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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.
2016 U.S. presidential election | |
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Republican Party | |
Democratic Party | |
Third parties | |
Related races | |
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See also: October surprise |
States won by Clinton/Kaine | |
States won by Trump/Pence | |
EV | Electoral votes |
† | At-large results (for states that split electoral votes) |
State or
district |
Hillary Clinton Democratic |
Donald Trump Republican |
Gary Johnson Libertarian |
Jill Stein Green |
Evan McMullin Independent |
Others | Margin | Total votes |
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Ala. | 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 | [238] |
Alaska | 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 | [239] |
Ariz. | 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 | [240] |
Ark. | 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 | [241] |
Calif. | 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 | [242] |
Colo. | 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 | [243] |
Conn. | 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 | [244] |
Del. | 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 | [245][246] |
D.C. | 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 | [247] |
Fla. | 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 | [248] |
Ga. | 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 | [249][250] |
Hawaii | 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 | [251] |
Idaho | 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 | [252] |
Ill. | 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 | [253] |
Ind. | 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 | [254] |
Iowa | 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 | [255] |
Kan. | 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 | [256] |
Ky. | 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 | [257] |
La. | 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 | [258] |
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 | [259][260] |
ME-1 | 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 | |
ME-2 | 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 | |
Md. | 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 | [261] |
Mass. | 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 | [262] |
Mich. | 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 | [263] |
Minn. | 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 | [264] |
Miss. | 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 | [265] |
Mo. | 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 | [266] |
Mont. | 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 | [267][268] |
Nebr. † | 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 | [269] |
NE-1 | 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 | |
NE-2 | 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 | |
NE-3 | 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 | |
Nev. | 539,260 | 47.50% | 6 | 512,058 | 45.98% | – | 37,384 | 3.29% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 36,683 | 3.23% | – | −27,202 | −2.42% | 1,125,385 | [270] |
N.H. | 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 | [271] |
N.J. | 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 | [272] |
N.M. | 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 | [273] |
N.Y. | 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 | [274] |
N.C. | 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 | [275] |
N.D. | 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 | [276] |
Ohio | 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 | [277] |
Okla. | 420,375 | 28.93% | – | 949,136 | 65.32% | 7 | 83,481 | 5.75% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 528,761 | 37.08% | 1,452,992 | [278] |
Ore. | 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 | [279] |
Pa. | 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 | [280] |
R.I. | 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 | [281] |
S.C. | 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 | [282] |
S.D. | 117,458 | 31.74% | – | 227,721 | 61.53% | 3 | 20,850 | 5.63% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4,064 | 1.10% | – | 110,263 | 29.79% | 370,093 | [283] |
Tenn. | 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 | [284] |
Texas | 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 | [285] |
Utah | 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 | [286] |
Vt. | 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 | [287] |
Va. | 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 | [288] |
Wash. | 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 | [289] |
W.Va. | 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 | [290] |
Wis. | 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 | [291] |
Wyo. | 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 | [292] |
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 | Sources
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Hillary Clinton Democratic |
Donald Trump Republican |
Gary Johnson Libertarian |
Jill Stein Green |
Evan McMullin Independent |
Others | Margin | Total votes |
★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.[293][294] Results are from the Associated Press.[295]
Candidate announcement and, if applicable, withdrawal dates are as follows: