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2020 U.S. ELECTION SUMMARY The report below contains a summary of the election results available at the time of writing, November 7, 2020 at 11:30AM ET. All results in this report have been sourced from the unless otherwise noted.

U.S. PRESIDENT • Former Vice President is the projected winner of the 2020 presidential election with 284 electoral votes to President ’s 214 electoral votes, and 40 votes still undecided. President Trump has not conceded. • Biden was successful in flipping several states won by Trump in 2016, including Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania and is leading in . • While the Trump campaign is pursuing recounts and legal challenges in specific states consistent with U.S. election laws, we want to stress the importance of patience and trust in our democratic systems and the legal process as it moves forward. • Between now and January, the Biden transition team will begin to identify key cabinet secretaries that could be impactful to GM, including Secretary of State, Secretary of Commerce, and Secretary of Transportation. The candidates who fill these positions will be pivotal in advancing Biden’s policy priorities. Biden will be responsible for making over 4,000 political appointments to fill out the Executive Branch. Ultimately, what the Biden administration can legislate will depend on how negotiations with Congress play out and if republicans maintain control of the Senate his legislative agenda could face gridlock.

Here is a comparison of the 2016 and 2020 elections in electoral votes.

2016 232 306 Clinton/Biden

Trump 2020 284 40 214

U.S. SENATE • The Senate’s majority control is still unclear as we await the conclusion of 4 races in Georgia (both Senate seats), North Carolina and . • Democrats’ hopes to win back majority control for the first time since 2015 did not materialize on election night and will likely rest on winning two run-off races in Georgia. • In Michigan, incumbent Sen. has won his re-election fight against John James (R-MI). • At this time, Democrats have flipped 2 Republican seats in Arizona and and Republicans have successfully flipped one Democratic seat in . • Both Republicans and Democrats successfully defended relatively safe seats in numerous states. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senate Minority (D-IL) and Senators (D-NJ), (D-MA), (D-VA), Shelley Moore Capitol (R- WV), (R-TX), (D-MN), (D-OR) (R-AK) and several others, all won re-election. Additionally, Sens. , (R-IA) and (R-ME) were able to fend off tough fights in their states. • New senators have been elected in 3 GM facility states – (D-AZ), Roger Marshall (R-KS) and (R-TN). • Sen. (R-GA) heads to run-off election against Rev. (D-GA) on . Sen. David Purdue (R-GA) will face challenger (D-GA) in the other Georgia run-off.

Senate currently stands at: • 48 Republicans (-2) • 48 Democrats (+1), includes 2 Independents that caucus with Democrats. • 4 Undecided. Republican candidates are leading in 3 of the 4 undecided seats.

For comparison, here is the Senate landscape after the elections in 2016, 2018 and 2020.

2016 48 52 Democrat

2018 47 53 Undecided

Republican 2020 48 4 48

*Democrat count includes 2 Independent senators who caucus with the Democrats

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES • Democrats are projected to maintain their majority in the House, but the GOP has gained at least six seats and lead in many other uncalled races. • Republican women saw historic wins as House Republicans plan to welcome 21 women into their caucus at the start of the 117th Congress, and up to 8 others in “too close to call” races. • Several key GM plant city Members of Congress have won their re-election races, including Rep. (D-MI, RenCen), Rep. (D-MI, Orion), Rep. (D-MI, WTC), Rep. (D-MI, Brownstown), Rep. (R-MI, LDT), Rep. (D-MI, Factory Zero), Rep. (D-MI, Milford), Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH, Lordstown), Rep. Scott Desjarlais (R-TN, Spring Hill), Rep. (R-KY, Bowling Green), Rep. (D-OH, Toledo Transmission), Rep. (R-OH, Defiance Casting) and Rep. (R-OH, DMAX).

The House outlook is as follows: • 212 Democrats • 194 Republicans • 29 Undecided

For comparison, here is the House landscape after the elections in 2016, 2018 and 2020.

2016 241 194 Republican

2018 199 235 Undecided Democrat 2020 194 29 212

U.S. STATE RACES • Republicans and Democrats held on to their respective gubernatorial seats except that Republicans picked up an open seat in Montana as gubernatorial candidates battled in 11 states. The partisan mix for governors in 2021 will be 27 Republicans and 23 Democrats. • GM facility state Governors (R-IN), (R-MO), Roy Cooper (D-NC) and Jim Justice (R-WV) won their re-election bids.

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Governor Breakdown by Political Party: 2019 2020 Republicans 26 27 (+1) Democrats 24 23

STATE LEGISLATURES • Republicans entered the 2019 – 2020 election cycle with majority control of chambers in state legislatures across the U.S., controlling 59 of 99 state legislative bodies. • flipped control of both their House and Senate chambers from Republican to Democratic control. • Control of the Alaska House, Senate and both House and Senate chambers in Arizona have not yet been called due to certain legislative races in those states being too close to call.

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BALLOT QUESTIONS • Ballot Question 1: Amendment to Right-to-Repair Statute passed with overwhelming support. • California Proposition 22: Proponents of Proposition 22 in California declared victory, which will exempt their drivers from state law characterizing Gig economy workers as employees instead of contractors. Uber, Lyft and others had expended over $200 million in support of the ballot question. • California Proposition 24 – This expansion of California current privacy law was approved by voters to limit the use of sensitive data, such as exact location, health information, race and religion. It also will enhance children’s privacy rights and create a new agency to regulate consumer privacy.

GM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC) During the 2019 - 2020 election cycle, GM PAC supported a record 412 federal and 1,042 state candidates. GM PAC contributed a record $6.4 million to 412 federal candidates and committees and $1.6 million to 1,042 state candidates and committees – a 6% growth in support from the 2018 election cycle (2017-2018) when GM PAC contributed $3.8 million to 326 federal to 1,044 state candidates.

As of November 5, 2020, 93% of the federal candidates on the ballot that GM PAC supported won their race. This strong winning percentage is likely to go up as 5% of the candidates’ races had not yet been called.

GM FACILITIES Of GM’s 35 largest and most influential facilities, incumbents were mostly able to hold onto their seats. We will see new Senate representation in Arizona, and . The chart below captures our representation outlook for the 117th Congress.

Won Re-Election

New Facility Representation Key: No Change in Facility Representation Undecided

State GM Facility Senator Senator Representative Governor Arizona IT Innovation Center Mark Kelly Kyrsten (D) AZ GM Financial -- Chandler (D) Sinema (D) (R) (R) Collection Center GM Cruise San Francisco HQ (D) (D) –VP-elect North Hollywood Design Dianne Tony Cardenas (Gov. Gavin CA Center Feinstein (D) Newsom will Newsom (D) GPS -- Advanced (D) appoint a Technology Center -- replacement) (D) Torrance Georgia IT Innovation Kelly Lucy McBath GA Center Loeffler (R) (R) (D) (R) IN Fort Wayne Assembly (R)

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Victoria Spartz Marion Metal Center (R) Trey Bedford Casting Eric Hollingsworth Operations - GPS (R) (R) Holcomb (R) (R) Kokomo Operations - (R) Comp. Fairfax Assembly and Roger KS Stamping Marshall (R) (R) (D) (D) Mitch Brett Guthrie Andy KY Bowling Green Assembly McConnell (R) (R) Beshear (D) (R) Van Slyke Complex (Flint Assembly, Stamping and (D) GPS) Elissa Slotkin Orion Assembly (D) Detroit-Hamtramck Rashida Tlaib Assembly (D) GM Global Technical Andy Levin (D) Center Debbie Gary Peters Gretchen MI Stabenow Haley Stevens Milford Proving Ground (D) Whitmer (D) (D) (D) Detroit Renaissance Ctr Brenda Global HQ Lawrence (D) Lansing Grand River Elissa Slotkin Assembly (D) Lansing Delta Township Tim Walberg Assembly & Stamping (R) Brownstown Battery Debbie Dingell Plant (D) Blaine Wentzville Assembly & Josh Mike Parson MO (R) Luetkemeyer Stamping Hawley (R) (R) (R) Tonawanda Engine Plant -- GPS (D) Chuck Lockport Operations -- Kirsten Andrew NY Schumer Chris Jacobs (R) Comp. Gillibrand (D) Cuomo (D) (D) Rochester Operations -- Comp. (D) Charlotte OnStar Call Roy Cooper NC (R) Center Burr (R) (D) (D) Defiance Casting Bob Latta (R) Operations -- GPS Toledo Transmission -- Sherrod Marcy Kaptur Mike OH GPS Brown (D) (R) (D) DeWine (R) Anthony Parma Metal Center Gonzalez (R)

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DMAX Ltd. -- GPS Mike Turner (R) Spring Hill Assembly, Bill Hagerty Marsha Scott DesJarlais TN Bill Lee (R) Stamping and GPS (R) Blackburn (R) (R) Austin IT Innovation Center (R) GM Financial -- Arlington Operations Center John (R) TX (Service, Collections) -- (R) Cornyn (R) (R) AOC I, II, III Arlington Assembly Ron Wright (R) GM Financial HQ (R)

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