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They are indirect elections in which voters in each state cast ballots for a slate of electors of the u s.

Election results us history. The republican ticket of businessman donald trump and indiana governor mike pence defeated the democratic ticket of former secretary of state hillary clinton and u s. States or in washington d c cast ballots not directly for those offices but instead for members of the electoral college. In each case the losing candidate and party dealt with the disputed results differently.

The following is a table of united states presidential election results by state. In a united states presidential election the popular vote is the total number or percentage of votes cast for a candidate by voters in the 50 states and washington d c. The 2016 united states presidential election was the 58th quadrennial presidential election held on tuesday november 8 2016.

Bold italic text indicates the winner of the election. These electors then cast direct votes known as electoral votes for president. Senator from virginia tim kaine.

President for years when there is a presidential election. Table of election results under the procedure provided in article ii section 1 clause 3 of the constitution by which the electoral college functioned during the first four presidential elections prior to ratification of the twelfth amendment each elector cast two votes one for president and one for vice president but did not distinguish. Trump took office as the 45th president and pence as the 48th vice president on january 20 2017.

They include primary runoff and general election results for. Electoral college who pledge to vote for a specific political party s nominee for president. An interactive version of each map is also available letting you change history.

The election of the president and the vice president of the united states is an indirect election in which citizens of the united states who are registered to vote in one of the fifty u s. The elections of 1876 1888 1960 and 2000 were among the most contentious in american history. To view maps and results from all prior presidential elections on a single page see this historical elections timeline.