美国总统当选人或美国当选总统(英語:President-elect of the United States)是指确定在美国总统选举中获胜并等待就任总统的人。美国宪法中并没有明确指出此人何时成为总统当选人[1]。“总统当选人”或“当选总统”是一个非正式术语,几十年来一直被媒体使用。政治家们将这一术语用于宣布获胜者,有时甚至在选举当晚后不久即使用[2]。
^Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (Public Law 88-277). General Services Administration. [2016-05-17]. (原始内容存档于2015-10-22). The terms "President-elect" and "Vice-President-elect" as used in this Act shall mean such persons as are the apparent successful candidates for the office of the President and Vice President, respectively, as ascertained by the Administrator following the general elections held to determine the electors of the President and Vice-President in accordance with title 3, United States code, sections 1 and 2.