United States Presidential election, 2016 (ACTUAL)

The Presidential Election of 2016 was held on November 8th where Democrat Hillary Clinton defeated Republican Donald Trump carrying 53% of the vote and 347
electoral votes, earning her a landslide victory and a stunning defeat to help her earn the title of the first female president. It was also the first election in history where a candidate conceded the election before either hit the 200 electoral vote mark (Trump called Hillary when there were only Democrat States to be counted and she had a 20 electoral vote lead). Clinton carried all swing states and swapped over Georgia and Arkansas to the Democrat side and carried all traditionally blue states which handed her the victory.
The campaigns focused on immigration, healthcare, women's rights, stricter religious laws, diversity, and the economy under the Democratic stronghold of incumbent Barack Obama.
Trump performed underwhelmingly carried 39% of the vote while both Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Jill Stein split 8% between them, each winning 4% (the highest in a long time).
This election marked the first time since 1856 where the voters elected two consecutive Democratic presidents. Both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have called for recounts in certain states including the scandalous elections in Ohio and Georgia where Clinton led Trump by 900 votes and 593 votes respectively.
This election marked the first time that a female was elected to office.
== Background ==
Hillary Clinton, the wife of former President Bill Clinton, announced that she was running for President on April 12th, 2015. Donald Trump announced it in a fifty minute speech at Trump Towers after being introduced by his daughter, Ivanka.
Both campaigns were sure to fail as Trump's controversial stances astounded many and in the Democratic colum, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders seemed bigger and more qualified than Clinton. Clinton ran on the message that the country was stronger together while Trump asked Americans to help him "DRAIN THE SWAMP" of corrupt politicians in the White House (including 44th President, Barack Obama) which would "Make America Great Again".
At the primaries, they emerged as frontrunners and Trump clinched the nomination miles ahead of his opponent, Texas Senator Ted Cruz. Clinton narrowly won the nomination and it wasn't without controversy as both Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz believed that they should've been nominated.
At the RNC & DNC, both Trump and Clinton focused their nights on immigration, childcare, reforms, abolishing certain rules or letting them live on and while Trump's speech garnered more viewers, Clinton's speech was marked better and more "understanding".
== Democratic Nominations ==
* Hillary Clinton, (69), nominee
* Martin o'Malley (53), Former Governor of Maryland
* Bernie Sanders (75), Vermont Senator
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