Presidential election year | |
Election day | November 3 |
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Senate elections | |
Seats contested | 33 seats of Class II |
Map of the 2020 Senate races Dark blue: Incumbent Democrat Light blue: Retiring Democrat Dark red: Incumbent Republican Light red: Retiring Republican Black: Unknown incumbent Gray: no election |
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House elections | |
Seats contested | All 435 seats to the 117th Congress |
Gubernatorial elections | |
Seats contested | 13 (11 states, 2 territories) |
The 2020 United States elections will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Republican incumbent President Donald Trump will be eligible for re-election. In addition, all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives and 33 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate will be contested. 13 state and territorial governorships and numerous other state and local elections will also be contested.
The United States presidential election of 2020 will be the 59th quadrennial U.S. presidential election. The current electoral vote distribution was determined by the 2010 census. Presidential electors who will elect the President and Vice President of the United States will be chosen; a simple majority (270) of the 538 electoral votes are required to win the election. President Donald Trump will be eligible to run for a second term.
All seats in Senate Class II will be up for election. Additionally, special elections may be held to fill vacancies in the other two Senate Classes.
All 435 voting seats in the United States House of Representatives will be up for election. Additionally, elections will be held to select the Delegate for the District of Columbia as well as the delegates from U.S. territories. This includes the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, who serves a four-year term.