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2016 United States presidential election

58th quadrennial U.S. presidential election
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The 2016 United States presidential election was the 58th presidential election that was held on November 8, 2016. Businessman Donald Trump and Indiana Governor Mike Pence defeated former U.S. secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. senator Tim Kaine on the Republican Party ticket.[3]

2016 United States presidential election
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538 members of the Electoral College
270 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout60.1%[1] Increase 1.5 pp
 
Nominee Donald Trump Hillary Clinton
Party Republican Democratic
Home state New York New York
Running mate Mike Pence Tim Kaine
Electoral vote 304[a] 227[a]
States carried 30 + ME-02 20 + DC
Popular vote 62,984,828[2] 65,853,514[2]
Percentage 46.1% 48.2%
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Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Trump/Pence and blue denotes those won by Clinton/Kaine. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia. On election night, Trump won 306 electors and Clinton 232. However, because of seven faithless electors (five Democratic and two Republican), Trump received 304 votes and Clinton 227.
President before election

Barack Obama
Democratic

Elected President

Donald Trump
Republican

Then-incumbent President Barack Obama was term limited by the Twenty-second amendment, which made him unable to serve a third presidential term. Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton won the Democratic nomination. Trump became his party's front-runner against many candidates in the Republican primary, defeating Senator Ted Cruz, Senator Marco Rubio, and Ohio Governor John Kasich among other candidates.

Many third-party candidates ran, such as Gary Johnson. Trump chose Indiana governor Mike Pence as his running mate, and Clinton chose U.S. senator Tim Kaine as her running mate.

Trump received 304 electoral votes, 34 more votes than what was needed to win, while Clinton received 227.[4] Even though Trump lost the popular vote, the electoral votes decide the actual winner of the election. Trump took office on January 20, 2017.

Background

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Article Two of the United States Constitution says that for a person to be elected and serve as President of the United States, they must be a natural-born citizen of the United States, at least 35 years old, and a resident of the United States for a period of no less than 14 years.

Candidates for the presidency typically seek the nomination of one of the various political parties of the United States, in which case each party devises a method (such as a primary election) to choose the candidate the party deems best suited to run for the position. The party's delegates then officially nominate a candidate to run on the party's behalf.

President Barack Obama was unable to seek re-election for a third term because of the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, which states that a president may only serve up to two terms. His term as president ended at noon eastern standard time on January 20, 2017.[5][6]

Democratic Party

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Main articles: Democratic Party (United States); Democratic Party presidential candidates, 2016; and Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016

Nominees

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Democratic Party (United States)
Democratic Party Ticket, 2016
Hillary Clinton Tim Kaine
for President for Vice President
 
 
67th
U.S. Secretary of State
(2009–2013) 		U.S. Senator from Virginia
(2013-present)
Campaign
 
[7][8][9]

Withdrawn candidates

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Candidates in this section are sorted by date of withdrawal from the primaries
Bernie Sanders Rocky De La Fuente Martin O'Malley Lawrence Lessig Lincoln Chafee Jim Webb
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Senator from Vermont (2007–present)
Entrepreneur
(1979–present)
61st
Governor of Maryland
(2007–2015)
Harvard Law Professor
(2009–2016)
74th
Governor of Rhode Island
(2011–2015)
U.S. Senator
from Virginia
(2007–2013)
Campaign
Campaign
Campaign
Campaign
Campaign
Campaign
LN: July 26, 2016
13,167,848 primary votes and 1,846 delegates
LN: July 26, 2016
67,457 primary votes
W: February 1, 2016
110,423 votes
W: November 2, 2015
4 write-in votes in New Hampshire
W: October 23, 2015
0 votes
W: October 20, 2015
2 write-in votes in New Hampshire
[10]
[11]
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Republican Party

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Main articles: Republican Party (United States); Republican Party presidential candidates, 2016; and Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016
 
Republican Party (United States)
Republican Party Ticket, 2016
Donald Trump Mike Pence
for President for Vice President
 
 
Chairman of
The Trump Organization
(1971–2017) 		50th
Governor of Indiana
(2013-2017)
Campaign
 
[16][17][18]

Withdrawn candidates

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Wikinews has related news:
Candidates in this section are sorted by date of withdrawal from race
John Kasich Ted Cruz Marco Rubio Ben Carson Jeb Bush Jim Gilmore Carly Fiorina Chris Christie
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
69th
Governor of Ohio
(2011–present)
U.S. Senator
from Texas
(2013–present)
U.S. Senator
from Florida
(2011–present)
Dir. of Pediatric Neurosurgery,
Johns Hopkins Hospital
(1984–2013)
43rd
Governor of Florida
(1999–2007)
68th
Governor of Virginia
(1998–2002)
CEO of Hewlett-Packard
(1999–2005)
55th
Governor of New Jersey
(2010–present)
Campaign
Campaign
Campaign
Campaign
Campaign
Campaign
Campaign
Campaign
W: May 4
W: May 3
W: Mar 15
W: Mar 4
W: Feb 20
W: Feb 12
W: Feb 10
W: Feb 10
[19]
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Rand Paul Rick Santorum Mike Huckabee George Pataki Lindsey Graham Bobby Jindal Scott Walker Rick Perry
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Senator
from Kentucky
(2011–present)
U.S. Senator
from Pennsylvania
(1995–2007)
44th
Governor of Arkansas
(1996–2007)
53rd
Governor of New York
(1995–2006)
U.S. Senator
from South Carolina
(2003–present)
55th
Governor of Louisiana
(2008–2016)
45th
Governor of Wisconsin
(2011–present)
47th
Governor of Texas
(2000–2015)
Campaign
Campaign
Campaign
Campaign
Campaign
Campaign
Campaign
Campaign
W: Feb 3
W: Feb 3
W: Feb 1
W: Dec 29, 2015
W: Dec 21, 2015
W: Nov 17, 2015
W: Sept 21, 2015
W: Sept 11, 2015
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Major third parties

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Libertarian Party

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Further information: Libertarian Party (United States)
 
Ballot access for the Libertarian Party
  On ballot

Ballot access to all 538 electoral votes[52]

Nominees

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Libertarian Party Ticket, 2016
Gary Johnson Bill Weld
for President for Vice President
 
 
29th
Governor of New Mexico
(1995–2003) 		68th
Governor of Massachusetts
(1991-1997)
Campaign
 
[53][54]

Withdrawn candidates

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Constitution Party

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Further information: Constitution Party of the United States and Constitution Party presidential primaries, 2016

Ballot access to 207 electoral votes (451 with write-in):[64][65] –

 
  On ballot
  Write-in
  Not on ballot
  • As write-in: Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia[64][66][67][68][69]
  • No ballot access: California, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Oklahoma

Nominees

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Constitution Party ticket, 2016
Darrell Castle Scott Bradley
for President for Vice President
 
Attorney
from Memphis, Tennessee 		Businessman
from Utah
Campaign
 
[70]

Green Party

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Further information: Green Party of the United States and Green Party presidential primaries, 2016
 
Ballot access for the Green Party
  On ballot
  Not on ballot, write-in access
  Not on ballot

Ballot access to 493(451) electoral votes:[71] Ballot access currently in process: North Dakota, Rhode Island, Wyoming

States currently under litigation for ballot access: Nevada, Oklahoma

States with no ballot access: South Dakota
As write-in: Georgia, Indiana, North Carolina.[72][73]

Nominees

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Green Party (United States)
Presumptive Green Party Ticket, 2016
Jill Stein Ajamu Baraka
for President for Vice President
 
 
Physician
from Lexington, Massachusetts 		Activist
from Washington, D.C.
Campaign
 
[74]

Other active candidates

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Withdrawn candidates

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American Delta Party and Reform Party

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  Access to ballot
  Write-in
See the main article: Rocky De La Fuente presidential campaign, 2016

Ballot access to 147 electoral votes (305 with write-in)

  • On the ballot: Alaska, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • As write-in: Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia
  • No ballot access: California, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming
American Delta Party and Reform Party ticket, 2016
Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Michael Steinberg
for President for Vice President
 
Business Tycoon Lawyer from Florida
Campaign
 

Independents

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  Access to ballot
  Write-in
See the main article: Evan McMullin presidential campaign, 2016

Ballot access to 84 electoral votes (451 with write-in):[77]

  • As write-in: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin[77][78][79][80][81][82][83]
  • No ballot access: District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wyoming
Independent ticket, 2016
Evan McMullin Mindy Finn
for President for Vice President
 
 
Chief policy director for the
House Republican Conference (2015–2016) 		President of
Empowered Women
(2015–present)
Campaign
 
[84]

Other parties

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American Freedom Party

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Ballot Access to 6 electoral votes: Mississippi[85]

  • Bob Whitaker, white nationalist and paleoconservative political activist from South Carolina.[86] Vice-presidential nominee: Tom Bowie, from Maryland[87]

Independent American Party

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Ballot Access to 18 Electoral Votes: New Mexico, Oregon, Utah[88]

  • Farley Anderson, activist from Utah.[88] Vice Presidential nominee: Vacant

Party for Socialism and Liberation

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Ballot Access to 29 electoral votes: Florida[89]

Prohibition Party

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Further information: Prohibition Party

Ballot Access to 21 electoral votes: Arkansas, Colorado, Mississippi[91][92][93]

  • James Hedges, Tax Assessor for Thompson Township, Fulton County, Pennsylvania 2002–2007;[94][95] vice-presidential nominee: Bill Bayes of Mississippi[94]

Peace and Freedom Party & Party of Socialism and Liberation

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Ballot Access to 84 electoral votes: California, Florida[96][97]

  • Gloria La Riva, newspaper printer and activist, from New Mexico[98]

Socialist Party USA

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Ballot Access to 0 electoral votes[93]

  • Mimi Soltysik, former National Co-chair of the Socialist Party USA from California;[99] vice-presidential nominee: Angela Walker of Wisconsin[99]

Nutrition Party

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Ballot Access to 9 electoral votes: Colorado[91]

  • Rod Silva, restaurateur from New Jersey;[100][101] Vice-presidential nominee: Vacant

Veterans Party of America

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Ballot Access to 6 electoral votes: Mississippi[102]

  • Chris Keniston, reliability engineer from Texas;[103] vice-presidential nominee: Deacon Taylor of Nevada[104]

Workers World Party

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Ballot Access to 0 electoral votes

  • Monica Moorehead, perennial candidate and activist from New Jersey;[105] vice-Presidential nominee: Lamont Lilly[105]

Battleground states

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Battleground states during the election were: Nevada, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Florida, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio and North Carolina. Trump won Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina, Florida and a congressional district in Maine. Clinton won Nevada, New Hampshire and Maine. Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania were seen as likely 'Blue' states, but Trump won all three states in what was seen as a political upset.

Party conventions

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Philadelphia
 
Cleveland
 
Orlando
 
Houston
 
Salt Lake City
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  Democratic Party
  Republican Party
  Libertarian Party
  Green Party
  Constitution Party
  Reform Party
Democratic Party
See the main article: 2016 Democratic National Convention
Republican Party
See the main article: 2016 Republican National Convention
Green Party
See the main article: 2016 Green National Convention
Libertarian Party
See the main article: 2016 Libertarian National Convention
Constitution Party
See the main article: 2016 Constitution Party National Convention
  • April 13–16, 2016: Constitution Party National Convention was held in Salt Lake City, Utah.[113]
Reform Party
See the main article: 2016 Reform Party National Convention
  • July 29–31, 2016: Reform Party National Convention was held in Bohemia, New York.[114]

Debates

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On April 1, 2015, the Commission on Presidential Debates a (CPD) announced that each of the following 16 locations are under consideration to host one of the three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate:[115]

The three locations which will host the presidential debates and the one location selected to host the vice presidential debate are to be announced by the CPD in the fall of 2015.[115][116]

Results

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Candidate Party Votes % Electoral votes
Donald Trump Republican 62,984,825 46.09% 304
Hillary Clinton Democratic 65,853,516 48.18% 227
Gary Johnson Libertarian 4,489,221 3.28% 0
Jill Stein Green Party 1,457,216 1.07% 0
Evan McMullin Independent 731,788 0.54% 0
Darrell Castle Constitution 203,010 0.15% 0
Gloria La Riva Peace and Freedom 74,392 0.05% 0
Rocky De La Fuente Reform Party of the United States of America 33,136 0.03% 0
Richard Duncan Independent 24,308 0% 0
Dan Vacek Legal Marijuana Now Party 13,538 0% 0
Alyson Kennedy Socialist Workers Party 12,467 0% 0
Chris Keniston Veterans Party of America 7,251 0% 0
Mike Maturen American Solidarity Party 6,797 0% 0
James Hedges Prohibition Party 5,617 0% 0
Tom Hoefling America's Party 4,856 0% 0
Monica Moorehead Workers World Party 4,319 0% 0
Laurence Kotlikoff Independent 3,603 0% 0
Peter Skewes American Party 3,246 0% 0
Rocky Giordani Independent American Party 2,752 0% 0
Mimi Soltysik Socialist Party USA 2,705 0% 0
Rod Silva Nutrition Party 751 0% 0
Jerome White Socialist Equality Party 382 0% 0
Total 136,669,237 100% 538

Margin of victory

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  • Blue shows Clinton's margin of victory over Trump, while red shows Trump's margin of victory over Clinton.
State Trump % Clinton % Margin
Alabama 62.1% 34.4% 27.7%
Alaska 51.3% 36.6% 14.7%
Arizona 48.7% 45.1% 3.6%
Arkansas 60.6% 33.7% 26.9%
California 31.6% 61.7% 30.1%
Colorado 43.3% 48.2% 4.9%
Connecticut 40.9% 54.6% 13.7%
Delaware 41.7% 53.1% 11.4%
District of Columbia 4.1% 90.5% 86.4%
Florida 49.0% 47.8% 1.2%
Georgia 50.8% 45.6% 5.2%
Hawaii 30.0% 62.2% 32.2%
Idaho 59.3% 27.5% 31.8%
Illinois 38.8% 55.8% 17.0%
Indiana 56.8% 37.9% 18.9%
Iowa 51.2% 41.7% 9.5%
Kansas 56.7% 36.1% 20.6%
Kentucky 62.5% 32.7% 29.8%
Louisiana 58.1% 38.5% 19.6%
Maine 44.9% 47.8% 2.9%
Maryland 33.9% 60.3% 26.4%
Massachusetts 32.8% 60.0% 27.2%
Michigan 47.5% 47.3% 0.2%
Minnesota 44.9% 46.4% 1.5%
Mississippi 57.9% 40.1% 17.8%
Missouri 56.8% 38.1% 18.7%
Montana 56.2% 35.8% 20.4%
Nebraska 58.8% 33.7% 25.1%
Nevada 45.5% 47.9% 2.4%
New Hampshire 46.6% 47.0% 0.4%
New Jersey 41.0% 55.0% 14.0%
New Mexico 40.0% 48.3% 8.3%
New York 36.5% 59.0% 22.5%
North Carolina 49.8% 46.2% 3.6%
North Dakota 63.0% 27.2% 35.8%
Ohio 51.7% 43.6% 8.1%
Oklahoma 65.3% 28.9% 36.4%
Oregon 39.1% 50.1% 11.0%
Pennsylvania 48.2% 47.5% 0.7%
Rhode Island 38.9% 54.4% 15.5%
South Carolina 54.9% 40.7% 14.2%
South Dakota 61.5% 31.7% 29.8%
Tennessee 60.7% 34.7% 26.0%
Texas 52.2% 43.2% 9.0%
Utah 45.5% 27.5% 18.0%
Vermont 30.3% 56.7% 26.4%
Virginia 44.4% 49.7% 5.3%
Washington 36.8% 52.5% 15.7%
West Virginia 68.5% 26.4% 42.1%
Wisconsin 47.2% 46.5% 0.7%
Wyoming 67.4% 21.6% 45.8%

The following table shows the swing in each state compared to the 2012 election.

State 2016 Rep % 2012 Rep % 2016 Dem % 2012 Dem % Rep Change Dem Change
Alabama 62.1% 60.6% 34.4% 38.4% +1.5% –4.0%
Alaska 51.3% 54.8% 36.6% 40.8% –3.5% –4.2%
Arizona 48.7% 53.7% 45.1% 44.6% –5.0% +0.5%
Arkansas 60.6% 60.6% 33.7% 36.9% 0.0% –3.2%
California 31.6% 37.1% 61.7% 60.2% –5.5% +1.5%
Colorado 43.3% 46.1% 48.2% 51.5% –2.8% –3.3%
Connecticut 40.9% 40.7% 54.6% 58.1% +0.2% –3.5%
Delaware 41.7% 40.0% 53.1% 58.6% +1.7% –5.5%
District of Columbia 4.1% 7.3% 90.5% 90.9% –3.2% –0.4%
Florida 49.0% 49.1% 47.8% 50.0% –0.1% –2.2%
Georgia 50.8% 53.3% 45.6% 45.5% –2.5% +0.1%
Hawaii 30.0% 27.8% 62.2% 70.6% +2.2% –8.4%
Idaho 59.3% 64.5% 27.5% 32.6% –5.2% –5.1%
Illinois 38.8% 40.7% 55.8% 57.6% –1.9% –1.8%
Indiana 56.8% 54.1% 37.9% 43.9% +2.7% –6.0%
Iowa 51.2% 46.2% 41.7% 52.0% +5.0% –10.3%
Kansas 56.7% 59.7% 36.1% 38.0% –3.0% –1.9%
Kentucky 62.5% 60.5% 32.7% 37.8% +2.0% –5.1%
Louisiana 58.1% 57.8% 38.5% 40.6% +0.3% –2.1%
Maine 44.9% 41.0% 47.8% 56.3% +3.9% –8.5%
Maryland 33.9% 35.9% 60.3% 62.0% –2.0% –1.7%
Massachusetts 32.8% 37.5% 60.0% 60.7% –4.7% –0.7%
Michigan 47.5% 44.7% 47.3% 54.2% +2.8% –6.9%
Minnesota 44.9% 45.0% 46.4% 52.7% –0.1% –6.3%
Mississippi 57.9% 55.3% 40.1% 43.8% +2.6% –3.7%
Missouri 56.8% 53.8% 38.1% 44.4% +3.0% –6.3%
Montana 56.2% 55.4% 35.8% 41.7% +0.8% –5.9%
Nebraska 58.8% 59.8% 33.7% 38.0% –1.0% –4.3%
Nevada 45.5% 45.7% 47.9% 52.4% –0.2% –4.5%
New Hampshire 46.6% 46.4% 47.0% 52.0% +0.2% –5.0%
New Jersey 41.0% 40.6% 55.0% 58.4% +0.4% –3.4%
New Mexico 40.0% 42.8% 48.3% 53.0% –2.8% –4.7%
New York 36.5% 35.2% 59.0% 63.4% +1.3% –4.4%
North Carolina 49.8% 50.4% 46.2% 48.4% –0.6% –2.2%
North Dakota 63.0% 58.3% 27.2% 38.7% +4.7% –11.5%
Ohio 51.7% 47.7% 43.6% 50.7% +4.0% –7.1%
Oklahoma 65.3% 66.8% 28.9% 33.2% –1.5% –4.3%
Oregon 39.1% 42.2% 50.1% 54.2% –3.1% –4.1%
Pennsylvania 48.2% 46.6% 47.5% 52.0% +1.6% –4.5%
Rhode Island 38.9% 35.2% 54.4% 62.7% +3.7% –8.3%
South Carolina 54.9% 54.6% 40.7% 44.1% +0.3% –3.4%
South Dakota 61.5% 57.9% 31.7% 39.9% +3.6% –8.2%
Tennessee 60.7% 59.5% 34.7% 39.1% +1.2% –4.4%
Texas 52.2% 57.2% 43.2% 41.4% –5.0% +1.8%
Utah 45.5% 72.8% 27.5% 24.8% –27.3% +2.7%
Vermont 30.3% 31.0% 56.7% 66.6% –0.7% –9.9%
Virginia 44.4% 47.3% 49.7% 51.2% –2.9% –1.5%
Washington 36.8% 41.3% 52.5% 56.2% –4.5% –3.7%
West Virginia 68.5% 62.3% 26.4% 35.5% +6.2% –9.1%
Wisconsin 47.2% 45.9% 46.5% 52.8% +1.3% –6.3%
Wyoming 67.4% 68.6% 21.6% 27.8% –1.2% –6.2%
Total 46.1% 47.2% 48.2% 51.1% –1.1% –2.9%

Notes

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 In state-by-state tallies, Trump earned 306 pledged electors, Clinton 232. They lost respectively two and five votes to faithless electors. Vice presidential candidates Pence and Kaine lost one and five votes, respectively. Three other votes by electors were invalidated and recast.

References

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