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Kanye West concedes presidential election after receiving just 60,000 votes but teases Kanye 2024

Nov 4, 2020, 23:03 IST
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Rapper Kanye West at his first and only rally in support of his presidential bid in North Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. July 19, 2020.Randall Hill/Reuters
  • Kanye West conceded defeat in the US presidential election with a tweet late Tuesday night in which he wrote: "WELP, KANYE 2024."
  • The rapper received about 60,000 votes in the 12 states where he was on the ballot, according to Deadline.
  • According to the Associated Press, the state where he received the most votes was Tennessee (10,195).
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Kanye West has ended his run for president in the 2020 election by conceding with a tweet that went out shortly after midnight Tuesday. It read simply: "WELP KANYE 2024."

Kanye West conceded defeat on Twitter.@kanyewest/twitter

West has since deleted that tweet and posted a new one that says "KANYE 2024" with the same picture.

The Grammy-winning rapper was eligible on the ballot in just 12 states and got about 60,000 votes, according to Deadline.

On Tuesday, West wrote in his name on a Wyoming state ballot, which he tweeted. In another tweet, West wrote: "The first vote of my life. We are here to serve. We pray for every servant leader in the world."

West, 43, made just one campaign appearance, in North Charleston, South Carolina, back in July. He wore a bulletproof vest and at one point was seen crying. West was not on the ballot in South Carolina.

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West ran as a third-party candidate with the running mate Michelle Tidball, 57, a spiritual coach.

As of late Tuesday night, West received 59,731 votes, according to the Associated Press. West received the most votes in Tennessee (10,195) and the least in Vermont (1,255).

Here's the breakdown of votes by the 12 states where he was on the ballot as of late Tuesday night:

Arkansas: 4,040
Colorado: 6,127

Idaho: 3,092

Iowa: 3,197

Kentucky: 6,259

Louisiana: 4,894

Minnesota: 7,654

Mississippi: 3,117

Oklahoma: 5,590

Tennessee: 10,195

Utah: 4,311

Vermont: 1,255

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