2020 United States presidential election in California

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2020 United States presidential election in California

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Turnout80.67% (of registered voters) Increase 5.40 pp
70.88% (of eligible voters) Increase 12.14 pp[1]
 
Nominee Joe Biden Donald Trump
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Delaware Florida
Running mate Kamala Harris Mike Pence
Electoral vote 55 0
Popular vote 11,110,250 6,006,429
Percentage 63.48% 34.32%


President before election

Donald Trump
Republican

Elected President

Joe Biden
Democratic

The 2020 United States presidential election in California was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election.[2] California voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College and the popular vote popular vote. Former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate Kamala Harris, the junior U.S. senator from California had won 55 electoral votes in the Electoral College, the most of any state. This election also marked the first time since 2004 that the Republican candidate won more than one million votes in Los Angeles County, due to increased turnout statewide.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Historical Voter Registration and Participation" (PDF). elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  2. Kelly, Ben (August 13, 2018). "US elections key dates: When are the 2018 midterms and the 2020 presidential campaign?". The Independent. Archived from the original on January 3, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2019.