2016 United States elections
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| Election day | November 8, 2016 |
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| Presidential election | |
| Electoral vote | |
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| Presidential election results map. Red denotes states projected for Trump/Pence; Blue denotes those projected for Clinton/Kaine. Numbers indicate electoral votes allotted to the winner of each state. The electoral college will vote on December 19, 2016. * 3 of Maine's electoral votes have been projected for Clinton/Kaine while 1 of the state's electoral votes has been projected for Trump/Pence. | |
| Senate elections | |
| Seats contested | 34 seats of Class III |
| Net seat change | Democratic +2, Republican −2 (Republicans retain control) |
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| 2016 Senate results Democratic hold Democratic gain Republican hold | |
| House elections | |
| Seats contested | All 435 voting-members and 6 non-voting delegates |
| Net seat change | Democratic +6, Republican −6 (Republicans retain control) |
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| Map of the 2016 House races (delegate races not shown) Democratic-held seats: Democratic hold Democratic gain Republican-held seats: Republican hold Republican gain | |
| Gubernatorial elections | |
| Seats contested | 14 (12 states, 2 territories) |
| Net seat change | Republican +2 |
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| Map of the 2016 gubernatorial Elections Democratic hold Democratic gain Republican gain Republican hold | |
The 2016 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. During this presidential election year, the President of the United States and Vice President were elected. In addition, elections were held for all 435 voting-member seats in the United States House of Representatives (as well as all 6 non-voting delegate seats) and 34 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate to determine the 115th Congress. The Republican Party retained its majorities in the House and Senate. Twelve state governorships, two territorial governorships, and numerous other state and local elections were also contested.
Federal elections
Presidential election
The United States presidential election of 2016 was the 58th quadrennial U.S. presidential election. The current electoral vote distribution was determined by the 2010 census. Presidential electors who will elect the President and Vice President of the United States were chosen; a simple majority (270) of the 538 electoral votes are required to win the election. The incumbent president, Barack Obama (Democrat), was ineligible to be elected to a third term due to term limits established by the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution. Businessman and reality television personality Donald Trump of New York became the Republican Party's presidential nominee on July 19, 2016, after defeating Texas Senator Ted Cruz, Ohio Governor John Kasich, Florida Senator Marco Rubio, and several other candidates in the Republican primary elections.[1] Former Secretary of State and New York Senator Hillary Clinton became the Democratic Party's presidential nominee on July 26, 2016 after defeating Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and others in the Democratic primary elections. This was the first election with a female presidential nominee from a major political party. It was also the first election since 1944 that had major party presidential nominees from the same home state. Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton, 304–232 in electors in the electoral college. WHAT A BUNCH OF CRAP! IF YOU ARE GOING TO REDUCE TRUMPS EC VOTE COUNT DUE TO FAITHLESS ELECTORS, THEN YOU NEED TO DO SO FOR CLINTON AS WELL!!!
IT'S EITHER --
306 to 232
OR
304 - 227
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Congressional elections
Senate elections
All seats in Senate Class 3 were up for election. Additionally, special elections may be held to fill vacancies in the other two Senate Classes. Republicans maintained their majority of seats.
House of Representatives elections
All 435 voting seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election. Additionally, elections were held to select the Delegate for the District of Columbia as well as the delegates from U.S. territories. This includes the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, who serves a four-year term. The Republicans maintained their majority of seats.
State elections
Gubernatorial elections
Elections were held for the governorships of 12 U.S. states and two U.S. territories. A special election was held in Oregon after the resignation of John Kitzhaber as Governor.
Legislative elections
In 2016, 44 states held state legislative elections; 86 of the 99 chambers were up for election. Only six states were not holding state legislative elections: Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Virginia hold legislative elections in odd-numbered years, while Alabama and Maryland hold their next legislative elections in 2018.[1]
Other elections and ballot measures
Many states also held elections for other elected offices, such as attorney general. Many states held ballot measures.
Local elections
Mayoral elections
Mayoral elections were held in many cities, including:
- Baltimore, Maryland: Incumbent Democrat Stephanie Rawlings-Blake did not seek re-election.[2] Democrat Catherine E. Pugh was elected as Rawlings-Blake's replacement.
- Honolulu, Hawaii: Incumbent Kirk Caldwell won re-election.
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Incumbent Tom Barrett was re-elected to a fourth term. The office is not partisan.
- Portland, Oregon: Incumbent Charlie Hales did not seek re-election.[3] Ted Wheeler was elected to succeed Hales. The office is not partisan.
- Richmond, Virginia: Incumbent Dwight C. Jones was term-limited and cannot seek re-election. Levar Stoney was elected as the new Richmond, VA, mayor. The office is not partisan.
- San Diego, California: Incumbent Kevin Faulconer won a second term as mayor. The office is not partisan.
Table of state, territorial, and federal results
This table shows the partisan results of Congressional, gubernatorial, presidential, and state legislative races held in each state and territory in 2016. Note that not all states and territories hold gubernatorial, state legislative, and United States Senate elections in 2016; additionally, the territories do not have electoral votes in American presidential elections, and neither Washington, D.C. nor the territories elect members of the United States Senate. Washington, D.C. and the five inhabited territories each elect one non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives. Nebraska's unicameral legislature and the governorship and legislature of American Samoa are officially non-partisan. In the table, offices/legislatures that are not up for election in 2016 are already filled in for the "after 2016 elections" section, although vacancies or party switching could potentially lead to a flip in partisan control.
| Subdivision and PVI[4] | Before 2016 elections[5] | After 2016 elections[6] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subdivision | PVI | Governor | State leg. | US Senate | US House | Pres. | Governor | State leg. | US Senate | US House |
| Alabama | R+14 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 6-1 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 6-1 |
| Alaska | R+12 | Ind | Rep | Rep | Rep 1-0 | Rep | Ind | Rep | Rep | Rep 1-0 |
| Arizona | R+7 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 5-4 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 5-4 |
| Arkansas | R+14 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 4-0 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 4-0 |
| California | D+9 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 39-14 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem TBD |
| Colorado | D+1 | Dem | Split | Split | Rep 4-3 | Dem | Dem | Split | Split | Rep 4-3 |
| Connecticut | D+7 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 5-0 | Dem | Dem | Split | Dem | Dem 5-0 |
| Delaware | D+8 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 1-0 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 1-0 |
| Florida | R+2 | Rep | Rep | Split | Rep 17-10 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Split | Rep 16-11 |
| Georgia | R+6 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 10-4 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 10-4 |
| Hawaii | D+20 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 2-0 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 2-0 |
| Idaho | R+18 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 2-0 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 2-0 |
| Illinois | D+8 | Rep | Dem | Split | Dem 10-8 | Dem | Rep | Dem | Dem | Dem 11-7 |
| Indiana | R+5 | Rep | Rep | Split | Rep 7-2 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Split | Rep 7-2 |
| Iowa | D+1 | Rep | Split | Rep | Rep 3-1 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 3-1 |
| Kansas | R+12 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 4-0 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 4-0 |
| Kentucky | R+13 | Rep | Split | Rep | Rep 5-1 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 5-1 |
| Louisiana | R+12 | Dem | Rep | Rep | Rep 5-1 | Rep | Dem | Rep | Rep | Rep 5-1 |
| Maine | D+5 | Rep | Split | Split R/I[7] | Split 1-1 | Dem | Rep | Split | Split R/I[7] | Split 1-1 |
| Maryland | D+10 | Rep | Dem | Dem | Dem 7-1 | Dem | Rep | Dem | Dem | Dem 7-1 |
| Massachusetts | D+10 | Rep | Dem | Dem | Dem 9-0 | Dem | Rep | Dem | Dem | Dem 9-0 |
| Michigan | D+4 | Rep | Rep | Dem | Rep 9-5 | Rep | Rep | Dem | Rep 9-5 | |
| Minnesota | D+2 | Dem | Split | Dem | Dem 5-3 | Dem | Dem | Rep | Dem | Dem 5-3 |
| Mississippi | R+9 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 3-1 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 3-1 |
| Missouri | R+5 | Dem | Rep | Split | Rep 6-2 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Split | Rep 6-2 |
| Montana | R+7 | Dem | Rep | Split | Rep 1-0 | Rep | Dem | Rep | Split | Rep 1-0 |
| Nebraska | R+12 | Rep | NP | Rep | Rep 2-1 | Rep | Rep | NP | Rep | Rep 3-0 |
| Nevada | D+2 | Rep | Rep | Split | Rep 3-1 | Dem | Rep | Dem | Split | Dem 3-1 |
| New Hampshire | D+1 | Dem | Rep | Split | Split 1-1 | Rep | Rep | Dem | Dem 2-0 | |
| New Jersey | D+6 | Rep | Dem | Dem | Split 6-6 | Dem | Rep | Dem | Dem | Dem 7-5 |
| New Mexico | D+4 | Rep | Split | Dem | Dem 2-1 | Dem | Rep | Dem | Dem | Dem 2-1 |
| New York | D+11 | Dem | Split[8] | Dem | Dem 18-9 | Dem | Dem | Split | Dem | Dem 18-9 |
| North Carolina | R+3 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 10-3 | Rep | Dem | Rep | Rep | Rep 10-3 |
| North Dakota | R+10 | Rep | Rep | Split | Rep 1-0 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Split | Rep 1-0 |
| Ohio | R+1 | Rep | Rep | Split | Rep 12-4 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Split | Rep 12-4 |
| Oklahoma | R+19 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 5-0 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 5-0 |
| Oregon | D+5 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 4-1 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 4-1 |
| Pennsylvania | D+1 | Dem | Rep | Split | Rep 13-5 | Rep | Dem | Rep | Split | Rep 13-5 |
| Rhode Island | D+11 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 2-0 | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem | Dem 2-0 |
| South Carolina | R+8 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 6-1 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 6-1 |
| South Dakota | R+10 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 1-0 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 1-0 |
| Tennessee | R+12 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 7-2 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 7-2 |
| Texas | R+10 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 25-11 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 25-11 |
| Utah | R+22 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 4-0 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 4-0 |
| Vermont | D+16 | Dem | Dem | Split D/I[9] | Dem 1-0 | Dem | Rep | Dem | Split D/I[9] | Dem 1-0 |
| Virginia | Even | Dem | Rep | Dem | Rep 8-3 | Dem | Dem | Rep | Dem | Rep 7-4 |
| Washington | D+5 | Dem | Split[8] | Dem | Dem 6-4 | Dem | Dem | Split | Dem | Dem 6-4 |
| West Virginia | R+13 | Dem | Rep | Split | Rep 3-0 | Rep | Dem | Rep | Split | Rep 3-0 |
| Wisconsin | D+2 | Rep | Rep | Split | Rep 5-3 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Split | Rep 5-3 |
| Wyoming | R+22 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 1-0 | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep | Rep 1-0 |
| United States | Even | Rep 31-18 | Rep 30-11 | Rep 54-46[10] | Rep 247-188 | Rep | Rep 33-16 | Rep 32-13 | Rep 52-48[10] | Rep 241-194 |
| Washington, D.C. | D+40 | Dem[11] | Dem | — | Dem | Dem | Dem[11] | Dem | — | Dem |
| American Samoa | — | NP | NP | Rep | — | NP | NP | Rep | ||
| Guam | Rep | Dem | Dem | Rep | Dem | |||||
| N. Mariana Islands | Rep | Split | Ind | Rep | Ind | |||||
| Puerto Rico | PDP | PDP | PNP/Dem | PNP | PNP/Rep | |||||
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Ind | Dem | Dem | Ind | Dem | Dem | ||||
| Subdivision | PVI | Governor | State leg. | US Senate | US House | Pres. | Governor | State leg. | US Senate | US House |
| Subdivision and PVI | Before 2016 elections | After 2016 elections | ||||||||
References
- ^ Warnock, Kae (11 March 2016). "2016 Legislative Races by State and Legislative Chamber". National Conference of State Legislatures. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ "Baltimore Mayor Rawlings-Blake says she won't seek re-election". Fox News. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
- ^ Theen, Andrew (October 26, 2015). "Portland Mayor Charlie Hales withdraws re-election bid". OregonLive. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ "Partisan Voter Index by State, 1994-2014" (PDF). Cook Political Report. Retrieved 19 May 2016. PVI in 2014
- ^ "2016 State and Legislative Partisan Composition" (PDF). National Conference of State Legislatures. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ "2016 PRE- AND POST-ELECTION STATE LEGISLATIVE CONTROL". National Conference of State Legislatures. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ a b One of Maine's Senators is a Republican, the other (Angus King) is an independent who has caucused with the Democrats in since taking office in 2013.
- ^ a b In New York and Washington, Democrats control the House and a coalition of Republicans and Democrats control the Senate.
- ^ a b One of Vermont's Senators is a Democrat, the other (Bernie Sanders) was elected as an independent but has caucused with the Democrats since taking office in 2007.
- ^ a b Including two Independents who caucus with the Democrats.
- ^ a b Washington, D.C. does not elect a governor, but it does elect a mayor.