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Businessman and reality television personality Donald Trump won the Republican nomination for president of the United States. A total of 17 major candidates entered the race. Prior to the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries , this was the largest presidential primary field for any political party in American history. [ 2 ]
The following day, Trump became the presumptive Republican nominee after Kasich dropped out. Trump was formally nominated by the delegates of the 2016 Republican National Convention on July 19, 2016, and proceeded to defeat Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in the general election on November 8, 2016, to become the 45th President of the United ...
On March 3, 2016, Trump stated: "David Duke is a bad person, who I disavowed on numerous occasions over the years. I disavowed him. I disavowed the KKK." [603] On July 22, 2016 (the day after Trump's nomination), Duke announced that he will be a candidate for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate from Louisiana.
The party began a formal roll-call vote to put Trump's name in nomination one day after opponents staged a failed attempt to force a vote opposing him. Trump officially wins the Republican ...
American history was changed forever in November 2016 when Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton went head-to-head in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Trump took 30 states as the Republican ...
Donald Trump [16] [17] Carly Fiorina: September 6, 1954 (age 62) Austin, Texas: CEO of Hewlett-Packard (1999–2005) California: May 4, 2015 February 10, 2016 (Campaign • Positions • Website Archived May 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine) FEC filing: Ted Cruz, then Donald Trump, later rescinded endorsement [18] [19] Rick Santorum: May 10 ...
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 ...
The only candidate still actively seeking the GOP presidential nomination has secured the necessary number of delegates, according to AP estimates. Trump secures delegates needed to clinch ...