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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.
Then-incumbent President Barack Obama casts his vote early in Chicago on October 7, 2016. The 2016 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016.Republican nominee Donald Trump defeated Democratic former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the presidential election, while Republicans retained control of Congress.
Race is collected through the decennial United States census. Majority-minority districts may be created to avoid or remedy violations of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 's prohibitions on drawing redistricting plans that diminish the ability of a racial or language minority to elect its candidates of choice.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 December 2024. American politician and Army reserve officer (born 1981) Tulsi Gabbard Gabbard in 2024 Director of National Intelligence Presumptive nominee Assuming office TBD [a] President Donald Trump Succeeding Avril Haines Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii's 2nd district In ...
With a bitter election campaign over, Congress will reconvene this week to try and set aside partisan differences long enough to keep the government open. US Congress reconvenes post election in ...
According to legal scholars, this court case recognized Latinos as a separate race/ethnicity from the binary races (Anglo and African Americans). The case proved that Latinos are not White nor African American, they are a part of their own distinct group. This played an important role in identity politics for the future.
June 8, 2016: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a joint session of Congress. [17] June 22–23, 2016: In the wake of the Orlando nightclub shooting, Congress debated gun control reform. [18] The U.S. House recessed for the July 4 holiday during a sit-in protest held by Democrats that halted business in the chamber for more than 24 ...
Browse this schedule of election events to find out the key dates for primaries, caucuses, debates and more.