When Is Election Day For Us President

Four years ago when donald trump triumphed over hillary clinton the result was called around midnight.

When is election day for us president. The time between election day on 3 november and inauguration day on 20 january allows for the outgoing president to wrap up ongoing projects and for the incoming president to prepare for office. In 2008 barack obama became the first african american to be elected as president of the united states 45 years after martin luther king jr s speech about equal opportunities. The 2020 united states presidential election was the 59th quadrennial presidential election held on tuesday november 3 2020 the democratic ticket of former vice president joe biden and incumbent u s.

On inauguration day which is on january 20 every four years the president and vice president of the united states of america are sworn in and take office. Trump became the first u s. However 2020 is a very different year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The winner and his running mate are sworn in as president and vice president at the u s.