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U.S. Presidential Election 2016: Start Here

Resources for analyzing and keeping up to date with the election.

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U.S. Presidential Election 2016 Final Results

 

Graphic showing voting tally, Trump on the left (290 electoral votes, or 47.2% at 60,835,201 individual votes) and Clinton on the right (232 electoral votes, or 47.9% at 61,782,534 individual votes)

Welcome to the 2016 Presidential Election Guide!

This guide will provide resources and information on the 2016 Presidential election, which occurred on November 8, 2016.

The two primary party candidates were Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. 

 

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

Her Campaign Website

Her Wikipedia Page

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Donald Trump

His Campaign Website

His Wikipedia Page

This guide was created by Kelley Cotter, MLIS.