Joe Biden, former United States Vice President and former Senator from Delaware, launched his 2020 presidential campaign on April 25, 2019. From February to August 2020, Biden was a candidate in the Democratic Party primaries. On April 8, 2020, Biden became the presumptive nominee for the Democratic nomination after Bernie Sanders ended his campaign. On August 18, the Democratic National Convention officially nominated him. November 3, 2020 was the election between Biden and President Donald Trump. On November 7, the news announced that Biden won the election and would be the next President of the United States.