United States presidential election
Republicans Donald J. Trump and JD Vance beat their Democratic opponents Kamala D. Harris and Tim Walz to win the presidential race.
See all election results here.
Scroll down to see every the candidates who appeared on Hamilton County ballots.
U.S. president and vice president
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The president directs the executive branch of the United States government and enforces the laws passed by Congress. Presidents can also veto, or reject, laws passed by Congress. Depending on approval by Congress, the president appoints cabinet members to head major executive branch departments, including the U.S. attorney general, secretary of state, and secretary of defense. Presidents also appoint federal and Supreme Court judges with congressional approval, and they serve as the highest-ranking officer of every branch of the U.S. military.
The vice president is next in line to lead the executive branch if the sitting president dies, resigns, or is removed from office via impeachment or by the presidential cabinet according to the 25th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The V.P. also serves as president of the U.S. Senate and gets to cast the decisive vote in the case of 50-50 tie. A top advisor to the president, the V.P. may lead some of the president's policy goals.