That's Inauguration Day, when the winner of the election officially takes office.
The date is January 20 in the year after the November election.
President Barack Obama became the president for the first time in the month of January. The President of the United States always assumes office on January 20, the year following their election (president election takes place in November).
The inauguration ceremony of a newly elected president takes place on January 20 of the year following the election.
The presidential election takes place in November of the years that are divisible by four.
The first U.S. presidential inauguration was in April (1789). The next 36 were in March (1793-1933). The last 21 have been in January (1937-2017).
The president takes office on January 20th following the November election. See the 20th Amendment to the Constitution.
January 20.
January 20, also known as Inauguration Day, takes place every four years when a new president is elected into office.
He takes the oath of office on 20 January, following the election in November.
the election always takes place on the 1st Tuesday of November so for the 2008 election it was on November 4th.
The presidential election occurs on the first Tuesday following the first Monday of November every year that is divisible by four. The next presidential election will occur on November 6, 2012. The 2016 presidential election will occur on November 8.
The president will take office in June of the following year.