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Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign
American political campaign
For her 2008 campaign, see Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential campaign and Hillary Clinton 2008 presidential primary campaign.
"Clinton Kaine" redirects here. For the Filipino musician, see Clinton Kane.
| Hillary Clinton for President 2016 | |
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| Campaign | 2016 Democratic primaries 2016 U.S. presidential election |
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| Affiliation | Democratic Party |
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| Receipts | US$585,699,061.27[4] (December 31, 2016) |
| Slogan | When they go low, we go high |
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| hillaryclinton.com (archived – July. 31, 2016) | |
In 2016, Hillary Clinton ran unsuccessfully for president of the United States. Clinton ran as the Democratic Party's candidate for president, in which she became the first woman to win a presidential nomination by a major U.S. political party. Prior to running, Clinton served as the United States secretary of state in the administration of Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, a U.S. senator re
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America 101: What is a "Political Outsider"?
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2016 United States presidential election
For related races, see 2016 United States elections.
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 8, 2016. The Republican ticket of businessmanDonald Trump and Indiana governorMike Pence defeated the Democratic ticket of former secretary of state and former first ladyHillary Clinton and Virginia junior senator Tim Kaine, in what was considered one of the biggest political upsets in American history.[3] It was the fifth and most recent presidential election in which the winning candidate lost the popular vote.[2][4] It was also the first presidential election since 1944 in which both major party candidates were registered in the same home state, with both nominees having been registered in New York. This election began an ongoing streak of presidential elections being decided by fewer than 100 Electoral College votes.[5]
Incumbent Democratic president Barack Obama was ineligible to pursue a third term due to the term limits established by the Twenty-second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Clinton secured the nomination over U.S. senator Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary and became the first female presidential nominee of a major American political party. Initiall