2020 Presidential Election. The entire presidential campaign and election process usually takes almost two years. The typical periods of this process are as follows:
- Spring of the previous calendar year – Candidates announce their intentions to run
- Summer to December of the previous calendar year – Primary and caucus debates
- January to June – Primaries and caucuses
- July to early September – Nominating conventions (including those of the minor third parties)
- Late September and October – Presidential election debates
- Early November – Election Day
- December – Electors cast their electoral votes
- Early January of the following calendar year – Congress counts the electoral votes
- January 20 of the following calendar year – Inauguration Day
Leave a Reply