US election 2024: Results of the primaries, Super Tuesday and all dates at a glance – Politics

As in 2020, the duel for the US presidency could be Donald Trump versus Joe Biden. The Democratic and Republican presidential candidates must survive the primaries before the November election. We give you an overview of the most important dates.

When is the US election in 2024?

At the November 5, 2024 decides who will move into the White House for the next four years. In addition, the 435 members of the House of Representatives and 34 of 100 senators are elected. The Inauguration DayPresidential Inauguration Day, is on 20. January 2025.

About two weeks earlier, on January 6, 2025, the votes will be counted in the US Congress. After the last election, the US Capitol, the seat of Congress, was stormed after a speech by President Donald Trump. Five people died and hundreds were injured.

TV debates on the 2024 US election

In the USA, three televised debates take place before the election in which the two candidates face each other and announce their goals for the presidency – or deny the other’s competence to lead the country.

What is Super Tuesday?

On Super Tuesday, the March 5, 2024, primaries were held in more than 15 states and territories. In the past, the results on Tuesday were often a preliminary decision in the party’s internal election campaign because this is where most of the delegate votes are awarded.

This year, both President Joe Biden and Donald Trump won the Super Tuesday primaries by a wide margin. Among the Democrats, Biden won in all states; only the largely unknown challenger Jason Palmer won in the US territory of American Samoa. Trump triumphed in all states except Vermont, where Nikki Haley won the race just ahead of Trump.

After Super Tuesday, Nikki Haley announced that she would withdraw from the presidential race.

Democratic primaries and nomination convention

In the primaries (held as a “primary” or “caucus” depending on the state), the parties determine their leading candidate for the election. For the Democrats, these will take place in the states and territories between the end of January and the beginning of June 2024.

Republican primaries and nomination convention

The Republicans start their primaries in mid-January. All states and territories should have voted by June 4th.

Official candidates for the US presidential election

In addition to the two large parties, smaller ones also elect their top candidates. However, the chances of the Libertarian Party and the Greens of even getting a few percent on election night are very slim. It was mostly similar for independent candidates. We have listed the most relevant candidates below.

Democrats

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Libertarian Party

Green Party

Independent candidates