2019 Rockies Presidential Election (Divided States of America)

The 2019 Rockies Presidential Election was the 4th quadrennial presidential election in the Federal Republic of the Rockies. The Liberty Rally ticket of Montana representative Greg Gianforte defeated the Liberal Patriot/Left unity ticket of Montana Senator John Tester.

Issues of the election mainly centered on the unfolding Mojave War south of the border in Deseret, and the Rockies' involvement in the Colorado Civil War. In the primaries, Gianforte was challenged by incumbent Deputy President John Barrasso. Ultimately, Barasso lost. In the Liberal Patriots, the party chose to ally with the Left in hopes of presenting a unified ticket and avoiding the disastrous results of 2015.

The main candidates were John Tester, a Senator from Montana, and Kim Abbott, a representative from Montana. Eventually, Abbott dropped out and instead ran for the Deputy President nomination.

In the election, the LP/TL alliance, hoped to cause unity, ended up causing disunity as liberal conservatives fled the party, worried about the influence The Left would have on it. Gianforte ran on continuing to support the Rocky Mountain Liberation Front, supporting Deseret in the Mojave, and continuing incumbent President Thune's conservative policies.

Tester, meanwhile, campaigned on raising taxes, ending support for the RMLF, neutrality in the Mojave War, and pursuing better relations with Cascadia, California, and British Columbia.

On election day, Gianforte carried every single state, and in the Deputy Presidential Election the Rally also won, with Mike Rounds winning the position. Tester was urged to contest the results by many in The Left, but he conceded the next day.

Background
Article Five of the Federal Constitution of the Rockies limits Presidents to two four-year terms. Incumbent President John Thune of South Dakota was thus ineligible to run for a third term in office. His second term expired on January 20, 2020.