page_title: 2016 United States elections
hierarchical_section_title: 2016 United States elections
caption_attribution_description: English: Barack Obama takes advantage of early voting at his Chicago precinct
context_page_description: The 2016 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Republican businessman Donald Trump defeated Democratic former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the presidential election, while Republicans retained control of Congress.
  Trump won his party's nomination after defeating Ted Cruz and several other candidates in the 2016 Republican presidential primaries. With Democratic President Barack Obama term-limited, Clinton defeated Bernie Sanders in the 2016 Democratic presidential primaries. Trump won the general election with 304 of the 538 electoral votes, though Clinton won the popular vote by a margin of 2.1 percentage points. The United States government's intelligence agencies later concluded that the Russian government had interfered in the elections.
  Democrats won a net gain of two seats in the Senate and six seats in the House of Representatives, but Republicans retained control of both chambers. In the gubernatorial elections, Republicans won a net gain of two seats. Various other state, territorial, and local races and referenda were held throughout the year.
context_section_description: The 2016 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Republican businessman Donald Trump defeated Democratic former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the presidential election, while Republicans retained control of Congress.
  Trump won his party's nomination after defeating Ted Cruz and several other candidates in the 2016 Republican presidential primaries. With Democratic President Barack Obama term-limited, Clinton defeated Bernie Sanders in the 2016 Democratic presidential primaries. Trump won the general election with 304 of the 538 electoral votes, though Clinton won the popular vote by a margin of 2.1 percentage points (2,017,563 votes). The United States government's intelligence agencies later concluded that the Russian government had interfered in the elections.
  Democrats won a net gain of two seats in the Senate and six seats in the House of Representatives, but Republicans retained control of both chambers. In the gubernatorial elections, Republicans won a net gain of two seats. Various other state, territorial, and local races and referenda were held throughout the year.
caption: Then-incumbent President Barack Obama casts his vote early in Chicago on October 7, 2016
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