| United States presidential election of 2016 | ||||
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| November 8, 2016 | ||||
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| Nominee | Caroline Kennedy | Jeb Bush | Donald Trump | |
| Party | Democratic | Republican | Nationalist | |
| Home state | New York | Florida | New York | |
| Running mate | Julian Castro | Ted Cruz | Shelley Moore Capito | |
| Electoral vote | 298 | 228 | 5 | |
| States carried | 25 + D.C | 25 | 1 | |
| Popular vote | 66,000,000 | 60,000,000 | 10,000,000 | |
The United States presidential election of 2016 was the 58th quadrennial presidential election, held on November 8 along with gubernatorial, house and senate elections.
The Democratic nominee, U.S Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy from New York and her running mate U.S Secretary of Urban and Development Julian Castro from Texas defeated the Republican nominee, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and his running mate U.S Senator Ted Cruz from Texas.
In the Democratic primaries, Kennedy defeated Sanders headily, but in the Republican primaries it was a competitive race between many candidates, Jeb Bush and Donald Trump became the forerunners of all the candidates, Bush would of narrowly defeated Trump in the primaries, but Trump wouldn't accept defeated and would create the Nationalist Party.
The issues of this election were foreign policy, healthcare and gun policy.
Kennedy would defeat Bush in the electoral college and the popular vote. Many Republicans blame Trump for splitting the vote, causing a civil war between Conservatives.
Background[]
Incumbent President Barack Obama, a Democrat who was elected in 2008, and re-elected in 2012, was ineligible to run for re-election due to the 22nd Amendment of the United States constitution.
Nominations[]
Democratic Party[]
Due to President Obama being term-limited, the Democrats such as former Vice President Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden were thinking about running, but both declined because of family issues. U.S Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy from New York announced her run in early 2015 and became the forerunner in the primaries, along with Independent U.S Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont. Kennedy would defeat Sanders headily in the primaries and would become the Democratic nominee, Sanders would endorse Kennedy at the Democratic National Convention in Pennsylvania.
Kennedy would pick U.S Secretary of Urban and Development Julian Castro as her running mate.
Candidates[]
- Caroline Kennedy, U.S Ambassador to Japan (2013-2017)
- Bernie Sanders, U.S Senator of Vermont (2007-2017)
- Martin O'Malley, 61st Governor of Maryland (2007-2015)
- Lawrence Lessig, Harvard law professor (2009-2016)
- Lincoln Chafee, 74th Governor of Rhode Island
- Jim Webb, U.S Senator of Virginia (2007-2013)
Republican Party[]
Like 2012, The Republican primaries had a large amount of candidates. Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush was the forerunner for most of the time, until businessman Donald Trump announced his presidential campaign on June 16, 2015 and the polls became tight between Bush and Trump. Bush would win the Republican nomination on July 19, 2016 barely. Trump didn't accept defeat and created the Nationalist Party.
Bush picked U.S Senator Ted Cruz of Texas as his running mate to appeal to the hardcore conservative base.
Candidates[]
- Jeb Bush, 43rd Governor of Florida (1999-2007)
- Donald Trump, businessman from New York
- Ted Cruz, U.S Senator of Texas (2013-present)
- Paul Ryan, U.S Representative from Wisconsin (1999-2019)
- Marco Rubio, U.S Senator of Florida (2011-present)
- Chris Christie, 55th Governor of New Jersey (2010-2018)
- Rand Paul, U.S Senator of Kentucky (2011-present)
- Mike Huckabee, 44th Governor of Arkansas
- Lindsey Graham, U.S Senator of South Carolina (2003-present)
- Scott Walker, 45th Governor of Wisconsin (2011-2019)
- Rick Perry, 47th Governor of Texas (2000-2015)
Nationalist Party[]
The Nationalist Party was a party that was created by businessman Donald Trump after losing to Jeb Bush in the Republican primaries. Trump chose U.S Senator Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia as his running mate.
Candidates[]
- Donald Trump, businessman from New York