Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic presidential nomination, concluding a dynamic four-day convention that highlighted a unified party determined to defeat Donald Trump. The replacement of Joe Biden with Harris invigorated Democrats, who had been skeptical of Biden's chances after a poor debate performance. Harris's running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, was introduced to the nation during the event, boosting the party's momentum in the tight race against Trump.

Even if one candidate has more delegates than the other, that’s only a “plurality,” not a majority, per party rules. Candidates who earned delegates, but have since dropped out of the race, can try to push their delegates onto another candidate. A candidate needs to earn 2,375 delegates on subsequent ballots to win the nomination. However, having a contested convention is something the Democratic National Committee will do its best to avoid in the coming months. The last time a contested convention occurred was in 1952.