Electoral history of Kamala Harris
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This is the electoral history of Kamala Harris, the 49th and current vice president of the United States. She previously served as a United States senator from California (2017–2021), the 32nd Attorney General of California (2011–2017), and the 27th
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(2004–2011). A
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, Harris was a candidate in the
2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries Presidential primaries and caucuses were organized by the Democratic Party to select the 3,979 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention held on August 17–20 to determine the party's nominee for president in the 2020 Unit ...
but withdrew her candidacy on December 3, 2019, citing a lack of funds. On March 8, 2020, Harris endorsed former vice president Joe Biden. Harris was chosen by Biden to be his running mate on August 11, 2020. Biden and Harris went on to win the
2020 general election The following elections were scheduled to occur in 2020. The International Foundation for Electoral Systems maintains a comprehensive list of upcoming elections on its E-Guide Platform. The National Democratic Institute also maintains a calend ...
. On January 20, 2021, Harris became the first female vice president and the highest-ranking female official in
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, as well as the first African American and the first
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Vice President of the United States. Harris is the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2024 presidential election following Biden's withdrawal from the election.


San Francisco District Attorney elections


2003


2007


California Attorney General elections


2010


2014


United States Senate elections


2016


Presidential elections


2020


2024


Explanatory notes


See also

* Electoral history of Joe Biden *
Electoral history of Barack Obama This is the electoral history of Barack Obama. Obama served as the 44th president of the United States (2009–2017) and as a United States Senate, United States senator from Illinois (2005–2008). A member of the Democratic Party (U ...
* Electoral history of Hillary Clinton * Electoral history of Al Gore * Electoral history of John McCain * Electoral history of Donald Trump *
Electoral history of Bernie Sanders The electoral history of Bernie Sanders includes the 2016 and 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries and caucuses, and elections as United States Senator from Vermont, United States Representative The United States House of Represe ...
* Electoral history of Mitt Romney * Electoral history of Sarah Palin * Electoral history of Mike Pence


References

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