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  1. Jan 13, 2020 · Every four years, U.S. presidential candidates compete in a series of state contests to gain their party’s nomination. The political process is one of the most complex and expensive in the...

  2. Jul 10, 2024 · Both major parties select their presidential and vice-presidential nominees every four years through an extended process that includes caucuses or conventions that can begin at the precinct level, through state-administered primary elections that are based on party rules, or a combination thereof.

  3. A United States presidential nominating convention is a political convention held every four years in the United States by most of the political parties who will be fielding nominees in the upcoming U.S. presidential election.

  4. May 2, 2024 · The presidential and vice presidential nominees that receive more than 270 of these Electoral College votes then officially become the president-elect and vice president-elect, and, on January 20 (or 21, when January 20 falls on a Sunday), are sworn into office. How are the Electors selected?

  5. Nov 6, 2024 · Parties hold nominating conventions to choose their presidential candidates. Just before or during the convention, the presidential candidate announces their vice presidential running mate. Read more about the conventions.

  6. Understand how presidential and vice presidential nominees are selected at national political conventions. Learn about contested conventions and brokered conventions.

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  8. For the purposes of electing the president, each state has only one vote. A ballot of the Senate is held to choose the vice president. In this ballot, each senator has one vote. The House has chosen the victor of the presidential race only twice, in 1800 and 1824; the Senate has chosen the victor of the vice-presidential race only once, in 1836.

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