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| United States presidential election, 2016 | ||||
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| November 8, 2016 | ||||
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| Nominee | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Hillary Clinton | ||
| Party | Republican Party | Democratic Party | ||
| Home state | California | New York | ||
| Running mate | John Kasich | Julián Castro | ||
| Electoral vote | 324 | 214 | ||
| States carried | 34 | 16 + DC | ||
| Popular vote | 67,349,972 | 62,943,765 | ||
| Percentage | 52.33% | 46.22% | ||
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| Red coloured states denote a Schwarzenegger/Kasich win, whilst blue coloured states denote a Clinton/Castro win. | ||||
The United States presidential election of 2016 was the 58th quadrennial American presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. The Republican ticket of President Arnold Schwarzenegger and Vice President John Kasich defeated the Democratic ticket of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Texan representative Julián Castro.