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville.

The central issues of the election involved the repeal of the FEIA which Lake and Youngkin used to frame Buttigieg as anti-democratic and the Buttigieg administrations' support for the Russian Provisional Government. Other issues involved the passage of the Equality Act and ensuing riots in some right-wing states; the increased taxation of the wealthy and the increase in protectionist legislation. As a result of the economic boom the nation was experiencing, a newfound confidence for the nation and the general popularity of President Buttigieg he comfortably won a second term.

Buttigieg ultimately won a majority in the Electoral College; winning 353 Electoral Votes while Youngkin received 117 and Lake received 68. Buttigieg performed the best for a Democrat in the popular vote since Lyndon B. Johnsons' landslide victory in 1964. He was also the first Democrat to win the state of Texas since 1976, Ohio and Iowa since 2012, and the first Democrat since Barack Obama to win over 350 electoral votes. Youngkin performed the worst for a Republican since Bill Clintons' landslide victory against Bob Dole in 1996. The APP also had its worst result since its foundation, winning only 5.9% of the popular vote. However Lake did win more electoral votes than Greene did in 2028.

After the election Youngkin gracefully conceded to Buttigieg in the early morning hours of November 3rd. Lake condemned the concession and claimed that Buttigieg clearly rigged the election due to his victory in Texas but the state was already leaning Democratic in the final polls before the election. On January 6, 2033 Buttigiegs' victory was confirmed without incident besides a small rally of Lake supporters near the Capitol. On January 20th, 2033 Buttigeg and Ossoff were innagurated for their second terms as President and Vice-President respectively. Buttigieg was the first openly gay president to be reelected. Ossoff was the first Jewish Vice-President to be reelected.