Timeline of the 2020 United States presidential election (November 2020–January 2021)

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The following is a timeline of major events before, during, and after the 2020 United States presidential election, the 59th quadrennial United States presidential election, from November 2020 to January 2021. For prior events, see Timeline of the 2020 United States presidential election (2017–2019) and Timeline of the 2020 United States presidential election (January–October 2020). President Donald Trump of the Republican Party, who was elected in 2016, was seeking reelection to a second term, against former vice president Joe Biden of the Democratic Party. The general election was held on November 3, with voters directly selecting their state's members to the U.S. Electoral College. On November 7, most national media organizations projected that Biden had clinched enough electoral votes to be named the U.S. president-elect. The formal voting by the Electoral College took place on December 14. The U.S. Congress then certified the electoral result on January 7, 2021, and Joe Biden was inaugurated on January 20, 2021.

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· Candidate participation timeline

Events

Political party

Events

Political party
	Alliance Party
	American Solidarity Party
	Birthday Party
	Bread and Roses Party
	Constitution Party
	Democratic Party
	Green Party
	Independent
	Libertarian Party
	Progressive Party
	Prohibition Party
	Reform Party
	Republican Party
	Party for Socialism and Liberation
	Socialist Action
	Socialist Equality Party
	Socialist Workers Party
	Veterans Party of America
	Exploratorycommittee
Events
	Midterm elections
	Iowa caucuses
	Super Tuesday
	COVID-19 pandemic emergency declaration
	Election Day
	Inauguration Day

Timeline of the 2020 United States presidential election (November 2020–January 2021)

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