United States general elections, 2016
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On November 8, 2016, the United States held a general election. It included elections for President, the House of Representatives, the Senate, Governors and numerous other local elections.
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President
Main article: United States presidential election, 2016
United States House of Representatives
Main article: United States House elections, 2016
The Republicans made a net gain of 8.1 votes. However, this was not enough to take control of the House and control was retained by the Democrats.
| Party | Votes | ||||
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| 2014 | 2016 | +/- | Aggregate | ||
| Democratic Party | 27.0 | 26.6 | -0.4 | 425 | |
| Republican Party | 12.8 | 20.5 | +7.7 | 328 | |
| Total | 39.8 | 47.1 | +7.3 | 753 | |
| Source: Battle for the House 2015-16 | |||||
United States Senate
Main article: United States Senate elections, 2016
The 12 seats in the United States Senate Class 1 were up for election, plus special elections for 4 other seats. The Republicans made a net gain of 2 seats from the Democrats, resulting in an 18-18 split Senate. Vice President Andrew Brockmeier's casting vote gave control of the Senate to the Democrats.
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| Party | Breakdown | Seats | Popular Vote | ||||||
| Up | Elected | Not Up | 2014 | 2016 | +/- | Vote | % | ||
| Democratic Party | 9 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 18 | -1 | X | X | |
| Republican Party | 7 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 18 | +1 | X | X | |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | |
| Total | 16 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 36 | 0 | X | 100% | |
| Voter turnout: X | |||||||||
| Source: RESULTS | |||||||||
Governors
Main article: United States gubernatorial elections, 2016
| Preceded by 2014 | United States general elections 2016 | Succeeded by 2018 |
| United States General Elections |
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| 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | 2022 | 2024 | 2026 | 2028 See also: Elections | House | Senate | Governors | President |
| United States general elections, 2016 | |
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| Senate | Florida · Florida (special) · Gulf Coast · Great Lakes · Great Plains · Midwest · Midwest (special) · New England ·New England (special) · New York · Ohio Valley · Pennsylvania · Pacific Coast · Rocky Mountains (special) · Shenandoah Valley · Southwest |
| Governors | Appalachia · Mid-Atlantic · Mississippi Valley · Sunbelt |
| Other 2016 elections: House · Senate · Gubernatorial · Presidential | |
| United States presidential election, 2016 | |
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| General polls · Fundraising · Debates · Endorsements | |
| Democratic Party | Primary polls · Primaries · Convention · Debates |
| Candidates | Whitney Mason (Presidential nominee)/Andrew Brockmeier (Vice Presidential nominee) · Justin Casanova-Davis |
| Withdrawn | Bryant Carter · Emmett Honeycutt · Tom Potier · Lilliam Vanleer |
| Republican Party | Primary polls · Primaries · Convention · Debates |
| Candidates | David Gamble (Presidential nominee)/John Dunn (Vice Presidential nominee) · John Dunn · Vincent Halfhyde · Andrew Merrilin · Valeria Smith |
| Withdrawn | AA Alvera · Francisco Cojuanco · Joseph Salazar-Portela |
| Other 2016 elections: House · Senate · Gubernatorial · Presidential | |
