Timeline of the 2016 United States presidential election explained
Election Name: | Timeline of the 2016 United States presidential election |
Country: | United States |
Type: | presidential |
Previous Election: | Timeline of the 2012 United States presidential election |
Previous Year: | 2012 |
Next Election: | Timeline of the 2020 United States presidential election |
Next Year: | 2020 |
Election Date: | November 8, 2016 |
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The following is a timeline of major events leading up to, during, and after the 2016 United States presidential election. The election was the 58th quadrennial United States presidential election, held on November 8, 2016. The presidential primaries and caucuses were held between February 1 and June 14, 2016, staggered among the 50 states, Washington, D.C., and U.S. territories. The U.S. Congress certified the electoral result on January 6, 2017, and the new president and vice president were inaugurated on January 20, 2017.
2014
November 2014
December 2014
2015
January 2015
February 2015
- February 9 – George Pataki, former Governor of New York, forms a PAC in preparation for a possible run for president[7]
March 2015
- March 2 – Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon, forms an exploratory committee in preparation for a possible run for president[8]
- March 5 – Mark Everson, former Commissioner of Internal Revenue, formally announces his candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party[9]
- March 18 – Donald Trump, CEO of The Trump Organization since 1971, forms an exploratory committee in preparation for a possible run for president[10] on the Republican Party ticket
- March 23 – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, of Texas, formally announces his candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party[11]
April 2015
May 2015
June 2015
July 2015
August 2015
- August 3 – First presidential forum, featuring 14 Republican candidates, was broadcast on C-SPAN from the New Hampshire Institute of Politics in Goffstown, New Hampshire[37]
- August 4 – Fox News announced which 10 candidates were invited to the first official Republican debate[38]
- August 6 – First official presidential debate, featuring 10 Republican candidates, is held in Cleveland, Ohio[38] Fox News includes the other seven Republican candidates in a separate debate held earlier on the same day
- August 11 – Lawrence Lessig forms an exploratory committee for a possible run for president, stating that if he raised $1 million by Labor Day he would run [39]
- August 16 – Andy Martin formally announces his candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party
- August 22 – Jimmy McMillan formally announces his candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party
September 2015
- September 6 – Lawrence Lessig, Harvard University law professor, formally announces his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination[40]
- September 8 – John McAfee, antivirus software developer, formally announces his candidacy for president under the banner of the newly formed Cyber Party[41]
- September 11 – Rick Perry formally withdraws his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination[42]
- September 16 – Second Republican debate is held in Simi Valley, California[43]
- September 21 – Scott Walker formally withdraws his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination[44]
- September 30 – South Carolina finalizes ballot for primary; 15 Republican candidates qualify[45]
October 2015
- October 13 – First Democratic debate is held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Wynn Casino[46]
- October 16 – Lawrence Lessig announces he is dropping his much-derided promise to resign after passing his signature legislation. He stated he would to serve a full term as president and would flesh out his policy agenda accordingly[47]
- October 20 – Jim Webb formally withdraws his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination[48]
- October 21 – Vice President Joe Biden announces that he will not run for president in 2016[49]
- October 23 – Lincoln Chafee formally withdraws his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination[50]
- October 28 – Third Republican debate is held in Boulder, Colorado at the University of Colorado[51]
November 2015
- November 2 – Lawrence Lessig formally withdraws his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination[52]
- November 4–20 – Candidate registration for New Hampshire primary[53]
- November 5 – Mark Everson formally withdraws his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination[54]
- November 6
- November 9 – Deadline for filing for the Arkansas primary[57]
- November 10 – Fourth Republican debate is held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin[58]
- November 13–14 – Republican Party of Florida's Sunshine Summit event is held in Orlando, Florida[59]
- November 14 – Second Democratic debate is held in Des Moines, Iowa[60]
- November 17 – Bobby Jindal formally withdraws his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination[61]
- November 20 – The Presidential Family Forum is held in Des Moines, Iowa[62]
- November 24 – MoveOn.org Democratic forum featuring Martin O'Malley and Bernie Sanders[63]
December 2015
- December 3 – The Republican Jewish Coalition Presidential Candidates Forum is held in Washington, D.C.[64]
- December 9 – Jimmy McMillan formally withdraws his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination[65]
- December 15 – Fifth Republican debate is held in Las Vegas, Nevada
- December 19 – Third Democratic debate is held in Manchester, New Hampshire[51]
- December 21 – Lindsey Graham formally withdraws his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination[66]
- December 24 – John McAfee, antivirus software developer, formally announces his candidacy for the Libertarian presidential nomination[67]
- December 29 – George Pataki formally withdraws his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination[68]
2016
January 2016
February 2016
March 2016
- March 1 – Super Tuesday
- Democratic primaries/caucuses:
- Republican primaries/caucuses:
- March 3 – Eleventh Republican debate is held in Detroit, Michigan[100]
- March 4 – Ben Carson formally withdraws his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination[101]
- March 5
- Democratic primaries/caucuses:
- Republican primaries/caucuses:
- March 6
- March 8
- Democratic primaries/caucuses:
- Republican primaries/caucuses:
- March 9 – Eighth and final Democratic debate is held in Miami, Florida[106]
- March 10
- March 12
- Democratic primaries/caucuses:
- Republican primaries/caucuses:
- March 15
- Democratic primaries/caucuses:
- Republican primaries/caucuses:
- Marco Rubio formally withdraws his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination[116]
- March 21
- March 22
- Democratic primaries/caucuses:
- Republican primaries/caucuses:
- March 26
- March 29 – Republican town hall[121]
April 2016
- April 1 – First ever nationally televised Libertarian presidential debate hosted by John Stossel airs on Fox Business Network (Part 1)[122]
- April 2 – Delegate count at the North Dakota Republican State Convention is won by Ted Cruz[123]
- April 5
- Wisconsin Democratic primary won by Bernie Sanders[124]
- Wisconsin Republican primary won by Ted Cruz[124]
- April 8 – Part 2 of first ever nationally televised Libertarian presidential debate hosted by John Stossel airs on Fox Business Network
- April 9 – Delegate count of the Colorado Republican convention is won by Ted Cruz[125]
- April 9 – Wyoming Democratic caucus won by Bernie Sanders[126]
- April 14 – Ninth Democratic debate is held in Brooklyn, New York[127]
- April 19
- New York Democratic primary won by Hillary Clinton[128]
- New York Republican primary won by Donald Trump[128]
- April 26
- Democratic primaries/caucuses:
- Connecticut Democratic primary won by Hillary Clinton[129]
- Delaware Democratic primary won by Hillary Clinton[130]
- Maryland Democratic primary won by Hillary Clinton[131]
- Pennsylvania Democratic primary won by Hillary Clinton[132]
- Rhode Island Democratic primary won by Bernie Sanders[133]
- Republican primaries/caucuses:
- Connecticut Republican primary won by Donald Trump[129]
- Delaware Republican primary won by Donald Trump[130]
- Maryland Republican primary won by Donald Trump[131]
- Pennsylvania Republican primary won by Donald Trump[132]
- Rhode Island Republican primary won by Donald Trump[133]
May 2016
- May 3
- Indiana Democratic primary won by Bernie Sanders[134]
- Indiana Republican primary won by Donald Trump[134]
- Ted Cruz formally withdraws his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination[135]
- May 4 – John Kasich formally withdraws his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination[136]
- May 7 – Guam Democratic caucuses won by Hillary Clinton[137]
- May 10
- Democratic primaries/caucuses:
- West Virginia Democratic primary won by Bernie Sanders[138]
- Republican primaries/caucuses:
- May 12 – Second nationally televised Libertarian presidential debate airs on RT America.[139]
- May 17
- Democratic primaries/caucuses:
- Kentucky Democratic primary won by Hillary Clinton[140]
- Oregon Democratic primary won by Bernie Sanders[140]
- Republican primaries/caucuses:
- Oregon Republican primary won by Donald Trump[140]
- Gary Johnson announces he has chosen former Massachusetts governor William Weld as his vice presidential running mate
- May 20 – Third nationally televised Libertarian presidential debate airs on TheBlaze.[141]
- May 24 – Washington Republican primary won by Donald Trump[142]
- May 26–30 – The Libertarian National Convention is held in Orlando, Florida. Gary Johnson is chosen as the party's presidential nominee and William Weld is chosen as the party's vice presidential nominee
- May 26 – Donald Trump officially passes 1,237 pledged delegates, the minimum amount of delegates required to secure the 2016 Republican presidential nomination[143]
June 2016
- June 4 – Virgin Islands Democratic caucuses won by Hillary Clinton[144]
- June 5 – Puerto Rico Democratic caucuses won by Hillary Clinton
- June 6 – Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton officially passes 2,383 pledged delegates, the minimum amount of delegates required to secure the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination.[145]
- June 7
- Democratic primaries/caucuses
- California Democratic primary won by Hillary Clinton[146]
- Montana Democratic primary won by Bernie Sanders[146]
- New Jersey Democratic primary won by Hillary Clinton[146]
- New Mexico Democratic primary won by Hillary Clinton[146]
- North Dakota Democratic caucus won by Bernie Sanders[146]
- South Dakota Democratic primary won by Hillary Clinton[146]
- Republican primaries/caucuses
- California Republican primary won by Donald Trump[146]
- Montana Republican primary won by Donald Trump[146]
- New Jersey Republican primary won by Donald Trump[146]
- New Mexico Republican primary won by Donald Trump[146]
- South Dakota Republican primary won by Donald Trump[146]
- June 9
- June 14 – Washington, D.C. Democratic primary won by Hillary Clinton[148]
- June 15 – Jill Stein reaches the necessary number of delegates for the Green nomination and becomes presumptive nominee
- June 22 – Libertarian presidential town hall hosted and aired by CNN[149]
July 2016
August 2016
September 2016
- September 7 – Arrest warrants are issued for Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein and running mate Ajamu Baraka for trespass and vandalism during a North Dakota protest.[161]
- September 26 – First presidential general election debate between the two major candidates was held at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. (The first debate was originally going to be held at Wright State University, but the location was changed due to rising security costs that were being incurred by the school.)[162] [163] Hillary Clinton ends up taking the majority support after the debate.[164]
October 2016
See also: October surprise.
November 2016
- November 6 – James Comey tells Congress there is no evidence in the recently discovered emails that Clinton should face charges over handling of classified information[175]
- November 8 – US Election Day.[176]
- A shooting at a residential area near a polling place in Azusa, California, leaves one dead and three injured and some polling places in the city locked down.[177]
- Pre-6 p.m[178]
- 12:30 a.m: Polls close in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire. The vote is 4 for Clinton, 2 for Trump.[179]
- Approximately 1:30a.m: In the Guam straw poll, which has historically predicted the election winner, Clinton defeats Trump by approximately three to one.
- 6 a.m. to 12p.m: Polls open throughout the country, with the last being Hawaii, which opens up 12p.m. EST (7a.m. AHST).[180]
- 11 a.m: Donald Trump votes in New York City.[182]
- 6 p.m
- 7 p.m
- 7:30 p.m
- 8 p.m
- The latest time to close the polls in New Hampshire.
- The Eastern Time zone of Michigan close their polls.[194]
- The Central Time zone of Florida, Texas, Kansas, South Dakota, and North Dakota close their polls.[195] [196] [197] [198]
- Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Pennsylvania, Maryland, District of Columbia, Delaware, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Maine close their polls.[199] [200] [201] [202] [203] [204] [205] [206] [207] [208] [209] [210] [211] [212] [213]
- 8:30 p.m
- 9 p.m
- The Central Time zone of Michigan close their polls.
- The Mountain Time zones of Texas, Kansas, South Dakota, and North Dakota close their polls.
- Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Wisconsin, and Wyoming close their polls.[215] [216] [217] [218] [219] [220] [221] [222] [223]
- 10 p.m
- 11 p.m
- The Pacific Time zones of Oregon and Idaho close their polls.
- California, Hawaii, and Washington close their polls.[230] [231]
- November 9
- 12 a.m
- Alaska closes its polls.[232]
- 2:45 a.m. Eastern time
- Donald Trump is the projected winner of the election, becoming president-elect.
- Morningtime
- November 23 – Jill Stein starts fundraising for a recount effort in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.[234]
December 2016
- December 19 – The electors of the Electoral College meet in their respective capitals and formally cast their ballots. Trump receives 304 electoral votes, Clinton receives 227. Seven faithless electors cast their votes for other candidates.[235]
2017
January 2017
Election results by state
LegendStates won by Clinton/Kaine |
States won by Trump/Pence |
EV | Electoral votes |
† | At-large results (for states that split electoral votes) | |
Hillary Clinton Democratic | Donald Trump Republican | Gary Johnson Libertarian | Jill Stein Green | Evan McMullin Independent | Others | Margin | Total votes | rowspan=2 |
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data-sort-type="number" | Votes | data-sort-type="number" | % | data-sort-type="number" | data-sort-type="number" | Votes | data-sort-type="number" | % | data-sort-type="number" | data-sort-type="number" | Votes | data-sort-type="number" | % | data-sort-type="number" | data-sort-type="number" | Votes | data-sort-type="number" | % | data-sort-type="number" | data-sort-type="number" | Votes | data-sort-type="number" | % | data-sort-type="number" | data-sort-type="number" | Votes | data-sort-type="number" | % | data-sort-type="number" | data-sort-type="number" | Votes | data-sort-type="number" | % |
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| 729,547 | 34.36% | – | 1,318,255 | 62.08% | 9 | 44,467 | 2.09% | – | 9,391 | 0.44% | – | – | – | – | 21,712 | 1.02% | – | 588,708 | 27.73% | 2,123,372 | [237] |
| 116,454 | 36.55% | – | 163,387 | 51.28% | 3 | 18,725 | 5.88% | – | 5,735 | 1.80% | – | – | – | – | 14,307 | 4.49% | – | 46,933 | 14.73% | 318,608 | [238] |
| 1,161,167 | 45.13% | – | 1,252,401 | 48.67% | 11 | 106,327 | 4.13% | – | 34,345 | 1.33% | – | 17,449 | 0.68% | – | 1,476 | 0.06% | – | 91,234 | 3.55% | 2,573,165 | [239] |
| 380,494 | 33.65% | – | 684,872 | 60.57% | 6 | 29,829 | 2.64% | – | 9,473 | 0.84% | – | 13,255 | 1.17% | – | 12,712 | 1.12% | – | 304,378 | 26.92% | 1,130,635 | [240] |
| 8,753,788 | 61.73% | 55 | 4,483,810 | 31.62% | – | 478,500 | 3.37% | – | 278,657 | 1.96% | – | 39,596 | 0.28% | – | 147,244 | 1.04% | – | −4,269,978 | −30.11% | 14,181,595 | [241] |
| 1,338,870 | 48.16% | 9 | 1,202,484 | 43.25% | – | 144,121 | 5.18% | – | 38,437 | 1.38% | – | 28,917 | 1.04% | – | 27,418 | 0.99% | – | −136,386 | −4.91% | 2,780,247 | [242] |
| 897,572 | 54.57% | 7 | 673,215 | 40.93% | – | 48,676 | 2.96% | – | 22,841 | 1.39% | – | 2,108 | 0.13% | – | 508 | 0.03% | – | −224,357 | −13.64% | 1,644,920 | [243] |
| 235,603 | 53.09% | 3 | 185,127 | 41.72% | – | 14,757 | 3.32% | – | 6,103 | 1.37% | – | 706 | 0.16% | – | 1,518 | 0.34% | – | −50,476 | −11.37% | 443,814 | [244] [245] |
| 282,830 | 90.48% | 3 | 12,723 | 4.07% | – | 4,906 | 1.57% | – | 4,258 | 1.36% | – | – | – | – | 6,551 | 2.52% | – | −270,107 | −86.78% | 311,268 | [246] |
| 4,504,975 | 47.82% | – | 4,617,886 | 49.02% | 29 | 207,043 | 2.20% | – | 64,399 | 0.68% | – | – | – | – | 25,736 | 0.28% | – | 112,911 | 1.20% | 9,420,039 | [247] |
| 1,877,963 | 45.64% | – | 2,089,104 | 50.77% | 16 | 125,306 | 3.05% | – | 7,674 | 0.19% | – | 13,017 | 0.32% | – | 1,668 | 0.04% | – | 211,141 | 5.13% | 4,114,732 | [248] [249] |
| 266,891 | 62.22% | 3 | 128,847 | 30.03% | – | 15,954 | 3.72% | – | 12,737 | 2.97% | – | – | – | – | 4,508 | 1.05% | 1 | −138,044 | −32.18% | 428,937 | [250] |
| 189,765 | 27.49% | – | 409,055 | 59.26% | 4 | 28,331 | 4.10% | – | 8,496 | 1.23% | – | 46,476 | 6.73% | – | 8,132 | 1.18% | – | 219,290 | 31.77% | 690,255 | [251] |
| 3,090,729 | 55.83% | 20 | 2,146,015 | 38.76% | – | 209,596 | 3.79% | – | 76,802 | 1.39% | – | 11,655 | 0.21% | – | 1,627 | 0.03% | – | −944,714 | −17.06% | 5,536,424 | [252] |
| 1,033,126 | 37.91% | – | 1,557,286 | 56.82% | 11 | 133,993 | 4.89% | – | 7,841 | 0.27% | – | – | – | – | 2,712 | 0.10% | – | 524,160 | 19.17% | 2,734,958 | [253] |
| 653,669 | 41.74% | – | 800,983 | 51.15% | 6 | 59,186 | 3.78% | – | 11,479 | 0.73% | – | 12,366 | 0.79% | – | 28,348 | 1.81% | – | 147,314 | 9.41% | 1,566,031 | [254] |
| 427,005 | 36.05% | – | 671,018 | 56.65% | 6 | 55,406 | 4.68% | – | 23,506 | 1.98% | – | 6,520 | 0.55% | – | 947 | 0.08% | – | 244,013 | 20.60% | 1,184,402 | [255] |
| 628,854 | 32.68% | – | 1,202,971 | 62.52% | 8 | 53,752 | 2.79% | – | 13,913 | 0.72% | – | 22,780 | 1.18% | – | 1,879 | 0.10% | – | 574,177 | 29.84% | 1,924,149 | [256] |
| 780,154 | 38.45% | – | 1,178,638 | 58.09% | 8 | 37,978 | 1.87% | – | 14,031 | 0.69% | – | 8,547 | 0.42% | – | 9,684 | 0.48% | – | 398,484 | 19.64% | 2,029,032 | [257] |
Maine † | 357,735 | 47.83% | 2 | 335,593 | 44.87% | – | 38,105 | 5.09% | – | 14,251 | 1.91% | – | 1,887 | 0.25% | – | 356 | 0.05% | – | −22,142 | −2.96% | 747,927 | [258] [259] |
| 212,774 | 53.96% | 1 | 154,384 | 39.15% | – | 18,592 | 4.71% | – | 7,563 | 1.92% | – | 807 | 0.20% | – | 209 | 0.05% | – | −58,390 | −14.81% | 394,329 |
| 144,817 | 40.98% | – | 181,177 | 51.26% | 1 | 19,510 | 5.52% | – | 6,685 | 1.89% | – | 1,080 | 0.31% | – | 147 | 0.04% | – | 36,360 | 10.29% | 353,416 |
| 1,677,928 | 60.33% | 10 | 943,169 | 33.91% | – | 79,605 | 2.86% | – | 35,945 | 1.29% | – | 9,630 | 0.35% | – | 35,169 | 1.26% | – | −734,759 | −26.42% | 2,781,446 | [260] |
| 1,995,196 | 60.01% | 11 | 1,090,893 | 32.81% | – | 138,018 | 4.15% | – | 47,661 | 1.43% | – | 2,719 | 0.08% | – | 50,559 | 1.52% | – | −904,303 | −27.20% | 3,325,046 | [261] |
| 2,268,839 | 47.27% | – | 2,279,543 | 47.50% | 16 | 172,136 | 3.59% | – | 51,463 | 1.07% | – | 8,177 | 0.17% | – | 19,126 | 0.40% | – | 10,704 | 0.23% | 4,799,284 | [262] |
| 1,367,716 | 46.44% | 10 | 1,322,951 | 44.92% | – | 112,972 | 3.84% | – | 36,985 | 1.26% | – | 53,076 | 1.80% | – | 51,113 | 1.74% | – | −44,765 | −1.52% | 2,944,813 | [263] |
| 485,131 | 40.11% | – | 700,714 | 57.94% | 6 | 14,435 | 1.19% | – | 3,731 | 0.31% | – | – | – | – | 5,346 | 0.44% | – | 215,583 | 17.83% | 1,209,357 | [264] |
| 1,071,068 | 38.14% | – | 1,594,511 | 56.77% | 10 | 97,359 | 3.47% | – | 25,419 | 0.91% | – | 7,071 | 0.25% | – | 13,177 | 0.47% | – | 523,443 | 18.64% | 2,808,605 | [265] |
| 177,709 | 35.75% | – | 279,240 | 56.17% | 3 | 28,037 | 5.64% | – | 7,970 | 1.60% | – | 2,297 | 0.46% | – | 1,894 | 0.38% | – | 101,531 | 20.42% | 497,147 | [266] [267] |
† | 284,494 | 33.70% | – | 495,961 | 58.75% | 2 | 38,946 | 4.61% | – | 8,775 | 1.04% | – | – | – | – | 16,051 | 1.90% | – | 211,467 | 25.05% | 844,227 | [268] |
| 100,126 | 35.46% | – | 158,626 | 56.18% | 1 | 14,031 | 4.97% | – | 3,374 | 1.19% | – | – | – | – | 6,181 | 2.19% | – | 58,500 | 20.72% | 282,338 |
| 131,030 | 44.92% | – | 137,564 | 47.16% | 1 | 13,245 | 4.54% | – | 3,347 | 1.15% | – | – | – | – | 6,494 | 2.23% | – | 6,534 | 2.24% | 291,680 |
| 53,290 | 19.73% | – | 199,657 | 73.92% | 1 | 11,657 | 4.32% | – | 2,054 | 0.76% | – | – | – | – | 3,451 | 1.28% | – | 146,367 | 54.19% | 270,109 |
| 539,260 | 47.50% | 6 | 512,058 | 45.98% | – | 37,384 | 3.29% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 36,683 | 3.23% | – | −27,202 | −2.42% | 1,125,385 | [269] |
| 348,526 | 46.98% | 4 | 345,790 | 46.61% | – | 30,777 | 4.15% | – | 6,496 | 0.88% | – | 1,064 | 0.14% | – | 11,643 | 1.24% | – | −2,736 | −0.37% | 744,296 | [270] |
| 2,148,278 | 55.45% | 14 | 1,601,933 | 41.35% | – | 72,477 | 1.87% | – | 37,772 | 0.98% | – | – | – | – | 13,586 | 0.35% | – | −546,345 | −14.10% | 3,874,046 | [271] |
| 385,234 | 48.26% | 5 | 319,667 | 40.04% | – | 74,541 | 9.34% | – | 9,879 | 1.24% | – | 5,825 | 0.73% | – | 3,173 | 0.40% | – | −65,567 | −8.21% | 798,319 | [272] |
| 4,556,124 | 59.01% | 29 | 2,819,534 | 36.52% | – | 176,598 | 2.29% | – | 107,934 | 1.40% | – | 10,373 | 0.13% | – | 50,890 | 0.66% | – | −1,736,590 | −22.49% | 7,721,453 | [273] |
| 2,189,316 | 46.17% | – | 2,362,631 | 49.83% | 15 | 130,126 | 2.74% | – | 12,105 | 0.26% | – | – | – | – | 47,386 | 1.00% | – | 173,315 | 3.66% | 4,741,564 | [274] |
| 93,758 | 27.23% | – | 216,794 | 62.96% | 3 | 21,434 | 6.22% | – | 3,780 | 1.10% | – | – | – | – | 8,594 | 2.49% | – | 123,036 | 35.73% | 344,360 | [275] |
| 2,394,164 | 43.56% | – | 2,841,005 | 51.69% | 18 | 174,498 | 3.17% | – | 46,271 | 0.84% | – | 12,574 | 0.23% | – | 27,975 | 0.51% | – | 446,841 | 8.13% | 5,496,487 | [276] |
| 420,375 | 28.93% | – | 949,136 | 65.32% | 7 | 83,481 | 5.75% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 528,761 | 37.08% | 1,452,992 | [277] |
| 1,002,106 | 50.07% | 7 | 782,403 | 39.09% | – | 94,231 | 4.71% | – | 50,002 | 2.50% | – | – | – | – | 72,594 | 3.63% | – | −219,703 | −10.98% | 2,001,336 | [278] |
| 2,926,441 | 47.46% | – | 2,970,733 | 48.18% | 20 | 146,715 | 2.38% | – | 49,941 | 0.81% | – | 6,472 | 0.11% | – | 65,176 | 1.06% | – | 44,292 | 0.72% | 6,165,478 | [279] |
| 252,525 | 54.41% | 4 | 180,543 | 38.90% | – | 14,746 | 3.18% | – | 6,220 | 1.34% | – | 516 | 0.11% | – | 9,594 | 2.07% | – | −71,982 | −15.51% | 464,144 | [280] |
| 855,373 | 40.67% | – | 1,155,389 | 54.94% | 9 | 49,204 | 2.34% | – | 13,034 | 0.62% | – | 21,016 | 1.00% | – | 9,011 | 0.43% | – | 300,016 | 14.27% | 2,103,027 | [281] |
| 117,458 | 31.74% | – | 227,721 | 61.53% | 3 | 20,850 | 5.63% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,064 | 1.10% | – | 110,263 | 29.79% | 370,093 | [282] |
| 870,695 | 34.72% | – | 1,522,925 | 60.72% | 11 | 70,397 | 2.81% | – | 15,993 | 0.64% | – | 11,991 | 0.48% | – | 16,026 | 0.64% | – | 652,230 | 26.01% | 2,508,027 | [283] |
| 3,877,868 | 43.24% | – | 4,685,047 | 52.23% | 36 | 283,492 | 3.16% | – | 71,558 | 0.80% | – | 42,366 | 0.47% | – | 8,895 | 0.10% | 2 | 807,179 | 8.99% | 8,969,226 | [284] |
| 310,676 | 27.46% | – | 515,231 | 45.54% | 6 | 39,608 | 3.50% | – | 9,438 | 0.83% | – | 243,690 | 21.54% | – | 12,787 | 1.13% | – | 204,555 | 18.08% | 1,131,430 | [285] |
| | 178,573 | 56.68% | 3 | 95,369 | 30.27% | – | 10,078 | 3.20% | – | 6,758 | 2.14% | – | 639 | 0.20% | – | 23,650 | 7.51% | – | −83,204 | −26.41% | 315,067 | [286] |
| 1,981,473 | 49.73% | 13 | 1,769,443 | 44.41% | – | 118,274 | 2.97% | – | 27,638 | 0.69% | – | 54,054 | 1.36% | – | 33,749 | 0.85% | – | −212,030 | −5.32% | 3,984,631 | [287] |
| 1,742,718 | 52.54% | 8 | 1,221,747 | 36.83% | – | 160,879 | 4.85% | – | 58,417 | 1.76% | – | – | – | – | | 133,258 | 4.02% | 4 | −520,971 | −15.71% | 3,317,019 | [288] |
| 188,794 | 26.43% | – | 489,371 | 68.50% | 5 | 23,004 | 3.22% | – | 8,075 | 1.13% | – | 1,104 | 0.15% | – | 4,075 | 0.57% | – | 300,577 | 42.07% | 714,423 | [289] |
| 1,382,536 | 46.45% | – | 1,405,284 | 47.22% | 10 | 106,674 | 3.58% | – | 31,072 | 1.04% | – | 11,855 | 0.40% | – | 38,729 | 1.30% | – | 22,748 | 0.77% | 2,976,150 | [290] |
| 55,973 | 21.63% | – | 174,419 | 67.40% | 3 | 13,287 | 5.13% | – | 2,515 | 0.97% | – | – | – | – | 9,655 | 3.73% | – | 118,446 | 46.30% | 255,849 | [291] |
Total | 65,853,514 | 48.18% | 227 | 62,984,828 | 46.09% | 304 | 4,489,341 | 3.28% | – | 1,457,218 | 1.07% | – | 731,991 | 0.54% | – | 1,154,084 | 0.84% | 7 | −2,868,686 | −2.10% | 136,669,276 | rowspan=2 |
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| Hillary Clinton Democratic | Donald Trump Republican | Gary Johnson Libertarian | Jill Stein Green | Evan McMullin Independent | Others | Margin | Total votes | |
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★Two states (Maine and Nebraska) allow for their electoral votes to be split between candidates. The winner within each congressional district gets one electoral vote for the district. The winner of the statewide vote gets two additional electoral votes.[292] [293] Results are from the Associated Press.[294]
Election campaign 2016 candidate participation timeline
Candidate announcement and, if applicable, withdrawal dates are as follows:
See also
External links
Notes and References
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- News: Rick Perry drops out of presidential race . Theodore . Schleifer . September 11, 2015 . CNN . September 13, 2015 .
- Transcript: Read the Full Text of the Second Republican Debate . . September 18, 2015 . September 22, 2015 . Beckwith, Ryan Teague.
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- News: Full Transcript: Democratic Presidential Debate . . October 14, 2015 . October 17, 2015.
- Web site: Larry Lessig: I'm All In . . October 17, 2015 . October 17, 2015 . Lessig, Lawrence.
- News: Jim Webb Withdraws From Race for Democratic Presidential Nomination . . October 20, 2015 . October 21, 2015 . Rappeport, Alan.
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- Web site: Lessig drops out of presidential race . . November 2, 2015 . November 5, 2015 . Strauss, Daniel.
- Web site: Election Information: PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY FILING PERIOD . sos.nh.gov . November 5, 2015.
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- Web site: At MSNBC forum, Democratic candidates court black voters . MSNBC.com . November 6, 2015 . November 7, 2015 . Fouhy, Beth . Seitz-Wald, Alex .
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- Web site: Republicans' ideological battle on display at Florida's Sunshine Summit . . November 14, 2015 . 16 November 2015 . Leary, Alex . Smith, Adam C. .
- Transcript: Read the Full Text of the Second Democratic Debate . Time.com . November 14, 2015 . 16 November 2015 . Beckwith, Ryan Teague.
- Web site: Republican Bobby Jindal Drops Out of Presidential Race . . November 17, 2015 . November 17, 2015 . Struyk, Ryan.
- Web site: Presidential candidates display faith, fire. The Des Moines Register. 2015-12-02.
- Web site: Watch the MoveOn 2016 Presidential Forum. 2016 Presidential Forum. 2015-11-26. en-US.
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- Web site: Jimmy McMillan, Rent Is Too Damn High Candidate, Is Retiring From Politics . . December 9, 2015 . December 10, 2015 . Burns, Alexander.
- Web site: First on CNN: Graham ends his campaign for the White House . CNN.com . December 21, 2015 . December 21, 2015 . Bolduan, Kate.
- Web site: Swartz. Jon. McAfee will run as Libertarian Party candidate for president. USA TODAY. 25 December 2015.
- Web site: George Pataki Leaves Presidential Race . . December 29, 2015 . December 30, 2015 . Burns, Alexander.
- Web site: Gary Johnson announces presidential bid . . January 6, 2016 . January 6, 2016 . Schouten, Fredreka.
- Web site: GOP forum will focus on issues, not 'drama'. Post and Courier. January 14, 2016.
- Web site: In Kemp Forum on Poverty, a Broader GOP Outreach to Voters. WSJ Blogs - Washington Wire. January 12, 2016. January 14, 2016.
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- Web site: Transcript: Sixth Republican top-tier debate 2016 . . January 15, 2016 . January 16, 2016.
- Web site: 5 takeaways from the Democratic town hall . CNN.com . January 26, 2016 . January 27, 2016 . Bradner, Eric.
- News: 7th Republican debate transcript, annotated: Who said what and what it meant . . January 28, 2016 . February 3, 2016.
- Web site: Results from the 2016 Iowa Caucus . . February 1, 2016 . 2 February 2016.
- Web site: Martin O'Malley, Mike Huckabee Drop Out of Races, Neither Endorse Another Candidate . . February 2, 2016 . 2 February 2016 . Gorman, Michele.
- Web site: Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul Suspends Republican Presidential Campaign . . February 3, 2016 . February 3, 2016 . Caldwell, Leigh Ann.
- Web site: Report: Rick Santorum to quit presidential race . . February 3, 2016 . February 3, 2016 . Flores, Reena.
- Web site: Metzler. Rebekah. Dem candidates to attend New Hampshire town hall. CNN. January 31, 2016. January 31, 2016.
- Web site: Transcript of the Democratic Presidential Debate . . February 5, 2016 . February 5, 2016.
- Web site: Transcript: Eighth Republican debate, New Hampshire 2016 . CBSNews.com . February 7, 2016 . February 8, 2016.
- Web site: Outsiders sweep to victory in New Hampshire . CNN.com . February 10, 2016 . February 12, 2016 . Collinson, Stephen.
- News: Chris Christie drops out of GOP presidential race . . February 10, 2016 . February 10, 2016 . Jackson, David.
- News: Carly Fiorina suspends GOP presidential bid. . February 10, 2016 . February 10, 2016 . Allen, Cooper.
- Read the Full Text of the Sixth Democratic Debate in Milwaukee . Time.com . February 11, 2016 . February 12, 2016.
- Web site: Jim Gilmore drops out of GOP presidential race . USA Today.com . February 12, 2016 . February 12, 2016 . Allen, Cooper.
- Read the Full Transcript of the Sixth Republican Debate in Charleston . Time.com . February 15, 2016 . February 17, 2016 . Beckwith, Ryan Teague.
- Web site: CNN announces back-to-back GOP town halls. Gregory. Krieg. February 13, 2016. CNN.
- Web site: MSNBC Democratic Town Hall: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders Discuss Latino Issues, Immigration . . February 18, 2016 . February 19, 2016 . Berger, Sarah.
- Web site: Clinton takes Nevada in narrow victory over Sanders . CNN.com . February 20, 2016 . February 20, 2016 . Reston, Maeve.
- Web site: Donald Trump wins S.C.; Rubio edges Cruz for 2nd; Bush drops out . . February 21, 2016 . February 22, 2016 . Jackson, David.
- Web site: Jeb Bush drops out of the Republican race for president . . . February 20, 2016 . February 22, 2016.
- Web site: Trump scores big win in Nevada . CNN.com . February 24, 2016 . February 24, 2016 . Reston, Maeve.
- Web site: Nevada Democrats plan Hillary, Bernie town hall in Las Vegas. CNN. February 19, 2016. February 19, 2016.
- Web site: GOP Presidential Race Converges on Houston Ahead of Debate . . February 24, 2016 . February 26, 2016 . Svitek, Patrick . On the eve of the debate, the GOP candidates got one last chance to make their cases to a national audience thanks to a town hall hosted by Fox News at the Queensbury Theatre in Houston..
- Web site: Read the Full Transcript of the Tenth Republican Debate in Texas . . February 26, 2016 . February 26, 2016.
- Web site: Hillary Clinton Easily Wins South Carolina Democratic Primary . Time . February 26, 2016 . March 1, 2016 . Frizell, Sam.
- Web site: Super Tuesday Results . . March 2, 2016 . March 2, 2016.
- Web site: Transcript of the Republican Presidential Debate in Detroit . . March 4, 2016 . March 4, 2016.
- Web site: Ben Carson Drops Out of Race, Announces His Next Steps . . March 4, 2016 . March 7, 2016 . Berenson, Tessa.
- Web site: Super Saturday Results: Democrats, Republicans Split States . . CBS Minnesota . March 5, 2016 . March 7, 2016.
- Web site: Sanders tops Clinton in Maine caucuses; Rubio wins Puerto Rico primary . CNN.com . March 7, 2016 . March 7, 2016 . Bradner, Eric.
- Web site: Read the Full Text of the Seventh Democratic Debate in Flint . Time . March 6, 2016 . March 7, 2016.
- Web site: March 8 Primary Election Results . . March 9, 2016 . March 9, 2016.
- Web site: Read the Full Text of the Eighth Democratic Debate in Miami . Time . March 10, 2016 . March 10, 2016 . Beckwith, Ryan Teague.
- Web site: Transcript of Republican debate in Miami, full text . CNN.com . March 10, 2016 . March 11, 2016.
- Web site: Virgin Islands Republican Delegation 2016 . March 10, 2016.
- Web site: 2016 VI CAUCUS RULES (see link "VI Delegate Caucus Rules click here") . March 10, 2016.
- Web site: Hillary Clinton wins Northern Mariana Islands caucus . . March 13, 2016 . March 14, 2016.
- Web site: Rubio wins Republican Washington, D.C. caucuses . . March 13, 2016 . March 14, 2016 . Solis, Steph.
- Web site: Cruz wins 9 delegates in Wyoming . . March 12, 2016 . March 14, 2016 . Collins, Eliza.
- Web site: Guam Republicans eke out a delegate for Cruz . Associated Press . The Boston Globe . March 13, 2016 . March 14, 2016.
- Web site: March 15 Primary Results . . March 17, 2016 . March 17, 2016.
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- Web site: Libertarian hopefuls spar over Nazi-themed wedding cake on Fox Business Network presidential forum . . March 31, 2016 . April 2, 2016.
- Web site: Cruz tops Trump in North Dakota delegate race . . April 3, 2016 . April 6, 2016 . Goldmacher, Shane.
- Web site: Wisconsin Primary Results . The New York Times . April 6, 2016 . April 6, 2016.
- Web site: Ted Cruz dominates Colorado GOP convention winning all 34 delegates . April 9, 2016 . 11 April 2016 . Frank, John . Bunch, Joey .
- Web site: Wyoming Democratic caucuses: Bernie Sanders picks up another win . CNN.com . April 11, 2016 . 11 April 2016 . Bradner, Eric.
- Web site: Transcript: Democratic Presidential Debate in Brooklyn . . April 15, 2016 . 15 April 2016.
- Web site: New York Primary Results . . April 20, 2016 . 20 April 2016.
- Web site: Connecticut Primary Results . . April 26, 2016 . 26 April 2016.
- Web site: Delaware Primary Results . . April 26, 2016 . 26 April 2016.
- Web site: Maryland Primary Results . . April 26, 2016 . 26 April 2016.
- Web site: Pennsylvania Primary Results . . April 26, 2016 . 26 April 2016.
- Web site: Rhode Island Primary Results . . April 26, 2016 . 26 April 2016.
- Web site: Indiana Primary Results . . May 4, 2016 . 4 May 2016.
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- Web site: John Kasich suspends presidential campaign . . May 4, 2016 . May 4, 2016 . Rowland, Darrel . Torry, Jack . Wehrman, Jessica .
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- Web site: LP presidential debate moderated by Penn Jillette to air on The Blaze. May 19, 2016. May 23, 2016.
- Web site: Last night's Washington primary is one more big reason to kill the caucuses. 2016-07-28.
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- Web site: Democratic Presidential Race Ends With Hillary Clinton's Victory in Washington, D.C. . . June 15, 2016 . June 18, 2016 . Nicholas, Peter . Tau, Byron.
- Web site: Libertarians aim to slay 'two-party dinosaur' . CNN . June 23, 2016 . June 23, 2016 . Watkins, Eli.
- Web site: Bernie Sanders endorses Hillary Clinton . CNN.com . July 12, 2016 . 1 August 2016 . Lee, MJ . Merica, Dan . Zeleny, Jeff.
- https://www.cnbc.com/2016/07/15/donald-trump-officially-names-mike-pence-as-his-vp.html Donald Trump officially names Mike Pence as his VP
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- Web site: Post-debate poll: Hillary Clinton takes round one. Director. Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling. CNN. 2016-09-27.
- Web site: Pence edges Kaine in VP debate instant poll. Director. Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling. CNN. 2016-10-05.
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- Web site: Jill Stein, Gary Johnson To Appear in Third-Party Presidential Forum on the Tavis Smiley Show. January 2, 2017.
- https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/07/us/politics/hilary-clinton-male-voters-donald-trump.html?_r=0 Emails warrant no new action against Hillary Clinton, FBI Director Says, New York Times
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- Web site: Georgia Secretary of State. sos.ga.gov. 2016-11-08.
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- Web site: Kansas Secretary of State Home. www.kssos.org. 2016-11-08.
- Web site: South Dakota Secretary of State, Shantel Krebs. sdsos.gov. 2016-11-08.
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- Web site: District of Columbia Board of Elections. www.dcboee.org. 2016-11-08.
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