Electoral history of Kamala Harris

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 District Attorney of San Francisco (2004-2011). A Democrat, Harris was a candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries, but withdrew her candidacy on December 3, 2019 citing a lack of funds.^[1]^[2]

On March 8, 2020, Harris endorsed former vice president Joe Biden.^[3] Harris was chosen by Biden to be his running mate on August 11, 2020.^[4] Biden and Harris went on to win the 2020 general election. On January 20, 2021, Harris would become first female vice president and the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history, as well as the first African American, and first Asian American Vice President of the United States.^[5]

^ Breuninger, Kevin (December 3, 2019). "Kamala Harris drops out of presidential race after plummeting from top tier of Democratic candidates". CNBC. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
^ Skelton, George (December 4, 2019). "Kamala Harris should have never run for president". Los Angeles Times. Sacramento, CA. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
^ Cummings, William (March 8, 2020). "'I believe in Joe': Sen. Kamala Harris endorses Biden for president". USA Today. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
^ Zeleny, Jeff; Merica, Dan; Saenz, Arlette; Reston, Maeve; Bradner, Eric (August 11, 2020). "Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as his running mate". CNN. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
^ Tensley, Brandon; Wright, Jasmine (November 7, 2020). "Harris becomes the first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president-elect". CNN. Retrieved November 7, 2020.