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2016 United States presidential election

Also known as US presidential election 2016, 2016 presidential election in the USA, United States presidential election of 2016, 2016 U.S. presidential election, United States presidential election, 2016, 2016 US presidential election, Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton

58th quadrennial U.S. presidential election

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The 2016 United States presidential election was the 58th quadrennial election held to choose the U.S. president and was significant as a major national event that determined the country's leadership for the following four years. This election was notable for being won by Donald Trump, a businessman and political newcomer, who defeated Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee and former Secretary of State.

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point in time: 2016-11-08
Commons category: United States presidential election, 2016
electorate: 231556622
ballots cast: 137053916
total valid votes: 136700000
hashtag: election2016
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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.

Presidential elections were held in the United States on 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 Virginia junior senator Tim Kaine, in what was considered one of the biggest political upsets in American history. It was the fifth and most recent presidential election in which the winning candidate lost the popular vote.