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2016 U.S. Presidential Elections - mysimpleshow
The 2016 United States presidential election was the 58th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. The Republican ticket of businessman Donald Trump and Indiana governor Mike Pence defeated the Democratic ticket of former secretary of state Hillary Clinton and U.S. senator from Virginia Tim Kaine. Trump took office as the 45th president, and Pence as the 48th vice president, on January 20, 2017. It was the fifth and most recent presidential election in which the winning candidate lost the popular vote.
Background
Primary process
Primaries
Candidates
Vice Presidential selection
Libertarian Party
Green Party
Constitution Party
Independent
General election campaign
Party conventions
Campaign finance
Newspaper endorsements
Russian involvement
Other countries
Notable expressions, phrases, and statements
General election
Election night
The next day
Statistical analysis
Results by state
Battleground states
Voter demographics
Comparison to pre-election forecasts
Protests
Vote tampering concerns
Recount petitions
Electoral College lobbying
Faithless electors