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The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 2016, to elect representatives for all 435 congressional districts across each of the 50 U.S. states to the 115th United States Congress. Non-voting members for the District of Columbia and territories of the United States were also elected.
Nevada and Montana women earn the right to vote. [22] 1917. Women in Arkansas earn the right to vote in primary elections. [22] Women in Rhode Island earn the right to vote in presidential elections. [27] Women in New York, Oklahoma, and South Dakota earn equal suffrage through their state constitutions. [27] 1918
The United States presidential election of 2016 was the 58th quadrennial presidential election. The electoral vote distribution was determined by the 2010 census from which presidential electors electing the president and vice president were chosen; a simple majority (270) of the 538 electoral votes were required to win.
2016 United States presidential election ← 2012 November 8, 2016 2020 → 538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win Opinion polls Turnout 60.1% (1.5 pp) Nominee Donald Trump Hillary Clinton Party Republican Democratic Home state New York New York Running mate Mike Pence Tim Kaine Electoral vote 304 [a] 227 [a] States carried 30 + ME-02 20 + DC Popular vote ...
Ada H. Kepley becomes the first woman in the United States to graduate from law school. ... grants women the right to vote in all elections. ... 2017– Congress has a record number of women, with ...
Mississippi: The Married Women's Property Act 1839 grants married women the right to own (but not control) property in her own name. [10] 1840. Maine: Married women are given the right to own (but not control) property in their own name. [4] 1841. Maryland: Married women are given the right to own (but not control) property in their own name ...
“In the one place in America where women still have a right to choose,” actor Julia Roberts narrates, alluding to an ongoing partisan battle over reproductive rights, “you can vote any way ...
These three generations of Black women activists — Mary-Pat Hector, 26; Melanie Campbell, 61; Judy Richardson, 80 — use different tactics and strategies, but all work to register communities ...