2016 Unitit States presidential election
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The 2016 election for Preses o the Unitit States teuk place on Tuesday, November 8. Voters electit Donald Trump as the next Preses an Mike Pence the next Vice Preses o the Unitit States.
Primaries[eedit | eedit soorce]
Democratic Pairty[eedit | eedit soorce]
Nominees[eedit | eedit soorce]
Democratic Party ticket, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hillary Clinton | Tim Kaine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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67t U.S. Secretar o State (2009–2013) |
U.S. Senator frae Virginie (2013–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Candidates[eedit | eedit soorce]
The candidates included in this section hae been listed in five or mair major independent nationwide polls.
- Lincoln Chafee (campaign), Govrenor o Rhode Island 2011–2015; U.S. Senator frae Rhode Island 1999–2007; Mayor of Warwick 1992-1999[6][7]
- Hillary Clinton (campaign), U.S. Secretar o State 2009–2013; U.S. Senator frae New York 2001–2009; presidential candidate in 2008; First Leddy o the Unitit States 1993–2001[8][9][10]
- Martin O'Malley (campaign), Govrenor o Maryland 2007–2015; Mayor of Baltimore 1999–2007[11][12]
- Bernie Sanders (campaign), U.S. Senator frae Vermont syne 2007; U.S. Representative 1991–2007; Mayor of Burlington 1981–1989[13][14]
- Jim Webb (campaign), U.S. Senator frae Virginia 2007-2013; U.S. Secretar o the Navy 1987-1988[15]
Republican Pairty[eedit | eedit soorce]
Nominees[eedit | eedit soorce]
Republican Party ticket, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Donald Trump | Mike Pence | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chairman o The Trump Organization (1971–present) |
50t Govrenor o Indiana (2013–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Candidates[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Jeb Bush (campaign), Govrenor o Florida 1999–2007; Florida Secretar o Commerce 1987–1988[19][20]
- Ben Carson (campaign), umwhile Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery for Johns Hopkins Hospital[21][22][23]
- Chris Christie (campaign), Govrenor o New Jersey syne 2010; U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey 2002–2008[24][25]
- Ted Cruz (campaign), U.S. Senator frae Texas syne 2013; Solicitor General of Texas 2003–2008[26][27][28]
- Carly Fiorina (campaign), umwhile Hewlett-Packard CEO 1999–2005; California Senate nominee in 2010[29][30]
- Jim Gilmore (campaign), Govrenor o Virginia 1998–2002; Chairperson of the Republican National Committee 2001; Attorney General of Virginia 1994-1997, presidential candidate in 2008[31]
- Lindsey Graham (campaign), U.S. Senator frae Sooth Carolina syne 2003; U.S. Representative frae Sooth Carolina 1995–2003[32][33]
- Mike Huckabee (campaign), presidential candidate in 2008, Govrenor o Arkansas 1996–2007; Lieutenant Govrenor o Arkansas 1993–1996[34][35]
- Bobby Jindal (campaign), Govrenor o Louisiana syne 2008; U.S. Representative frae Louisiana 2005–2008[36][37]
- John Kasich (campaign), Govrenor o Ohio syne 2011; U.S. Representative frae Ohio 1983–2001[38][39]
- George Pataki (campaign), Govrenor o New York 1995–2006; Mayor of Peekskill 1981-1984[40]
- Rand Paul (campaign), U.S. Senator frae Kentucky syne 2011[41][42][43]
- Rick Perry (campaign), Governor of Texas 2000–2015, presidential candidate in 2012, Lieutenant Governor 1999–2000, Commissioner of Agriculture, 1991–1999[44][45]
- Marco Rubio (campaign), U.S. Senator frae Florida syne 2011; Speaker of the Florida House 2007–2009[46][47][48]
- Rick Santorum (campaign), U.S. Senator frae Pennsylvania 1995–2007; U.S. Representative frae Pennsylvania 1991–1995; presidential candidate in 2012[49][50]
- Donald Trump (campaign), business magnate; Chairman of The Trump Organization syne 1971[51][52][53]
- Scott Walker (campaign), Govrenor o Wisconsin syne 2011[54][55]
Publicly expressit interest[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Joe Biden (Democrat), Vice Preses o the Unitit States syne 2009; U.S. Senator frae Delaware 1973–2009; presidential candidate in 1988 and 2008[56][57][58]
- Gary Johnson, (Libertarian Pairty), Governor o New Mexico 1995–2003; presidential nominee in 2012[59]
Minor candidates, other pairties an independents[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Mark Everson, (Republican), umwhile Commissioner of Internal Revenue, umwhile Preses of the American Red Cross frae Mississippi[60][61][62]
- Jack Fellure, (Republican), retired engineer frae West Virginia; 2012 Prohibition Party presidential nominee[63]
- Jill Stein, (Green Party), physeecian and 2012 presidential nominee frae Massachusetts[64]
- Gloria La Riva, (Party for Socialism and Liberation), newspaper printer and activist, frae Albuquerque, New Mexico[65]
- James Hedges, (Prohibition Party), Tax Assessor for Thompson Township, Fulton Coonty, Pennsylvania 2002-2007[66]
- Ted Williams, (Independent), voice-over artist frae Ohio[67]
- Roseanne Barr, (Peace and Freedom Party), entertainer frae Hawaii[68]
- Zoltan Istvan, (Transhumanist Party), futurist, writer, transhumanist philosopher frae California; founder of the Transhumanist Party[69][70]
- Terry Jones, (Independent), pastor for Dove World Outreach Center frae Florida; presidential candidate in 2012[71]
- Vermin Supreme, (Democrat), performance artist and perennial candidate frae Massachusetts[72]
- Juaquin James Malphurs (Waka Flocka Flame), (Independent), rap artist frae Georgia[73] (Constitutionally ineligible – unner age 35)
- Willie Wilson, (Democrat), businessman and 2015 Chicago mayoral candidate frae Illinois[74][75]
Notes[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ a b In state-bi-state tallies, Trump earned 306 pledged electors, Clinton 232. Thay lost respectively 2 an 5 votes tae faithless electors. Pence an Kaine lost ane an five votes, respectively.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Estimate o 138.8 million votes cast an 251.1 million fowk o votin age. This represents an increase in tot votes cast an percentage turnoot frae the 2012 election (130,292,355 votes cast an 241 million fowk o votin age)."2016 November General Election Turnout Rates". www.electproject.org. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ↑ a b Schmdt, Kiersten; Andrews, Wilson (19 December 2016). "A Historic Number of Electors Defected, and Most Were Supposed to Vote for Clinton". The New York Times. Associated Press. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ↑ Chozick, Amy. "Hillary Clinton Announces 2016 Presidential Bid". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 Apryle 2015.
- ↑ Karni, Annie (12 Apryle 2015). "Hillary Clinton formally announces 2016 run". Politico. Retrieved 18 Apryle 2015.
- ↑ "Hillary Rodham Clinton FEC filing" (PDF). FEC. 13 Apryle 2015. Retrieved 13 Apryle 2015.
- ↑ DelReal, Jose A. (3 Juin 2015). "Lincoln Chafee announces long-shot presidential bid". The Washington Post. Retrieved 3 Juin 2015.
- ↑ "Lincoln Chafee FEC filing" (PDF). FEC. 16 Juin 2015. Retrieved 16 Juin 2015.
- ↑ Chozick, Amy. "Hillary Clinton Announces 2016 Presidential Bid". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 Apryle 2015.
- ↑ Karni, Annie (12 Apryle 2015). "Hillary Clinton formally announces 2016 run". Politico. Retrieved 18 Apryle 2015.
- ↑ "Hillary Rodham Clinton FEC filing" (PDF). FEC. 13 Apryle 2015. Retrieved 13 Apryle 2015.
- ↑ Jackson, David & Cooper, Allen (30 Mey 2015). "Martin O'Malley jumps into presidential race". USA Today. Retrieved 30 Mey 2015. Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors leet (link) - ↑ "Martin O'Malley FEC filing" (PDF). FEC. 29 Mey 2015. Retrieved 2 Juin 2015.
- ↑ Rappeport, Alan (30 Apryle 2015). "Bernie Sanders Announces He Is Running for President". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 Apryle 2015. Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - ↑ "Bernard Sanders FEC filing" (PDF). FEC. 28 Apryle 2015. Retrieved 2 Mey 2015.
- ↑ "Democrat Jim Webb joins 2016 White House race". Fox News. 2 Julie 2015. Retrieved 2 Julie 2015. Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - ↑ "Donald Trump is running for president". Business Insider. 16 Juin 2015. Retrieved 16 Juin 2015.
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- ↑ Rafferty, Andrew (15 Juin 2015). "Jeb Bush Makes 2016 Run Official". NBC News. Retrieved 15 Juin 2015.
- ↑ "Jeb Bush FEC Filing" (PDF). FEC.gov. 15 Juin 2015. Retrieved 16 Juin 2015.
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(help) - ↑ Rafferty , Andrew (4 Mey 2015). "Ben Carson Announces 2016 Run". NBCNews.com. Retrieved 4 Mey 2015.
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- ↑ "Christopher J. Christie FEC Filing" (PDF). FEC.gov. 1 Julie 2015. Retrieved 6 Julie 2015.
- ↑ Mascaro, Lisa and David Lauter (22 Mairch 2015). "Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz Launches Presidential Bid". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 Mairch 2015.
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- ↑ Gass, Nick (4 Mey 2015). "Carly Fiorina: 'Yes, I am running for president'". Politico. Retrieved 4 Mey 2015.
- ↑ "Carly Fiorina FEC Filing" (PDF). FEC.gov. 4 Mey 2015. Retrieved 7 Mey 2015.
- ↑ "Jim Gilmore FEC Filing" (PDF). FEC.gov. 29 Julie 2015. Retrieved 29 Julie 2015.
- ↑ Jaffe, Alexandra (June 1, 2015) "Graham bets on foreign experience in White House bid announcement", CNN. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Lindsey Graham FEC Filing" (PDF). FEC.gov. 1 Juin 2015. Retrieved 2 Juin 2015.
- ↑ Trip, Gabriel (5 Mey 2015). "Mike Huckabee Joins Republican Presidential Race". New York Times. Retrieved 5 Mey 2015.
- ↑ "Mike Huckabee FEC Filing" (PDF). FEC.gov. Retrieved 10 Mey 2015.
- ↑ Fahrenthold, David A.; Hohmann, James (24 Juin 2015). "Bobby Jindal announces entry into 2016 presidential race". The Washington Post. Retrieved 24 Juin 2015.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors leet (link)
- ↑ "Bobby Jindal FEC Filing" (PDF). FEC.gov. 29 Juin 2015. Retrieved 30 Juin 2015.
- ↑ Stolberg, Sheryl Gay (21 Julie 2015). "John Kasich Enters Crowded 2016 Race Facing Job of Catch-Up". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 Julie 2015.
- ↑ "John Kasich FEC Filing" (PDF). FEC.gov. 23 Julie 2015. Retrieved 28 Julie 2015.
- ↑ "George Pataki FEC filing" (PDF). FEC.gov. 2 Juin 2015. Retrieved 4 Juin 2015.
- ↑ Lambert, Lisa (7 Apryle 2015). "Republican Rand Paul announces 2016 presidential run on website". Reuters. Archived frae the original on 7 Apryle 2015. Retrieved 7 Apryle 2015.
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- ↑ Beckwith , Ryan Teague; Rhodan, Maya (4 Juin 2015). "Rick Perry Announces Presidential Bid". Time. Retrieved 4 Juin 2015.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors leet (link)
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- ↑ Parker, Ashley (13 Apryle 2015). "Marco Rubio Announces 2016 Presidential Bid". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 Apryle 2015. Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - ↑ Nelson, Rebecca (April 13, 2015) "Marco Rubio Makes His Pitch as the Fresh Face of the GOP in 2016", National Journal. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Marco Rubio FEC Filing" (PDF). FEC.gov. 13 Apryle 2015. Retrieved 7 Mey 2015.
- ↑ Jackson, David (27 Mey 2015). "Santorum officially begins 2016 presidential campaign". USA Today. Retrieved 28 Mey 2015.
- ↑ "Rick Santorum FEC filing" (PDF). FEC.gov. 27 Mey 2015. Retrieved 1 Juin 2015.
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- ↑ Burlij, Terence; Lee, MJ; LoBianco, Tom (13 Julie 2015). "Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker officially enters 2016 presidential race". CNN.com. Retrieved 13 Julie 2015.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors leet (link)
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Ither wabsteids[eedit | eedit soorce]
- 2016 Presidential Form 2 Filers Archived 2014-07-12 at the Wayback Machine at the Federal Election Commission (FEC)