2020 Benjastanian presidential election

2020 Benjastanian presidential election

25 June 2020
Turnout	72.0%
Nominee Benjamin Pickles Crispin Speakman Molly Pickles 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 Sha'uri Ellis 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 Benjamin Pickles Workers' Party Elected President Benjamin Pickles 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 receieved 55.6%, so no runoff was needed. Incumbent president Benjamin Pickles won re-election, defeating Governor Crispin Speakman (ICP) and Governor Molly Pickles (Independence). Advanced polls opened on 8 June 2020.

Background

On 18 May 2020, President Benjamin Pickles held a referendum on allowing contested Presidential elections. The vote passed, and President Pickles 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.

Nominees

2020 Workers' Party ticket
Benjamin Pickles	Sha'uri Ellis
for President	for Vice President
President of Benjastan (2017–present)	Vice President of Benjastan (2017–present)
Campaign

Primary

Main article: 2020 People's Revolutionary Communist Party Presidential Primary

Candidates in this section are sorted by votes from the primary
Benjamin Pickles	Sean Dunkerque
President of Benjastan (2017–present)	Governor of Attika (2020–present)
3 votes	2 votes

Independent Conservative Party

The ICP was the second largest party in the People's National Congress of Benjastan at the beginning of the election. They nominated Sullivan Matthews as their candidate for President on 19 May 2020, with Ivan Brienovich as the Vice Presidential nominee. However, a scandal led to Sullivan Matthews' Benjastanian Citizenship being revoked, removing him from contention. By process of elimination, Crispin Speakman then became the presidential nominee.

Nominees

2020 Independent Conservative Party Ticket
Crispin Speakman	Ivan Brienovich
for President	for Vice President
Governor of Bathemia (2020–present) Member of the People's National Congress (2020–2020)	Member of the People's National Congress (2020–present)
Campaign

Independence Party

The Independence Party was founded on 18 May 2020 by Greater Mollyopolis Governor Molly Pickles as a way for her to run for President outside of the two major parties. The party is socialist, but slightly to the right of the Workers' Party.

Nominees

2020 Independence Party Ticket
Molly Pickles	Temperance Ellis
for President	for Vice President
Governor of Greater Mollyopolis (2020–present)	Member of the Greater Mollyopolis State Legislature (2020–present)
Campaign

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 Pickles)

Party alliances

Supporting Pickles (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.	Benjamin Pickles Molly Pickles Crispin Speakman (represented by Ivan Brienovich)	BNG	YouTube	TBA

Polling

Poll source	Date	Benjamin Pickles	Sullivan Matthews	Crispin Speakman	Gus Rósínśtí	Molly Pickles	FORECASTED RESULT
BNG	19 May 2020	50.0%	37.5%	-	0.0%	12.5%	Benjamin Pickles 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%	Benjamin Pickles Elected
BNG	22 May 2020	42.9%	42.9%	-	-	14.3%	Tossup
BNG	7 June 2020	50.0%	-	33.3%	-	16.7%	Benjamin Pickles Elected

Results

2020 Benjastanian presidential election

	Party	Candidate	Running mate	Votes	%
	Workers' Party	Benjamin Pickles	Sha'uri Ellis	10	55.6%
	Independent Conservative Party	Crispin Speakman	Ivan Brienovich	4	22.2%
	Independence	Molly Pickles	Temperance Ellis	4	22.2%

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