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[[Donald Trump]] officially announced [[Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign|his candidacy]] for the [[2016 Republican Party presidential primaries|nomination]] of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] in the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential election]] on June 16, 2015, at his [[Trump Tower]] residence. In May 2016, Trump clinched the nomination by winning a majority of the delegates to become the [[presumptive nominee]] for the Republican Party following the party's presidential primaries. Trump [[2016 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection|selected]] Governor [[Mike Pence]] of Indiana as his [[running mate]], and they were officially nominated as the Republican ticket at the [[2016 Republican National Convention]]. | [[Donald Trump]] officially announced [[Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign|his candidacy]] for the [[2016 Republican Party presidential primaries|nomination]] of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] in the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential election]] on June 16, 2015, at his [[Trump Tower]] residence. In May 2016, Trump clinched the nomination by winning a majority of the delegates to become the [[presumptive nominee]] for the Republican Party following the party's presidential primaries. Trump [[2016 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection|selected]] Governor [[Mike Pence]] of Indiana as his [[running mate]], and they were officially nominated as the Republican ticket at the [[2016 Republican National Convention]]. | ||
With Democratic president [[Barack Obama]] term-limited, the | With Democratic president [[Barack Obama]] term-limited, the Democrats nominated former secretary of state [[Hillary Clinton]] of New York for president and Senator [[Tim Kaine]] of Virginia for vice president. | ||
Early on November 9, 2016, the day after the election, Trump was projected to have won [[2016 United States presidential election in Wisconsin|Wisconsin]] (a flip from the [[2012 United States presidential election|previous presidential election]]), thereby receiving enough [[United States Electoral College|electoral votes]] to secure the presidency, becoming the [[president-elect of the United States]]. Trump won the [[2016 United States presidential election|presidential election]] with 304 electoral votes compared to Clinton's 227, though Clinton won a [[Plurality (voting)|plurality]] of the nationwide popular vote, receiving nearly 2.9 million more votes than Trump. Trump thus became the fifth person to [[List of United States presidential elections in which the winner lost the popular vote|win the presidency while losing the popular vote]].<ref>DeSilver, Drew (December 20, 2016). [https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/12/20/why-electoral-college-landslides-are-easier-to-win-than-popular-vote-ones/ "Trump's victory another example of how Electoral College wins are bigger than popular vote ones"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712013502/https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/12/20/why-electoral-college-landslides-are-easier-to-win-than-popular-vote-ones/ |date=July 12, 2020 }}. Pew Research Center. Retrieved November 7, 2021.</ref> The [[2017 United States Electoral College vote count|electoral votes were certified]] on January 6, 2017. In the concurrent [[2016 United States elections|congressional elections]], Republicans maintained their majorities in both the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] and the [[United States Senate|Senate]], and [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House]] [[Paul Ryan]] and [[Party leaders of the United States Senate|Senate Majority Leader]] [[Mitch McConnell]] both remained in their posts. | Early on November 9, 2016, the day after the election, Trump was projected to have won [[2016 United States presidential election in Wisconsin|Wisconsin]] (a flip from the [[2012 United States presidential election|previous presidential election]]), thereby receiving enough [[United States Electoral College|electoral votes]] to secure the presidency, becoming the [[president-elect of the United States]]. Trump won the [[2016 United States presidential election|presidential election]] with 304 electoral votes compared to Clinton's 227, though Clinton won a [[Plurality (voting)|plurality]] of the nationwide popular vote, receiving nearly 2.9 million more votes than Trump. Trump thus became the fifth person to [[List of United States presidential elections in which the winner lost the popular vote|win the presidency while losing the popular vote]].<ref>DeSilver, Drew (December 20, 2016). [https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/12/20/why-electoral-college-landslides-are-easier-to-win-than-popular-vote-ones/ "Trump's victory another example of how Electoral College wins are bigger than popular vote ones"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712013502/https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/12/20/why-electoral-college-landslides-are-easier-to-win-than-popular-vote-ones/ |date=July 12, 2020 }}. Pew Research Center. Retrieved November 7, 2021.</ref> The [[2017 United States Electoral College vote count|electoral votes were certified]] on January 6, 2017. In the concurrent [[2016 United States elections|congressional elections]], Republicans maintained their majorities in both the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] and the [[United States Senate|Senate]], and [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the House]] [[Paul Ryan]] and [[Party leaders of the United States Senate|Senate Majority Leader]] [[Mitch McConnell]] both remained in their posts. | ||