2020 Benjastanian presidential election

2020 Benjastanian presidential election

25 June 2020
Turnout	72.0%
Nominee Ben Olson Crispin Speakman Mo Olson Party Workers' Independent Conservative Independence Alliance Parties Monarchist Party Shooters, Fishers, and Farmers Party Workers and Peasants Anarchist Party BDU Home state Thomasville District Bathemia Greater Mollyopolis Running mate Ivan Brienovich Temperance Ellis States carried 3 1 1 Popular vote 10 4 4 Percentage 55.6% 22.2% 22.2%
Results of the election by state.
President before election Ben Olson Workers' Party Elected President Ben Olson Workers' Party

The 2020 Benjastanian presidential election was held on 25 June 2020. Benjastan uses a runoff election system, in which the two candidates with the highest percentage in the first vote advance to a second round of voting if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote. However, the winner of this election received 55.6%, so no runoff was needed. Incumbent president Ben Olson won re-election, defeating Governor Crispin Speakman (ICP) and Governor Mo Olson (Independence). Advanced polls opened on 8 June 2020.

Background

On 18 May 2020, President Ben Olson held a referendum on allowing contested Presidential elections. The vote passed, and President Olson called a snap Presidential election, scheduled for 30 December 2020. He later changed the date to 25 June 2020.

Voting

Online

Online voting began on 25 June 2020, with results being released as they came in. Most Benjastanian citizens outside of Ontario will vote this way.

An image of a ballot used.

Ballots

Benjastanian citizens near the country had the opportunity to vote with paper ballots. Advanced polls opened on 8 June 2020.

Parties

Workers' Party

The Workers' Party was the incumbent party in the 2020 election. The party changed its name from the People's Revolutionary Communist Party of Benjastan to the Workers' Party of Benjastan during the election. The party's nominee was elected by party members in the 2020 People's Revolutionary Communist Party Presidential Primary.

Withdrawn candidates

Candidate		Experience	State/SAR	Running Mate	Camapaign announced	Campaign suspended	Logo
Gus Rósínśtí		Leader of the Monarchist Party of Benjastan (2020-2020)	Greater Mollyopolis	Crispin Speakman Member of the PNCB (2020–2020)	19 May 2020	19 May 2020 (endorsed Olson)

Party alliances

Supporting Olson (Workers' Party)

• Shooters, Fishers, and Farmers Party
• Monarchist Party
• Workers and Peasants Anarchist Party

Supporting Speakman (ICP)

• Benjastanian Democratic Union

Debates

Debate	Date	Time (EST)	Candidates	Host	Broadcasted With	Moderator
1	27 May 2020	12:30 - 1:00 p.m.	Ben Olson Mo Olson Crispin Speakman (represented by Ivan Brienovich)	BNG	YouTube	TBA

Polling

Poll source	Date	Ben Olson	Sullivan Matthews	Crispin Speakman	Gus Rósínśtí	Mo Olson	FORECASTED RESULT
BNG	19 May 2020	50.0%	37.5%	-	0.0%	12.5%	Ben Olson Elected
BFSN	19 May 2020	28.57%	57.14%	-	14.28%	0.0%	Sullivan Matthews Elected
BNG	20 May 2020	50.0%	50.0%	-	-	0.0%	Tossup
BNG	21 May 2020	75.0%	25.0%	-	-	0.0%	Ben Olson Elected
BNG	22 May 2020	42.9%	42.9%	-	-	14.3%	Tossup
BNG	7 June 2020	50.0%	-	33.3%	-	16.7%	Ben Olson Elected

Results

2020 Benjastanian presidential election

	Party	Candidate	Running mate	Votes	%
	Workers' Party	Ben Olson	Sha'uri Ellis	10	55.6%
	Independent Conservative Party	Crispin Speakman	Ivan Brienovich	4	22.2%
	Independence	Mo Olson	Temperance Ellis	4	22.2%

Popular vote
B. Olson			55.6%
Speakman			22.2%
M. Olson			22.2%