Electoral record
Donald Trump
US president elected in 2016 and again in 2024. He contested the outcome of the 2020 election in a large number of state and federal lawsuits, effectively all of which were dismissed or rejected on the merits or for lack of standing. Several specific claims arising from that dispute are reviewed individually in this database and are rated there against the evidence.
This is not a biography collection. Entries cover a person's record on elections and voting rights only, and every entry carries a citation to a court ruling, an official finding, or an election-observation report. Nothing appears here without a source, and inclusion is not a judgement about a person.
Electoral record
Each entry is dated, categorised by what it did to the conduct of an election, and cited.
- 2016RecordedCandidacy
Won the presidential election through the Electoral College while losing the nationwide popular vote.
Elections in the United States — election observation reports — OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights - 2020Disputed resultCandidacy
Lost the presidential election and did not concede, disputing the outcome in numerous states.
Elections in the United States — election observation reports — OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights - 2020Disputed resultAction
Challenges to the result were brought in state and federal courts and were dismissed or rejected, including for lack of evidence and lack of standing. Recounts and audits in contested states confirmed the certified outcomes.
Elections in the United States — election observation reports — OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights - 2024RecordedCandidacy
Won the presidential election and returned to office.
Official 2024 Presidential General Election Results — U.S. Federal Election Commission - 2024Subject of a findingAction
A federal indictment alleges that IRGC employees compromised accounts associated with Trump's campaign, stole non-public campaign material and attempted to release it. The charges remain allegations unless proved in court.
Three IRGC cyber actors indicted for alleged 2024 U.S. election hack-and-leak operation — U.S. Department of Justice
Linked cases
Primary sources
The evidence-library records this profile is built on — each with its type, issuer and preservation state.
Sources
- Elections in the United States — election observation reports— OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
- Official 2024 Presidential General Election Results— U.S. Federal Election Commission
- Three IRGC cyber actors indicted for alleged 2024 U.S. election hack-and-leak operation— U.S. Department of Justice