Heavily Contested 2020 U.S. Presidential Election Heads To The Courts

Heavily Contested 2020 U.S. Presidential Election Heads To The Courts

Trump vs. Biden

November 4. 2020

Donald Trump and Joe Biden at the presidential debate

The 2020 U.S. Presidential election has experienced record voter turnout. Despite this fact, the votes are still being counted one day after the election and no winner has been officially determined. U.S. president Donald Trump received more votes in 2020 than 2016. Rival and former vice president, Joe Biden, received more votes than former running mate Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012.

Four states are up for grabs (Georgia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Michigan). Republicans are currently holding the Senate. Democrats have a smaller majority in the House, having lost two seats in Miami, Florida. Democrats have seen an erosion in Latino support via the vote. Nancy Pelosi and Mitch McConnell have been reelected in their leadership positions.

The president has filed lawsuits in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia in trying to stop the vote count. He is alleging votes have appeared overnight and pass the election deadline, which constitutes cheating. The election is resembling the 2000 electoral fight (Bush vs. Gore) that ended up decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.