Kanye West concedes defeat in US Election

The rapper, however, has hinted on plans to re-enter the race in 2024

Rapper and entrepreneur Kanye West has conceded defeat in the ongoing US presidential election. The I Love It singer got a little more than 57.000 votes on Tuesday, reported Daily Mail.

In a tweet West posted a picture of himself in front of the US map, he wrote " WELP, Kanye West 2024". He subsequently deleted the term 'Welp' and alluded to himself running for office again after four years.

KANYE 2024 pic.twitter.com/Zm2pKcn12t

— ye (@kanyewest) November 4, 2020

The rapper, who made a late entry into the presidential race in July, tweeted a string of videos on the election day, showing himself filling in his ballot at a polling place in Park County, Wyoming, where he owns a ranch.

The singer and fashion designer tweeted that he was “voting for the first time in my life for the President of the United States, and it’s for someone I truly trust ... me.”

God is so good 😊 Today I am voting for the first time in my life for the President of the United States, and it's for someone I truly trust...me. 🇺🇸 🕊

— ye (@kanyewest) November 3, 2020

He later posted a video of himself casting his vote in Cody, Wyoming, where he wrote himself in on the ballot.

KEEP BELIEVING KANYE 2020 Thank you Jesus Christ pic.twitter.com/OgFDGOCAOp

— ye (@kanyewest) November 3, 2020

West, 43, got onto the presidential ballot in a handful of states, although not in battlegrounds like Florida, Pennsylvania and Michigan. He has spent recent weeks instructing followers how to vote for him as a write-in candidate elsewhere.

West’s celebrity wife, Kim Kardashian, did not appear to be supporting his bid. She has given no public endorsements of her husband and on Tuesday she retweeted a message about voter hotlines from Democratic vice presidential contender Kamala Harris.

West, once one of Trump’s biggest celebrity supporters, launched his campaign for the White House in July with erratic statements that raised concerns over his mental health. The 21-time Grammy Award winner said in 2018 that he suffers from bipolar disorder.

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