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United States presidential election of 2020: Quick Facts

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Date November 3, 2020
Location United States

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Joe Biden raises his right hand as he is sworn in as president, with Jill Biden holding a large Bible, during the inauguration ceremony at the U.S. Capitol.
Donald Trump
Deserted Fifth Avenue in midtown Manhattan, New York City, with empty crosswalks and storefronts during the Covid-19 pandemic.
January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol
Kamala Harris raises her right hand as she is sworn in as vice president by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, with Doug Emhoff holding the Bible and Joe Biden standing nearby.
Protestors with Trump signs and American flags outside the U.S. Capitol.
Understand the issue of voter turnout in the 2020 U.S. election, focusing on the younger generations
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Key People

Donald Trump
Donald Trump
president of United States
Joe Biden's path to the U.S. presidency
Joe Biden
president of United States
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
vice president of United States
Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks at a podium with a sign reading Student Debt Cancellation Is Legal, while supporters behind her hold Cancel Student Debt signs in front of the Supreme Court.
Elizabeth Warren
United States senator
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
vice president of the United States
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
United States senator
Fiery speaker
Bernie Sanders
United States senator
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
American politician
Tulsi Gabbard sits facing the camera in a white blazer with a microphone clipped to her lapel, against a blurred studio background.
Tulsi Gabbard
American politician and military officer
Tom Steyer attends the Time 100 Gala honoring the world's most influential people at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City.
Tom Steyer
American business executive and philanthropist
Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey
Cory Booker
United States senator
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Bill de Blasio
American politician
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
American businessman and politician
Marianne Williamson smiling and wearing a light pink blazer over a black top, standing in front of a decorative mural in West Hollywood, California.
Marianne Williamson
American author, politician, and spiritual leader
Michael Bennet
Michael Bennet
United States senator
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand
United States senator

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