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The United States will elect a new President in November of 2016, with the incumbent Barack Obama unable to seek another term due to Constitutional term limits. Here are the nominees. The first name listed is the candidate, the second is their running mate:
[REPUBLICAN PARTY]*
- Donald Trump (Businessman and celebrity, from New York)/Mike Pence (Governor of Indiana)
[DEMOCRATIC PARTY]*
- Hillary Clinton (Former Senator, Secretary of State, and First Lady, from New York)/Tim Kaine (Senator from, and former Governor of, Virginia)
[GREEN PARTY]*
- Jill Stein (Former Lexington Town Meeting member and physician, from Massachusetts)/Ajamu Baraka (Activist, from Washington, DC)
[LIBERTARIAN PARTY]*
- Gary Johnson (Former Governor of New Mexico)/William Weld (Former Governor of Massachusetts)
[EVAN MCMULLIN] (independent)*
- Evan McMullin (Former CIA agent, from Utah)/Mindy Finn (President of Empowered Women, from Texas)
[CONSTITUTION PARTY]*
- Darrell Castle (Attorney, from Tennessee)/Scott Bradley (University administrator, from Utah)
[AMERICAN DELTA PARTY]/[REFORM PARTY]*
- Rocky De La Fuente (Businessman, from California)/Michael Steinberg (from Florida)
[LAURENCE KOTLIKOFF] (independent)*
- Laurence Kotlikoff (Professor, from Massachusetts)/Edward E. Learner (Professor, from California)
[PARTY FOR SOCIALISM AND LIBERATION]/[PEACE AND FREEDOM PARTY]/[LIBERTY UNION PARTY]
- Gloria La Riva (Activist, from New Mexico)/Eugene Puryear (Activist, from Washington, DC)
[AMERICAN INDEPENDENT PARTY]
- Donald Trump/Mike Pence
[AMERICA'S PARTY]*
- Tom Hoefling (Activist, from Iowa)/Steve Schulin (from South Carolina)
[SOCIALIST PARTY USA]/[NATURAL LAW PARTY]
- Mimi Soltysik (Activist, from California)/Angela Walker (Activist, from Wisconsin)
[PROHIBITION PARTY]
- James Hedges (Former tax assessor, from Pennsylvania/Bill Bayes (from Mississippi)
[INDEPENDENT AMERICAN PARTY]
- Rocky Giordani (from California)/Farley Anderson (Author, from Utah)
[VETERANS PARTY OF AMERICA]
- Chris Keniston (Reliability engineer, from Texas)/Deacon Taylor (from Nevada)
[WORKERS WORLD PARTY]
- Monica Moorehead (Perennial candidate, from Alabama)/Lamont Lilly (from North Carolina)
[AMERICAN PARTY SOUTH CAROLINA]
- Peter Skewes (Professor, from South Carolina)
[AMERICAN SOLIDARITY PARTY]*
-Mike Maturen (Salesman, from Michigan)/Juan Muñoz (from Texas)
[NUTRITION PARTY]
- Rod Silva (Restaurateur, from New Jersey)
[SOCIALIST EQUALITY PARTY]
- Jerry White( Editor, from Michigan)/Niles Niemuth (from Wisconsin)^
[PACIFIST PARTY]
- Bradford Little (Activist, from Illinois)/Hannah Walsh
[INDEPENDENT AMERICAN PARTY (OTHER)]
- Kyle Kopitke (from Michigan)/Nathan Sorenson
[APPROVAL VOTING PARTY]
- Frank Atwood (from Colorado)/Blake Huber (from Colorado)
[LEGAL MARIJUANA NOW PARTY]
- Dan Vacek (from Minnesota)/Mark Elworth Jr. (from Nebraska)
[MISC. INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES]
- Joseph Maldonado (from Oklahoma)/Douglas Terranova
- Lynn Kahn (Doctor, from Maryland)/Kathleen Monahan (from Florida)
- Mike Smith (Lawyer, from Colorado)/Daniel White
- Princess Khadijah Jacob-Fambro (from California)/Milton Fambro (from California)
- Richard Duncan (from Ohio)/Ricky Johnson
* This party or candidate is on the ballot (including through write-ins) in enough states to potentially win 270 or more electoral votes.
^ Constitutionally ineligible due to age, birthplace, or other factors.
[REPUBLICAN PARTY]*
- Donald Trump (Businessman and celebrity, from New York)/Mike Pence (Governor of Indiana)
[DEMOCRATIC PARTY]*
- Hillary Clinton (Former Senator, Secretary of State, and First Lady, from New York)/Tim Kaine (Senator from, and former Governor of, Virginia)
[GREEN PARTY]*
- Jill Stein (Former Lexington Town Meeting member and physician, from Massachusetts)/Ajamu Baraka (Activist, from Washington, DC)
[LIBERTARIAN PARTY]*
- Gary Johnson (Former Governor of New Mexico)/William Weld (Former Governor of Massachusetts)
[EVAN MCMULLIN] (independent)*
- Evan McMullin (Former CIA agent, from Utah)/Mindy Finn (President of Empowered Women, from Texas)
[CONSTITUTION PARTY]*
- Darrell Castle (Attorney, from Tennessee)/Scott Bradley (University administrator, from Utah)
[AMERICAN DELTA PARTY]/[REFORM PARTY]*
- Rocky De La Fuente (Businessman, from California)/Michael Steinberg (from Florida)
[LAURENCE KOTLIKOFF] (independent)*
- Laurence Kotlikoff (Professor, from Massachusetts)/Edward E. Learner (Professor, from California)
[PARTY FOR SOCIALISM AND LIBERATION]/[PEACE AND FREEDOM PARTY]/[LIBERTY UNION PARTY]
- Gloria La Riva (Activist, from New Mexico)/Eugene Puryear (Activist, from Washington, DC)
[AMERICAN INDEPENDENT PARTY]
- Donald Trump/Mike Pence
[AMERICA'S PARTY]*
- Tom Hoefling (Activist, from Iowa)/Steve Schulin (from South Carolina)
[SOCIALIST PARTY USA]/[NATURAL LAW PARTY]
- Mimi Soltysik (Activist, from California)/Angela Walker (Activist, from Wisconsin)
[PROHIBITION PARTY]
- James Hedges (Former tax assessor, from Pennsylvania/Bill Bayes (from Mississippi)
[INDEPENDENT AMERICAN PARTY]
- Rocky Giordani (from California)/Farley Anderson (Author, from Utah)
[VETERANS PARTY OF AMERICA]
- Chris Keniston (Reliability engineer, from Texas)/Deacon Taylor (from Nevada)
[WORKERS WORLD PARTY]
- Monica Moorehead (Perennial candidate, from Alabama)/Lamont Lilly (from North Carolina)
[AMERICAN PARTY SOUTH CAROLINA]
- Peter Skewes (Professor, from South Carolina)
[AMERICAN SOLIDARITY PARTY]*
-Mike Maturen (Salesman, from Michigan)/Juan Muñoz (from Texas)
[NUTRITION PARTY]
- Rod Silva (Restaurateur, from New Jersey)
[SOCIALIST EQUALITY PARTY]
- Jerry White( Editor, from Michigan)/Niles Niemuth (from Wisconsin)^
[PACIFIST PARTY]
- Bradford Little (Activist, from Illinois)/Hannah Walsh
[INDEPENDENT AMERICAN PARTY (OTHER)]
- Kyle Kopitke (from Michigan)/Nathan Sorenson
[APPROVAL VOTING PARTY]
- Frank Atwood (from Colorado)/Blake Huber (from Colorado)
[LEGAL MARIJUANA NOW PARTY]
- Dan Vacek (from Minnesota)/Mark Elworth Jr. (from Nebraska)
[MISC. INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES]
- Joseph Maldonado (from Oklahoma)/Douglas Terranova
- Lynn Kahn (Doctor, from Maryland)/Kathleen Monahan (from Florida)
- Mike Smith (Lawyer, from Colorado)/Daniel White
- Princess Khadijah Jacob-Fambro (from California)/Milton Fambro (from California)
- Richard Duncan (from Ohio)/Ricky Johnson
* This party or candidate is on the ballot (including through write-ins) in enough states to potentially win 270 or more electoral votes.
^ Constitutionally ineligible due to age, birthplace, or other factors.
General Election Results
Map to be updated as results come in. Red represents states won by Donald Trump. Blue represents states won by Hillary Clinton. Trump won 306 electoral votes to Clinton's 232 and thus won the election, but Clinton won the popular vote by .45%.
A map of the 2012 election, for comparison. Red represents Republican candidate Mitt Romney, while Blue represents Democratic candidate Barack Obama. Obama received 51.1% of the popular vote and 332 electoral votes to Romney's 206, making him the winner.
American Presidential elections work thusly: citizens of 18 years or older who are registered to vote cast their votes at their local polling station. Votes are cast in each of the 50 states as well as the District of Columbia. The candidate with the most votes in a state is considered to have "won" the state; they are then entitled to all of that's state's designated electors, which cast their votes in the Electoral College. Electors are proportioned to states according to the size of their Congressional delegation - 2 Senators and however many Representatives the state has, meaning the minimum number of electors is 3. If a candidate can secure 270 or more electoral votes, they win the Presidency.
Map to be updated as results come in. Red represents states won by Donald Trump. Blue represents states won by Hillary Clinton. Trump won 306 electoral votes to Clinton's 232 and thus won the election, but Clinton won the popular vote by .45%.
A map of the 2012 election, for comparison. Red represents Republican candidate Mitt Romney, while Blue represents Democratic candidate Barack Obama. Obama received 51.1% of the popular vote and 332 electoral votes to Romney's 206, making him the winner.
American Presidential elections work thusly: citizens of 18 years or older who are registered to vote cast their votes at their local polling station. Votes are cast in each of the 50 states as well as the District of Columbia. The candidate with the most votes in a state is considered to have "won" the state; they are then entitled to all of that's state's designated electors, which cast their votes in the Electoral College. Electors are proportioned to states according to the size of their Congressional delegation - 2 Senators and however many Representatives the state has, meaning the minimum number of electors is 3. If a candidate can secure 270 or more electoral votes, they win the Presidency.
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