2270 Presidential Election

National Primary
The CNP Primary (using Moderate candidates as a tradition for the party) was the only open primary in the race.

Declared Candidates

 * Jack Teller - Former Chancellor of Cantonia, Leader of the Opposition, and Member of Parliament..
 * Mark Ryden - Former Leader of the Opposition, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Transportation, and Member of Parliament.
 * Jessie Zent - Governor of East Brazil, former Lieutenant Governor of East Brazil and Assistant Member of Parliament for six years. Candidate in 2258 and 2264.
 * Mike Reid - Member of Parliament for Norte Grande.

National Voting First Round
The first round of the national primary occurred on January 20th, 2270 and lead to a runoff between Jack Teller and Mike Zent. Mark Ryden endorsed Mike Zent, allowing the next round to be a very close election filled with negative campaigning.

National Runoff
Jack Teller won the presidential nomination from the CNP on January 29th, 2270.

Declared Candidates

 * Bridget Candice - Former Leader of the Opposition and Member of Parliament
 * Thomas Zien - Former Deputy Chancellor, Member of Parliament, and Deputy Leader of the New Democratic Party.
 * Bob Casey - Vice President of Cantonia and Lieutenant Governor of Norte Grande.
 * Maria Cornwell - Former Minister of Health and Member of Parliament for East Brazil.

NDP Voting First Round
In the closest primary in Cantonian history, on January 19th, 2270, Bridget Candice and Bob Casey advanced to a runoff, eliminating Thomas Zien and Maria Cornwell.

NDP Runoff
Bridget Candice won the NDP Primary for President on January 30th, 2270.

General Election Campaign
The campaigning for the general election began immediately on January 31st, 2270, with both candidates heading to East Brazil to begin their stumps. Initial debate preparation began on February 1st, and the first polling began on January 31st. Key campaign issues for Candice were economics, bailouts, deficits, and foreign policy in relation to trade, while the Teller camp focused on railing against NDP corruption, bad economic policies, and budgets.

The initial month of February saw big wins for Teller as Candice's campaign made several public gaffes, particular in reference to President Bryant's performance on foreign policy, and the campaign suffered internal disputes as well. Teller took the early lead in the polls, jumping between a lead of 7 and 13 points. As March rolled in, Candice's campaign heated up the attacks on Teller with massive ad blitzes on television.

Initially Candice's ad campaign focusing negatively on Teller's tenure as Chancellor worked, Teller's lead diminishing to between 4 and 6 points, helped by several inflammatory comments by Teller. The first debate occurred March 17th and was a clear victory for Candice, turning the polls even further in her direction, with YouGov putting the race within the margin of error. The second debate on March 25th brought Teller back into a 3 point lead, however.

As Teller's numbers began to tick upwards in later March, fundraising for the Candice camp tapered off as focus switched to keeping Desen as Chancellor in the coming legislative elections. Candice ran only half the ads Teller was able to, and despite a strong victory in the April 5th debate that kept her alive, her numbers continued to slip into the middle of April.

Both candidates campaigned heavily in the key states of New Ecuador, Ventiano, Portul, Rio, and East Brazil in the last weeks, and the final debate was a clear tie on April 21st.

Following a strong get out the vote effort in early May, and an immense lose of campaign financing for Candice, Teller pulled off a win on May 6th.