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United States presidential election of 2024: Quick Facts

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Date November 5, 2024
Location United States

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Donald Trump and U.S. Senator J.D. Vance stand together on stage, clapping and smiling, with supporters holding Trump Vance signs in the background at a campaign rally.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris stand together smiling, with Harris waving to the audience at a campaign rally inside a gymnasium decorated with patriotic bunting.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a podium with the presidential seal, flanked by American flags and presidential emblems in the East Room of the White House.
Nikki Haley, Governor of South Carolina, poses in a red suit jacket in front of the United States and South Carolina flags.
Ron DeSantis
United States Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz wave to a cheering crowd on stage between two large American flags at a campaign rally in Philadelphia.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. in a suit and tie speaks into a microphone at a campaign event, standing in front of a partially visible Kennedy 2024 banner and a brick wall.
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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
president of United States
Joe Biden's path to the U.S. presidency
Joe Biden
president of United States
From author to vice president
JD Vance
vice president of United States
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
vice president of United States
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
American politician and environmental lawyer
Vivek Ramaswamy, wearing a suit and red tie with a U.S. flag pin, speaks outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Vivek Ramaswamy
American entrepreneur
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
vice president of the United States
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz
Tim Walz
American politician
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
American politician
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
American politician
Jill Stein
Jill Stein
American politician and physician
Nikki Haley, Governor of South Carolina, poses in a red suit jacket in front of the United States and South Carolina flags.
Nikki Haley
American 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
Tim Scott
Tim Scott
United States senator