# Canonical recap data for 2016 US Presidential Election (2016)
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slug: 2016-us-election
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/2016/2016-us-election"
title: 2016 US Presidential Election
subtitle: Unexpected electoral outcome that reshaped global politics and domestic polarization; already covered separately but warrants discrete recap entry with full documentary depth.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 2016-11-08
datePrecision: day
year: 2016
decade: 2010
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 8, 2016. The Republican ticket of businessman Donald Trump and Indiana governor Mike Pence defeated the Democratic ticket of former secretary of state Hillary Clinton and Virginia junior senator Tim Kaine, in what was considered one of the biggest politi
summaryLong: Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 8, 2016. The Republican ticket of businessman Donald Trump and Indiana governor Mike Pence defeated the Democratic ticket of former secretary of state Hillary Clinton and Virginia junior senator Tim Kaine, in what was considered one of the biggest political upsets in American history. It was the fifth and most recent presidential election in which the winning candidate lost the popular vote.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/ElectoralCollege2016.svg/1280px-ElectoralCollege2016.svg.png"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "2016 United States presidential election"
importance: 81
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election"
  title: 2016 US Presidential Election
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- election
metaDescription: Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 8, 2016. The Republican ticket of businessman Donald Trump and Indiana governor Mike Pence def
wikidataQid: Q699872
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20160614113118/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election"
  capturedAt: 2016-06-14
  label: 2016 US Presidential Election
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election"
