2016 United States presidential election

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United States presidential election political event

The 2016 United States presidential election was a highly contentious race in which Republican nominee Donald Trump defeated Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, reshaping American politics and global perceptions of the U.S. political system.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States presidential election → political event →
campaignFeature	extensive use of social media → widespread polling and forecasting coverage →
controversy	FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton emails → Russian interference in the election →
country	United States of America →
debateCount	3 general election presidential debates →
democraticNominee	Hillary Clinton →
democraticPrimaryStartDate	2016-02-01 →
democraticRunningMate	Tim Kaine →
electionDate	2016-11-08 →
electoralSystem	Electoral College →
electoralVotesReceivedByRunnerUp	227 →
electoralVotesReceivedByWinner	304 →
electoralVoteWinner	Donald Trump →
followedBy	2020 United States presidential election →
follows	2012 United States presidential election →
historicalSignificance	first woman nominated for U.S. presidency by a major party → resulted in election of a candidate with no prior elected office or military service →
incumbentBeforeElection	Barack Obama →
incumbentPartyBeforeElection	Democratic Party →
keyIssue	Supreme Court appointments → economic inequality → foreign policy → health care → immigration → trade policy →
loser	Hillary Clinton →
losingParty	Democratic Party →
losingRunningMate	Tim Kaine →
marginInPopularVote	Hillary Clinton by about 2.1 percentage points →
notableThirdPartyCandidate	Gary Johnson → Jill Stein →
officeContested	President of the United States → Vice President of the United States →
partOf	2016 United States elections →
popularVotesForDonaldTrump	approximately 62,984,828 →
popularVotesForHillaryClinton	approximately 65,853,514 →
popularVoteType	indirect popular vote via states →
popularVoteWinner	Hillary Clinton →
presidentAfterElection	Donald Trump →
presidentAfterElectionParty	Republican Party →
republicanNominee	Donald Trump →
republicanPrimaryStartDate	2015-08-06 →
republicanRunningMate	Mike Pence →
vicePresidentAfterElection	Mike Pence →
vicePresidentAfterElectionParty	Republican Party →
vicePresidentialDebates	1 general election vice presidential debate →
voterTurnoutPercentage	approximately 55.7% →
winner	Donald Trump →
winningParty	Republican Party →
winningRunningMate	Mike Pence →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
I'm With Her → Stronger Together → blue H with red arrow logo →	usedInElection
Donald Trump → Tim Kaine →	candidateIn
2016 United States presidential election ("2016 United States elections") → District of Columbia statehood referendum, 2016 ("2016 United States elections") →	partOf
Donald Trump →	electedIn
Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign →	election
115th United States Congress ("2016 United States elections") →	electionCycle
Hope Hicks →	notableEvent
Colorado Department of State v. Baca →	relatedTo
Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign →	successorElection
What Happened ("2016 United States presidential campaign") →	timePeriodCovered