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United States presidential election, 2016
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United States Presidential Election, 2016

The United States Presidential election of 2016 was the 58th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. The Republican nominee, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and running mate Marco Rubio; the junior Senator from Florida, defeated Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, and running mate Amy Klobuchar; the senior Senator from Minnesota.

The incumbent President Barack Obama was vacating the position after serving the maximum two terms allowed by the Twenty-second Amendment. As the campaigns progressed, the candidates ran on how they would continue to cut the falling federal budget deficit, the economic and environmental effects from the 2012-2016 global drought and climate change crisis, and their response of the 2015 NATO Campaign in Iran, bombing suspected nuclear facilities.

Background

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Presidential Nominee	1828 (won), 1832 (won)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Andrew Jackson (President 1829-1837) State: Tennessee Born: March 15, 1767, Waxhaws, The Carolinas Died: June 8, 1845, Nashville, Tennessee Alma mater: none Career: United States Senate (1823-1825);(1797-1798) Military Governor of Florida (1821) U.S. House of Representatives (1796-1797)	John C. Calhoun (Vice President 1829-1833) State: South Carolina Born: March 18, 1782, Abbeville, South Carolina Died: March 31, 1850, Washington, D.C. Alma mater: Yale University Career: United States Secretary of War (1817-1825) U.S. House of Representatives(1811-1817)
		Martin Van Buren (Vice President 1833-1837) State: New York Born: December 5, 1782, Kinderhook, New York Died: July 24, 1862, Kinderhook, New York Alma mater: none Career: U.S. Minister to the United Kingdom (1831-1832) United States Secretary of State (1829-1831) Governor of New York (1829) United States Senator (1821-1828)
Opponent John Q. Adams (W-MA)	1828 United States presidential election Popular vote: Jackson/Calhoun 642,553(55.9%) - Adams/Rush 500,897 (43.7%) Electoral vote: Jackson/Calhoun 178 - Adams/Rush 83		Opponent Richard Rush (W-PA)
Opponent Henry Clay (R-KY) William Wirt (Anti-Masonic-MD)	1832 United States presidential election Popular vote: Jackson/Van Buren 701,780 (54.7%) - Clay/Sargent 484,205 (36.9%) - Wirt/Ellmaker 100,715 (7.8%) Electoral vote: Jackson/Van Buren 219 - Clay/Sargent 49 - Wirt/Ellmaker 7		Opponent John Sergeant (R-PA) Amos Ellmaker (Anti-Masonic-PA)

Presidential Nominee	1836 (won), 1840 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Martin Van Buren (President 1837-1841) State: New York Born: December 5, 1782, Kinderhook, New York Died: July 24, 1862, Kinderhook, New York Alma mater: none Career: Vice President 1829-1833 U.S. Minister to the United Kingdom (1831-1832) U.S. Secretary of State (1829-1831) Governor of New York (1829) United States Senator (1821-1828)	Richard Mentor Johnson (Vice President 1837-1841) State: Kentucky Born: October 17, 1780, Beargrass, Virginia Died: November 19, 1850, Frankfort, Kentucky Alma mater: Transylvania University Career: United States Senate (1819-1829) U.S. House of Representatives (1807-1819); (1829-1837)	File:RichardMentorJohnson.png
Opponent William H. Harrison (W-OH) Hugh Lawson White (W-TN) Daniel Webster (W-MA)	1836 United States presidential election Popular vote: Van Buren/Johnson 764,176 (50.8%) - Harrison/Granger 550,816 (36.6%) - White/Tyler 146,109 (9.7%) - Webster/Granger 41,201 (2.7%) Electoral vote: Van Buren/Johnson 170 - Harrison/Granger 73 - White/Tyler 26 - Webster/Granger 14		Opponent Francis Granger (W-NY) John Tyler (W-VA)
Opponent William H. Harrison (W-OH)	1840 United States presidential election Popular vote: Van Buren 1,128,854 (46.8%) - Harrison/Tyler 1,275,390 (52.9%) Electoral vote: Van Buren 60 Harrison/Tyler 234		Opponent John Tyler (W-VA)

Presidential Nominee	1844 (won)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	James K. Polk (President 1841-1845) State: Tennessee Born: November 2, 1795, Pineville, North Carolina Died: June 15, 1849, Nashville, Tennessee Alma mater: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Career: Governor of Tennessee (1839-1841) Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1835-1839) U.S. House of Representatives (1825-1839)	George M. Dallas (President 1841-1845) State: Pennsylvania Born: July 10, 1792, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Died: December 31, 1864, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Alma mater: College of New Jersey Career: United States Senate (1839-1841) United States Minister to Russia (1837-1839) Mayor of Philadelphia (1828-1829)
Opponent Henry Clay (W-KY)	1844 United States presidential election Popular vote: Polk/Dallas 1,339,494 (49.5%) - Clay/Frelinghuysen 1,300,004 (49.1%) Electoral vote: Polk/Dallas 170 - Clay/Frelinghuysen 105		Opponent Theodore Frelinghuysen (W-NJ)

Presidential Nominee	1848 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Lewis Cass State: Michigan Born: October 9, 1782, Exeter, New Hampshire Died: June 17, 1866, Detroit, Michigan Alma mater: none Career: United States Secretary of War (1831-1836) Territorial Governor of Michigan (1813-1831)	William O. Butler State: Kentucky Born: April 19, 1791, Jessamine County, Kentucky Died: August 6, 1880, Carrollton, Kentucky Alma mater: Transylvania University Career: U.S. House of Representatives (1839-1843)
Opponent Zachary Taylor (W-LA) Martin Van Buren (F-NY)	1848 United States presidential election Popular vote: Cass/Butler 1,223,460 (42.5%) Taylor/Fillmore 1,361,393 (47.1%) - Van Buren/Adams 291,501 (10.1%) Electoral vote: Cass/Butler Taylor/Fillmore - Van Buren/Adams		Opponent Millard Fillmore (W-NY) Charles Francis Adams, Sr. (F-MA)

Presidential Nominee	1852 (won)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Franklin Pierce (President 1853-1857) State: New Hampshire Born: November 23, 1804, Hillsborough, New Hampshire Died: October 8, 1869, Concord, New Hampshire Alma mater: Bowdoin College Career: United States Senate (1837-1842) U.S. House of Representatives (1833-1837)	William R. King (Vice President 1853-1857) State: Alabama Born: April 7, 1786, Sampson County, North Carolina Died: April 18, 1853, Selma, Alabama Alma mater: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Career: President of the U.S. Senate (1850-1852); (1836-1841) United States Senate (1819-1844); (1848-1852) U.S. House of Representatives (1811-1816)
Opponent Winfield Scott (W-NJ) John P. Hale (F-NH)	1852 United States presidential election Popular vote: Pierce/King 1,607,510 (50.8%) - Scott/Graham 1,386,942 (43.9 %) - Hale/Julian 155,210 (4.9%) Electoral vote: Pierce/King 254 - Scott/Graham - Hale/Julian 0		Opponent William Alexander Graham (W-NC) George Washington Julian (F-IN)

Presidential Nominee	1856 (won)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	James Buchanan (President 1857-1861) State: Pennsylvania Born: April 23, 1791, Cove Gap, Pennsylvania Died: June 1, 1868, Lancaster, Pennsylvania Alma mater: Dickinson College Career: U.S. Secretary of State (1845-1849) United States Senate (1834-1845) U.S. House of Representatives (1821-1831)	John C. Breckinridge (VicePresident 1857-1861) State: Kentucky Born: January 16, 1821, Lexington, Kentucky Died: May 17, 1875, Lexington, Kentucky Alma mater: Transylvania University Career: U.S. House of Representatives (1851-1855)
Opponent John C. Frémont (R-CA) Millard Fillmore (A-NY)	1856 United States presidential election Popular vote: Buchanan/Breckinridge 1,836,072 (45.3%) - Frémont/Dayton 1,342,345 (33.1%) - Fillmore/Donelson 873,053 (21.5%) Electoral vote: Buchanan/Breckinridge 174 - Frémont/Dayton 114 - Fillmore/Donelson 8		Opponent William L. Dayton (R-NJ) Andrew Jackson Donelson (A-TN)

Presidential Nominee	1860 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Stephen A. Douglas State: Illinois Born: April 23, 1813, Brandon, Vermont Died: June 3, 1861, Chicago, Illinois Alma mater: Bowdoin College Career: United States Senate (1847-1861) U.S. House of Representatives (1843-1847)	Herschel Johnson State: Georgia Born: September 18, 1812, Burke County, Georgia, Died: August 16, 1880, Louisville, Georgia Alma mater: University of Georgia Career: Governor of Georgia (1853-1857) United States Senate (1848-1849)
Opponent Abraham Lincoln (R-IL) John Breckinridge (SD-KY) John Bell (CU-TN)	1860 United States presidential election Popular vote: Douglas/Johnson 1,380,202 (29.5%) - Lincoln/Hamlin 1,865,908 (39.7%) - Breckinridge/Lane 848,019 (18.2%) - Bell/Everett 590,901 (12.7%) Electoral vote: Douglas/Johnson 12 - Lincoln/Hamlin 180 - Breckinridge/Lane 72 - Bell/Everett 39		Opponent Hannibal Hamlin (R-ME) Joseph Lane (SD-TN) Edward Everett (CU-MA)

Presidential Nominee	1864 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	George B. McClellan State: New Jersey Born: December 3, 1826, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Died: October 29, 1885, Orange, New Jersey Alma mater: United States Military Academy Career: General-in-Chief Union Army (1861-1862)	George H. Pendleton State: Ohio Born: July 19, 1825, Cincinnati, Ohio Died: November 24, 1889, Brussels, Belgium Alma mater: University of Heidelberg Career: U.S. House of Representatives (1857-1865)
Opponent Abraham Lincoln (R-IL)	1864 United States presidential election Popular vote: McClellan/Pendleton 1,812,807 (45.0%) - Lincoln/Johnson 2,218,388 (55.0%) Electoral vote: McClellan/Pendleton 21 - Lincoln/Johnson 212		Opponent Andrew Johnson (R-TN)

Presidential Nominee	1868 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Horatio Seymour State: New York Born: May 31, 1810, Pompey, New York Died: February 12, 1886, New York City, New York Alma mater: Norwich University Career: Governor of New York (1853-1854); (1863-1864)	Francis Preston Blair, Jr. State: Missouri Born: February 19, 1821, Lexington, Kentucky Died: July 8, 1875, St. Louis, Missouri Alma mater: Princeton University Career: U.S. House of Representatives (1861-1864); (1860); (1857-1859)
Opponent Ulysses S. Grant (R-OH)	1868 United States presidential election Popular vote: Seymour/Blair - 2,706,829 (47.3%) Grant/Colfax 3,013,421 (52.7%) Electoral vote: Seymour/Blair 80 Grant/Colfax 214		Opponent Schuyler Colfax (R-IN)

Presidential Nominee	1872 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Horace Greeley State: New York Born: February 3, 1811, Amherst, New Hampshire Died: November 29, 1872, Pleasantville, New York Alma mater: none Career: U.S. House of Representatives (1848-1849)	Benjamin Gratz Brown State: Missouri Born: May 28, 1826, Frankfort, Kentucky Died: December 13, 1885, Kirkwood, Missouri Alma mater: Yale College Career: Governor of Missouri (1871-1873) United States Senate (1863-1867)
Opponent Ulysses S. Grant (R-IL)	1872 United States presidential election Popular vote: Greely/Brown 2,834,761 (43.8%) - Grant/Wilson 3,598,235 (55.6%) Electoral vote: Greely/Brown 66 - Grant/Wilson 286		Opponent Henry Wilson (R-MA)

Presidential Nominee	1876 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Samuel J. Tilden State: New York Born: February 9, 1814, New Lebanon, New York Died: August 4, 1886, Yonkers, New York Alma mater: New York University Career: Governor of New York (1875-1876)	Thomas A. Hendricks State: Indiana Born: September 7, 1819, Fultonham, Ohio Died: November 25, 1885, Indianapolis, Indiana Alma mater: Hanover College Career: Governor of Indiana (1873-1877) United States Senate (1863-1869) U.S. House of Representatives (1851-1855)
Opponent Rutherford B. Hayes (R-OH)	1876 United States presidential election Popular vote: Tilden/Hendricks 4,288,546 (47.9%) - Hayes/Wheeler 4,034,311 (50.9%) Electoral vote: Tilden/Hendricks 184 Hayes/Wheeler 185		Opponent William A. Wheeler (R-NY)

Presidential Nominee	1880 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Winfield S. Hancock State: Pennsylvania Born: February 14, 1824, Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania Died: February 9, 1886, Governors Island, New York Alma mater: United States Military Academy Career: Commander, Fifth Military District (1867-1868)	William Hayden English State: Indiana Born: August 27, 1822, Lexington, Indiana Died: February 7, 1896, Indianapolis, Indiana Alma mater: Hanover College Career: U.S. House of Representatives (1853-1861)
Opponent James A. Garfield (R-OH)	1880 United States presidential election Popular vote: Hancock/English 4,444,260 (48.2%) - Garfield/Arthur 4,446,158 (48.3%) Electoral vote: Hancock/English 155 - Garfield/Arthur 214		Opponent Chester A. Arthur (R-NY)

Presidential Nominee	1884 (won), 1888 (lost), 1892 (won)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Grover Cleveland (President 1885-1889; 1893-1897) State: New York Born: March 18, 1837, Caldwell, New Jersey Died: June 24, 1908, Princeton, New Jersey Alma mater: none Career: Governor of New York (1883-1885) Mayor of Buffalo (1882)	Thomas A. Hendricks (Vice President 1885-1889) State: Indiana Born: September 7, 1819, Fultonham, Ohio Died: November 25, 1885, Indianapolis, Indiana Alma mater: Hanover College Career: Governor of Indiana (1873-1877) United States Senate (1863-1869) U.S. House of Representatives (1851-1855)
		Allen G. Thurman State: Ohio Born: November 13, 1813, Lynchburg, Virginia Died: December 12, 1895, Columbus, Ohio Alma mater: none Career: United States Senate (1869-1881) President of the U.S. Senate (1879-1880)
		Adlai Stevenson I (Vice President 1893-1897) State: Illinois Born: October 23, 1835, Christian County, Kentucky Died: June 14, 1914, Chicago, Illinois Alma mater: Centre College Career: U.S. House of Representatives (1879-1881); (1875-1877)
Opponent James G. Blaine (R-ME)	1884 United States presidential election Popular vote: Cleveland/Hendricks 4,914,482 (48.9%) - Blaine/Logan 4,856,905 (48.3%) Electoral vote: Cleveland/Hendricks 219 - Blaine/Logan 182		Opponent John A. Logan (R-IL)
Opponent Benjamin Harrison (R-IN)	1888 United States presidential election Popular vote: Cleveland/Thurman 5,534,488 (48.6%) - Harrison/Morton 5,443,892 (47.8%) Electoral vote: Cleveland/Thurman - Harrison/Morton 233		Opponent Levi P. Morton (R-NY)
'Opponent Benjamin Harrison (R-IN) James B. Weaver (P-IA)	1892 United States presidential election Popular vote: Cleveland/Stevenson 5,556,918 (46.0%) - Harrison/Reid 5,176,108 (43.0%) - Weaver/Field 1,041,028 (8.5%) Electoral vote: Cleveland/Steveson 277 - Harrison/Reid 145- Weaver/Field 22		Opponent Whitelaw Reid (R-NY) James G. Field (P-VA)

Presidential Nominee	1896 (lost), 1900 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	William Jennings Bryan State: Nebraska Born: March 19, 1860, Salem, Illinois Died: July 26, 1925, Dayton, Tennessee Alma mater: Union College of Law Career: U.S. House of Representatives (1891-1895)	Arthur Sewall State: Maine Born: November 25, 1835, Bath, Maine Died: September 5, 1900, Small Point, Maine Alma mater: none Career: Member, Democratic National Committee (1888-1896)
		Adlai Stevenson I State: Illinois Born: October 23, 1835, Christian County, Kentucky Died: June 14, 1914, Chicago, Illinois Alma mater: Centre College Career: Vice President (1893-1897) U.S. House of Representatives (1879-1881); (1875-1877)
Opponent William McKinley (R-OH)	1896 United States presidential election Popular vote: Bryan/Sewall 6,492,559 (46.7%) - McKinley/Hobart 7,102,246 (51.0%) Electoral vote: Bryan/Sewall 176 - McKinley/Hobart 271		Opponent Garret Hobart (R-NJ)
Opponent William McKinley (R-OH)	1900 United States presidential election Popular vote: Bryan/Stevenson 6,370,932 (45.5%) - McKinley/Roosevelt 7,228,864 (51.6%) Electoral vote: Bryan/ Stevenson 155 - McKinley/Roosevelt 292		Opponent Theodore Roosevelt (R-NY)

Presidential Nominee	1904 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Alton B. Parker State: New York Born: May 14, 1852, Cortland, New York Died: May 10, 1926, New York City, New York Alma mater: Albany Law School Career: Chief Justice, New York Court of Appeals (1898-1904) New York Supreme Court (1885-1898)	Henry G. Davis State: West Virginia Born: November 16, 1823, Woodstock, Maryland Died: March 11, 1916, Washington, D.C. Alma mater: none Career: United States Senate (1871-1883)
Opponent Theodore Roosevelt (R-NY)	1904 United States presidential election Popular vote: Parker/Davis 5,083,880 (37.6%) - Roosevelt/Fairbanks 7,630,457 (56.4%) Electoral vote: Parker/Davis 140 Roosevelt/Fairbanks 336		Opponent Charles W. Fairbanks (R-IN)

Presidential Nominee	1908 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	William Jennings Bryan State: Nebraska Born: March 19, 1860, Salem, Illinois Died: July 26, 1925, Dayton, Tennessee Alma mater: Union College of Law Career: U.S. House of Representatives (1891-1895)	John W. Kern State: Indiana Born: December 20, 1849, Alto, Indiana Died: August 17, 1917, Asheville, North Carolina Alma mater: University of Michigan Career: U.S. Attorney for Indiana (1897-1901) Indiana State Senate (1893-1897)
Opponent William Howard Taft (R-OH)	1908 United States presidential election Popular vote: Bryan/Kern 6,408,984 (43.0%) - Taft/Sherman 7,678,395 (51.5%) Electoral vote: Bryan/Kern 162 - Taft/Sherman 321		Opponent James S. Sherman (R-NY)

Presidential Nominee	1912 (won), 1916 (won)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Woodrow Wilson State: New Jersey Born: December 28, 1856, Staunton, Virginia Died: February 3, 1924 Washington, D.C Alma mater: Princeton University Career: Governor of New Jersey (1911-1913)	Thomas R. Marshall State: Indiana Born: March 14, 1854, North Manchester, Indiana Died: June 1, 1925, Washington D.C. Alma mater: Wabash College Career: Governor of Indiana (1909-1913)
Opponent Theodore Roosevelt(P-NY) William Howard Taft (R-OH) Eugene V. Debs (S-IN)	1912 United States presidential election Popular vote: Wilson/Marshall 6,296,284 (41.8%) - Roosevelt/Johnson 4,122,721 (24.7%) - Taft/Butler 3,486,242 (23.2%) - Debs/Seidel 901,551 (6.0%) Electoral vote: Wilson/Marshall 435 - Roosevelt/Johnson 88 - Taft/Butler 8 - Debs/Seidel 0		Opponent Hiram Johnson (P-CA) Nicholas M. Butler (R-NY) Emil Seidel (S-WI)
Opponent Charles E. Hughes (R-NY)	1916 United States presidential election Popular vote: Wilson/Marshall (49.2%) - Hughes/Fairbanks 8,548,728 (46.1%) Electoral vote: Wilson/Marshall 277 - Hughes/Fairbanks 254		Opponent Charles W. Fairbanks (R-IN)

Presidential Nominee	1920 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	James M. Cox State: Ohio Born: March 31, 1870, Jacksonburg, Ohio Died: July 15, 1957 Kettering, Ohio Alma mater: none Career: Governor of Ohio (1917-1921); (1913-1915) U.S. House of Representatives (1909-1913)	Franklin D. Roosevelt State: New York Born: January 30, 1882, Hyde Park, New York Died: April 12, 1945, Warm Springs, Georgia Alma mater: Columbia Law School Career: Assistant Secretary of the Navy (1913-1920) New York State Senate (1911-1913)
Opponent Warren G. Harding (R-OH)	1920 United States presidential election Popular vote: Cox/Roosevelt 9,139,661 (34.2%) - Harding/Coolidge 16,144,093 (60.3%) Electoral vote: Cox/Roosevelt 127 - Harding/Coolidge 404		Opponent Calvin Coolidge (R-MA)

Presidential Nominee	1924 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	John W. Davis State: West Virginia Born: April 13, 1873, Clarksburg, West Virginia Died: March 24, 1955, Charleston, South Carolina Alma mater: Washington and Lee University Career: U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1918-1921) United States Solicitor General (1913-1918) U.S. House of Representatives (1911-1913)	Charles W. Bryan State: Nebraska Born: February 10, 1867, Salem, Illinois Died: March 4, 1945, Lincoln, Nebraska Alma mater: Illinois College Career: Governor of Nebraska (1923-1925) Mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska (1915-1917)
Opponent Calvin Coolidge (R-MA) Robert M. La Follette (P-WI)	1924 United States presidential election Popular vote: Davis/Bryan 8,386,242 (28.8%) - Coolidge/Dawes 15,723,789 (54.0%) - La Follette/Wheeler 4,831,706 (16.6%) Electoral vote: Davis/Bryan 136 - Coolidge/Dawes 382 - La Follette/Wheeler 13		Opponent Charles G. Dawes (R-IL) Burton K. Wheeler (P-MT)

Presidential Nominee	1928 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Al Smith State: New York Born: December 30, 1873, Manhattan, New York City Died: October 4, 1944, New York City, New York Alma mater: none Career: Governor of New York (1923-1928); (1919-1920)	Joseph Taylor Robinson State: Arkansas Born: August 26, 1872, Lonoke, Arkansas Died: July 14, 1937, Washington, D.C. Alma mater: University of Virginia Career: Senate Minority Leader (1923-1933) United States Senate (1913-1937) Governor of Arkansas (1913) U.S. House of Representatives (1903-1912)
Opponent Herbert Hoover (R-CA)	1928 United States presidential election Popular vote: Smith/Robinson 15,015,464 (40.8%) - Hoover/Curtis 21,427,123 (58.2%) Electoral vote: Smith/Robinson 87 - Hoover/Curtis 444		Opponent Charles Curtis (R-KA)

Presidential Nominee	1932 (won), 1936 (won), 1940 (won), 1944 (won)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Franklin Delano Roosevelt President (1933-1945) State: New York Born: January 30, 1882, Hyde Park, New York Died: April 12, 1945, Warm Springs, Georgia Alma mater: Columbia Law School Career:Governor of New York (1929-1932 Assistant Secretary of the Navy (1913-1920) New York State Senate (1911-1913)	John Nance Garner Vice President (1933-1941) State: Texas Born: November 22, 1868, Detroit, Texas Died: November 7, 1967, Uvalde, Texas Alma mater: Vanderbilt University (attended) Career: Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1933-1935) U.S. House of Representatives (1903-1933)
		Henry A. Wallace Vice President (1941-1945) State: Iowa Born: October 7, 1888, Orient, Iowa Died: November 18, 1965, Danbury, Connecticut Alma mater: Iowa State University Career: United States Secretary of Agriculture (1933-1940)
		Harry S. Truman Vice President (1945) State: Missouri Born: May 8, 1884, Lamar, Missouri Died: December 26, 1972, Kansas City, Missouri Alma mater: University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law (attended) Career: United States Senate (1935-1945)
Opponent Herbert Hoover (R-CA)	1932 United States presidential election Popular vote: Roosevelt/Garner 22,821,277 (57.4%) - Hoover/Curtis 15,761,254 (39.7%) Electoral vote: Roosevelt/Garner 472 - Hoover/Curtis 59		Opponent Charles Curtis (R-KA)
Opponent Alf Landon (R-KA)	1936 United States presidential election Popular vote: Roosevelt/Garner 27,752,648 (60.8%) - Landon/Knox 16,681,862 (36.5%) Electoral vote: Roosevelt/Garner 523 - Landon/Knox 8		Opponent Frank Knox (R-IL)
Opponent Wendell Willkie (R-NY)	1940 United States presidential election Popular vote: Roosevelt/Wallace 27,313,945 (54.7%) - Willkie/McNary (44.8%) Electoral vote: Roosevelt/Wallace 449 - Charles L. McNary 82		Opponent Charles L. McNary (R-OR)
Opponent Thomas E. Dewey (R-NY)	1944 United States presidential election Popular vote: Roosevelt/Truman 25,612,916 (53.4%) - Dewey/Bicker 22,017,929 (45.3%) Electoral vote: Roosevelt/Truman 432 - Dewey/Bicker 99		Opponent John W. Bricker (R-OH)

Presidential Nominee	1948 (won)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Harry S. Truman (President 1945-1953) State: Missouri Born: May 8, 1884, Lamar, Missouri Died: December 26, 1972, Kansas City, Missouri Alma mater:University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law (attended) Career: United States Senate (1935-1945)	Alben W. Barkley Vice President (1949-1953) State: Kentucky Born: November 24, 1877, Lowes, Kentucky Died: April 30, 1956, Lexington, Virginia Alma mater: University of Virginia School of Law Career: Senate Majority Leader (1937-1947) United States Senate (1927-1949) U.S. House of Representatives (1913-1927)
Opponent Thomas E. Dewey (R-NY) Strom Thurmond (SRD-SC) Henry A. Wallace (P-IA)	1948 United States presidential election Popular vote: Truman/Barkley 24,179,347 (49.6%) - Dewey/Warren 21,991,292 (45.1%) - Thurmond/Wright 1,175,930 (2.4%) - Wallace/Taylor 1,157,328 (2.3%) Electoral vote: Truman/Barkley 303 - Dewey/Warren 189 - Thurmond/Wright 39 - Wallace/Taylor 0		Opponent Earl Warren (R-CA) Fielding L. Wright (SRD-MS) Glen H. Taylor (P-ID)

Presidential Nominee	1952 (lost), 1956 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Adlai Stevenson II State: Illinois Born: February 5, 1900, Los Angeles, California Died: July 14, 1965, London, England, U.K. Alma mater: Northwestern University Law School Career: Governor of Illinois (1949-1953)	John Sparkman State: Alabama Born: December 20, 1899, Hartselle, Alabama Died: November 16, 1985, Huntsville, Alabama Alma mater: University of Alabama School of Law Career: United States Senate (1946-1979) U.S. House of Representatives (1937-1946)
		Estes Kefauver State: Tennessee Born: July 26, 1903, Madisonville, Tennessee Died: August 10, 1963, Bethesda, Maryland Alma mater: Yale Law School Career: United States Senate (1949-1963) U.S. House of Representatives (1939-1949)
Opponent Dwight D. Eisenhower (R-NY)	1952 United States presidential election Popular vote: Stevenson/Sparkman 27,375,090 (44.2%) - Eisenhower/Nixon 34,075,529 (55.2%) Electoral vote: Stevenson/Sparkman 82- Eisenhower/Nixon 442		Opponent Richard M. Nixon (R-CA)
Opponent Dwight D. Eisenhower (R-NY)	1956 United States presidential election Popular vote: Stevenson/Kefauver 26,028,028 (42.0%) - Eisenhower/Nixon 35,579,180 (57.4%) Electoral vote: Stevenson/Kefauver 73 - Eisenhower/Nixon 457		Opponent Richard M. Nixon (R-CA)

Presidential Nominee	1960 (won)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	John F. Kennedy President (1961-1963) State: Massachusetts Born: May 29, 1917, Brookline, Massachusetts Died: November 22, 1963, Dallas, Texas Alma mater: London School of Economics Career: United States Senate (1953-1961) U.S. House of Representatives (1947-1953)	Lyndon B. Johnson Vice President (1961-1963) State: Texas Born: August 27, 1908, Stonewall, Texas Died: January 22, 1973, Stonewall, Texas Alma mater: Southwest Texas State Teachers College Career: Senate Majority Leader (1955-1961) United States Senate (1949-1961) U.S. House of Representatives (1937-1949)
Opponent Richard Nixon (R-CA)	1960 United States presidential election Popular vote: Kennedy/Johnson 34,220,984 (49.7%) - Nixon/Lodge 34,108,157 (49.6%) Electoral vote: Kennedy/Johnson 303 - Nixon/Lodge 219		Opponent Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (R-MA)

Presidential Nominee	1964 (won)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Lyndon B. Johnson President (1963-1969) State: Texas Born: August 27, 1908, Stonewall, Texas Died: January 22, 1973, Stonewall, Texas Alma mater: Southwest Texas State Teachers College Career: Vice President (1961-1963) Senate Majority Leader (1955-1961) United States Senate (1949-1961) U.S. House of Representatives (1937-1949)	Hubert Humphrey Vice President (1965-1969) State: Minnesota Born: May 27, 1911, Wallace, South Dakota Died: January 13, 1978, Waverly, Minnesota Alma mater: Louisiana State University Career: Senate Majority Whip (1961-1964) United States Senate (1949-1964) Mayor of Minneapolis (1945-1948)
Opponent Barry Goldwater (R-AZ)	1964 United States presidential election Popular vote: Johnson/Humphrey 43,127,041 (61.1%) - Goldwater/Miller 27,175,754 (38.5%) Electoral vote: Johnson/Humphrey 486 - Goldwater/Miller 52		Opponent William E. Miller (R-NY)

Presidential Nominee	1968 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Hubert Humphrey State: Minnesota Born: May 27, 1911, Wallace, South Dakota Died: January 13, 1978, Waverly, Minnesota Alma mater: Louisiana State University Career: Vice President (1965-1969) Senate Majority Whip (1961-1964) United States Senate (1949-1964) Mayor of Minneapolis (1945-1948)	Edmund Muskie State: Maine Born: March 28, 1914, Rumford, Maine Died: March 26, 1996, Washington, D.C. Alma mater: Cornell University Career: United States Senate (1959-1980) Governor of Maine (1955-1959)
Opponent Richard Nixon (R-CA) George Wallace (A-AL)	1968 United States presidential election Popular vote: Humphrey/Muskie 31,271,839 (42.7%) - Nixon/Agnew 31,783,783 (43.4%) - Wallace/LeMay 9,901,118 (14.5%) Electoral vote: Humphrey/Muskie 191 - Nixon/Agnew 301 - Wallace/LeMay 47		Opponent Spiro T. Agnew (R-MD) Curtis LeMay (A-CA)

Presidential Nominee	1972 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	George McGovern State: South Dakota Born: July 19, 1922, Avon, South Dakota Died: October 21, 2012, Sioux Falls, South Dakota Alma mater: Northwestern University Career: United States Senate (1961-1983) Director of Food for Peace (1961-1962) U.S. House of Representatives (1957-1961)	Thomas Eagleton State: Missouri Born: September 4, 1929, St. Louis, Missouri Died: March 4, 2007, St. Louis, Missouri Alma mater: Harvard Law School Career: United States Senate (1968-1987) Lieutenant Governor of Missouri (1965-1968) Attorney General of Missouri(1961-1965)
		Sargent Shriver State: Maryland Born: November 9, 1915, Westminster, Maryland Died: January 18, 2011, Bethesda, Maryland Alma mater: Yale Law School Career: U.S Ambassador to France (1968-1970) Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity (1964-1968) Director of the Peace Corps (1961-1966)
Opponent Richard Nixon (R-CA)	1972 United States presidential election Popular vote: McGovern/Shriver 29,173,222 (37.5%) - Nxon/Agnew 47,168,710 (60.6%) Electoral vote: McGovern/Shriver 17 Nixon/Agnew 520		Opponent Spiro T. Agnew (R-MD)

Presidential Nominee	1976 (won), 1980 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Jimmy Carter (President 1977-1981) State: Georgia Born: October 1, 1924, Plains, Georgia Alma mater: United States Naval Academy Career: Governor of Georgia (1971-1975) Georgia State Senate (1963-1967)	Walter Mondale (1977-1981) State: Minnesota Born: January 5, 1928, Ceylon, Minnesota Alma mater: University of Minnesota Career: United States Senate (1964-1976) Attorney General of Minnesota (1960-1964)
Opponent Gerald Ford (R-MI)	1980 United States presidential election Popular vote: Carter/Mondale 40,831,881 (50.1%) - Ford/Dole 39,148,634 (48.0%) Electoral vote: Carter/Mondale 290 - Ford/Dole 240		Opponent Bob Dole (R-KA)
Opponent Ronald Reagan (R-CA) John B. Anderson (I-IL)	1980 United States presidential election Popular vote: Carter/Mondale 35,480,115 (41.0%) - Reagan/Bush 43,903,230 (50.8%) - Anderson/Lucey (6.6%) Electoral vote: Carter/Mondale 49 - Reagan/Bush 489 - Anderson/Lucey 5,719,850 0		Opponent George H.W. Bush (R-TX) Patrick Lucey (I-WI)

Presidential Nominee	1984 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Walter Mondale State: Minnesota Born: January 5, 1928, Ceylon, Minnesota Alma mater: University of Minnesota Career: Vice President (1977-1981) United States Senate (1964-1976) Attorney General of Minnesota (1960-1964)	Geraldine Ferraro State: New York Born: August 26, 1935, Newburgh, New York Died: March 26, 2011, Boston, Massachusetts Alma mater: Fordham University School of Law Career: U.S. House of Representatives (1979-1985)
Opponent Ronald Reagan (R-CA)	1984 United States presidential election Popular vote: Mondale/Ferraro 37,577,352 (40.6%) - Reagan/Bush 54,455,472 (58.8%) Electoral vote: Mondale/Ferraro 13 - Reagan/Bush 523		Opponent George H.W. Bush (R-TX)

Presidential Nominee	1988 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Michael Dukakis State: Massachusetts Born: November 3, 1933, Brookline, Massachusetts Alma mater: Harvard Law School Career: Governor of Massachusetts (1983-1991); (1975-1979)	Lloyd Bentsen State: Texas Born: February 11, 1921, Mission, Texas Died: May 23, 2006, Houston, Texas Alma mater: University of Texas Law School Career: United States Senate (1971-1993) U.S. House of Representatives (1948-1955)
Opponent George H.W. Bush (R-TX)	1988 United States presidential election Popular vote: Dukakis/Bentsen 41,809,074 (45.7%) - Bush/Quayle 48,886,097 (53.4%) Electoral vote: Dukakis/Bentsen 111 - Bush/Quayle 426		Opponent Dan Quayle (R-IN)

Presidential Nominee	1992 (won), 1996 (won)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Bill Clinton (President 1993-2001) State: Arkansas Born: August 19, 1946, Hope, Arkansas Alma mater: Yale Law School Career: Governor of Arkansas (1983-1992) (1979-1981) Attorney General of Arkansas (1977-1979)	Al Gore (Vice President 1993-2001) State: Tennessee Born: March 31, 1948, Washington, D.C. Alma mater: Harvard College Career: United States Senate (1985-1993) U.S. House of Representatives(1977-1985)
Opponent George H.W. Bush (R-TX) Ross Perot (Reform-TX)	1992 United States presidential election Popular vote: Clinton/Gore 44,909,806 (43.0%) - Bush/Quayle 39,104,550 (37.5%) - Perot/Stockdale 19,743,821 (18.9%) Electoral vote: Clinton/Gore 370 - Bush/Quayle 168 - Perot/Stockdale 0		Opponent Dan Quayle (R-IN) James Stockdale (Reform-CA)
Opponent Bob Dole (R-KA) Ross Perot (Reform-TX)	1996 United States presidential election Popular vote: Clinton/Gore 47,401,185 (49.2%) - Dole/Kemp 39,197,469 (40.7%) - Perot/Choate 8,085,294 (8.4%) Electoral vote: Clinton/Gore 379 - Dole/Kemp 159 - Perot/Choate 0		Opponent Dan Quayle (R-NY) Pat Choate (Reform-CA)

Presidential Nominee	2000 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Al Gore State: Tennessee Born: March 31, 1948, Washington, D.C. Alma mater: Harvard College Career: Vice President (1993-2001) United States Senate (1985-1993) U.S. House of Representatives(1977-1985)	Joe Lieberman State: Connecticut Born: February 24, 1942, Stamford, Connecticut Alma mater: Yale Law School Career: United States Senate (1989-2013) Attorney General of Connecticut (1983-1989)
Opponent George W. Bush (R-TX)	2000 United States presidential election Popular vote: Gore/Lieberman 50,999,897 (48.4%) - Bush/Cheney 50,456,002 (47.9%) Electoral vote: Gore/Lieberman 266 - Bush/Cheney 271		Opponent Dick Cheney (R-WY)

Presidential Nominee	2004 (lost)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	John Kerry State: Massachusetts Born: December 11, 1943, Aurora, Colorado Alma mater: Boston College Career: United States Senate (1985-2013) Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (1983-1985)	John Edwards State: North Carolina Born: June 10, 1953, Seneca, South Carolina Alma mater: University of North Carolina School of Law Career: United States Senate (1999-2005)
Opponent George W. Bush (R-TX)	2004 United States presidential election Popular vote: Kerry/Edwards 59,028,444 (48.3%) - Bush/Cheney 62,040,610 (50.7%) Electoral vote: Kerry/Edwards 251 - Bush/Cheney 286		Opponent Dick Cheney (R-WY)

Presidential Nominee	2008 (won), 2012 (won)		Vice Presidential Nominee
	Barack Obama State: Illinois Born: August 4, 1961, Honolulu, Hawaii Alma mater: Harvard Law School Career: United States Senate (2005-2008) Illinois Senate (1997-2004)	Joe Biden State: Delaware Born: November 20, 1942, Scranton, Pennsylvania Alma mater: Syracuse University Career: United States Senate (1973-2009) Chair Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (2007-2009); (2001-2003) Chair Senate Committee on the Judiciary (1987-1995)
Opponent John McCain (R-AZ)	2008 United States presidential election Popular vote: Obama/Biden 69,498,516 (52.9%) - McCain/Palin 59,948,323 (45.7%) Electoral vote: Obama/Biden 365 - McCain/Palin 173		Opponent Sarah Palin (R-AK)
Opponent Mitt Romney (R-MA)	2012 United States presidential election Popular vote: Obama/Biden 65,915,796 (51.1%) - Romney/Ryan 60,933,500 (47.2%) Electoral vote: Obama/Biden 332 - Romney/Ryan 206		Opponent Paul Ryan (R-WI)

President Barack Obama won reelection in 2012, defeating Republican nominee Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney; with Democratic pickups in the House and Senate.

Obama’s approval rating dropped and stayed low after his second inauguration, with the revelation of the NSA's electronic surveillance program PRISM, which was later found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court (Klayman v. National Security Agency). Though his approval rating stayed in the low 40’s through most of 2013 with initial technological problems with Healthcare.gov and a slow roll out of the Affordable Care Act. With increased job growth throughout 2014, his approval rose to 50-55%. But stayed in the 46%-53% range for the rest of Obama’s presidency.

In the 2014 midterm election, the Democrats lost 3 seats in senate, but gained 11 seats in the House. With growing unpopularity of House Speaker John Boehner, the republican caucus nominated Cathy McMorris Rodgers as the leader of the house republicans and Speaker of the House for the 114th Congress. With the surprise retirements of Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, the democrats nominated Chief Deputy Minority Whip and DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz to replace Pelosi as Minority Leader; making it the first time in American History where two women were elected to the top leadership positions in the House.

Nominations

Republican Party Candidates

Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey
Paul Ryan, U.S. Representative, from Wisconsin
Jon Huntsman, former Governor of Utah, Ambassador to China
John Thune, U.S. Senator, from South Dakota
Bobby Jindal, former Governor of Louisiana
Mike Pence, Governor of Indiana
Michele Bachmann, U.S. Representative, Florida
Connie Mack IV, former U.S. Representative, from Florida
Bob McDonnell, former Governor of Virginia
Jim Nussle, former U.S. Representative, from Iowa
Meg Whitman, Chief Operating Officer of Hewlett-Packard
Robert M. Kimmitt, former United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury

Former Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey

Former Governor
Chris Christie
of New Jersey
U.S. Representative
Paul Ryan of Wisconsin
Former Governor and
Ambassador Jon
Huntsman of Utah
Senator John Thune
of South Dakota
Governor Bobby Jindal
of Louisiana
Governor Mike Pence
of Indiana
U.S. Representative
Michele Bachmann
of Minnesota
Former U.S. Representative
Connie Mack IV
of Florida
Former U.S. Representative
Jim Nussle of Iowa
Hewlett-Packard CEO
Meg Whitman of California
Former Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Robert M.
Kimmitt of Virginia

Before the primaries

Immediately after the 2012 presidential election, the media began the initial process of whoring itself around to look for candidates for President and diverting away from real life journalism. Republican Vice Presidential nominee Paul Ryan was seen as an immediate front runner for the for the 2016 election. It was also suspected that because Florida Senator Marco Rubio, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush didn’t run in the 2012 presidential election, that they would seek the presidency in 2016. Also, after making some comments about the Government sponsored libido and shit, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee's dying political career saw a resurgence after placing first as the 'lead of the GOP' in a February 2014 poll. He declared his candidacy for the presidency in February 2015, after Wall Street fave Jeb Bush declined to run when he was paid a very friendly amount of money to become President of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. In May 2015, Rubio also announced on Fox News’ Hannity that he wouldn't seek the nomination in 2016. Two days after Rubio’s announcement, despite his intentions to not seek the presidency, he placed in third in the Ames Iowa Straw Poll; with Senator John Thune winning the poll, Governor Mike Pence placed in second and former Iowa Representative Jim Nussle placed fourth.

In August 2015, the first debate was held, Bachmann, Christie, Huckabee, Huntsman, Jindal, Ryan and Whitman attended the debate held at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Robert M. Kimmitt dropped out of the race 15 days after he officially announced his candidacy, with Iowa favorite son Nussle dropping out of the race to become the CFO of Devon Energy. Businesswoman Meg Whitman also conceded from the race in December 2015, after her early lead in New Hampshire was lost with 12 consecutive polls placing Whitman in 4th through 6th place.

Early primaries

On January 12, 2016, Senator John Thune won a slim victory over Representative Paul Ryan in the Iowa caucus; with Representative’s Michele Bachmann and Connie Mack placing with less than 2% of the vote, both suspended their campaigns the day after the Caucus. Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, who had as series of gaffe’s on abortion and his vaginal probe law that he supported during his term as Governor, also conceded from the race before the New Hampshire primary.

Influential New Hampshire Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte campaigned with Christie the week before New Hampshire primary; helping Christie win a decisive victory with 39% of the vote over his closest opponent Jon Huntsman, who came in second with 22% of the vote.

After Christie’s New Hampshire victory, he tied with Ryan, Thune, and former Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal in multiple national polls before the South Carolina primary. South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley and Senator Tim Scott endorsed Jindal for President, giving him a slight edge of the other candidates, with South Carolina's Senior Senator Lindsay Graham and former candidate Meg Whitman endorsed Chris Christie the same day. Jindal saw criticism from the left for saying in a debate that Teacher-lead Christian prayer should be brought back in public schools, the move saw the new support for Jindal on the right from the organizations Focus on the Family, the Family Research Council and received new financial support from former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee’s HuckPAC. Jindal eventually won the South Carolina primary, with Governor Mike Pence dropping out to focus on his 2016 gubernatorial election.

With the Florida primary just two weeks away, Senator Marco Rubio endorsed Florida front runner Paul Ryan’s campaign. This was followed with former President George W. Bush and Governor Jeb Bush endorsing and leading fundraising for Chris Christie’s candidacy. Ryan eventually won Florida, gaining support from the senior vote, with Christie coming behind him in second with support from the Latino community. Ryan’s traction earned him victories in Minnesota, Missouri and Nevada, with Thune winning the Colorado caucus. Christie later won clear victories in Arizona and Michigan, which was followed with a one week break in campaigning and Christie skipping a crucial debate due to health problems. Concerns about Christie’s weight and health problems was seen costly for his campaign, after revelations in the Bloomberg Businessweek found that Christie's obesity alone accounted for 4.7% of the total rise of Health care inflation 2015. Christie's 12% lead over Huntsman in Maine turned into a 4 point loss for Christie in that state. Thune won with two thirds of the vote in the Wyoming primary, and Christie bounced back with a victory in Washington.

Super Tuesday

With Thune and Jindal struggling to raise money, it was originally indicated that they would drop out of the election before Super Tuesday. But in the beginning of March, Thune receive a series of payments totaling $8 Million from Oklahoma Billionaire Harold Hamm, with Jindal receiving $2 Million in disbursements from pro-life and former tea party groups. Concerns that the republican candidates lacked Foreign Policy experience (besides Jon Huntsman who was seen as being in last place), played a toll with voters, with a new round of NATO bombings on suspected nuclear sites in Iran. One week before Super Tuesday, Senator and former Presidential Candidate John McCain, former Secretary of State James Baker and former Secretary of Defense Bob Gates all endorsed Christie at an event in Leesburg, Virginia. Former later Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice endorsed Ryan at a rally in Cleveland, Ohio. On March 15, 2016, Ryan won Georgia, Oklahoma, Ohio and Tennessee. Thune won in Idaho, North Dakota and Alaska. Christie saw victories in Massachusetts and Virginia, and Huntsman won in Vermont. Jindal, who didn't see any victories, dropped out of the race the next day.

Later primaries

With controversy surrounding John Thune’s campaign after an event in Olathe, Kansas, saying that Democratic candidates Martin O’Malley and Andrew Cuomo (who signed bills to legalize gay marriage in their state) were “traditional marriage apologists” who “promote their divisive homosexual agenda.” Thune’s comments were condemned by GLAAD and the Human Rights Campaign. After the video of the incident was posted by BuzzFeed, it was also heard that a small group within the crowd at event were chanting “defeat the f-----s,” those comments were later condemned by Thune. He later won the Kansas primary. Throughout the rest of March, Ryan won in Alabama and Mississippi, with Christie winning in Illinois, and Huntsman winning in Hawaii. Thune suspended his presidential campaign and endorsed Ryan after his campaign saw further controversy from previous comments he made about the LGBT community and, after the announcement that Hamm and Billion coal executive Chris Cline would no longer fund pro-Thune Super PACs.

In the beginning of April, Christie won Maryland and the District of Columbia, and Ryan won his home state of Wisconsin. Huntsman and Christie began an intense campaign battle for the east coast states’ primaries, with Ryan only visiting Pennsylvania; focusing on Indiana, Louisiana and West Virginia, states that he later won. Huntsman took an all-out approach with his campaign funds with attack ads against Christie, he later only won Rhode Island, forcing him to suspend his campaign, (later leaving the Republican Party to run on the Americans Elect national ticket). Christie won Connecticut, Delaware, New York and Pennsylvania. Christie also went on to earn victories in North Carolina and Oregon. He also gained notable endorsements from House Speaker Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Texas Senator Ted Cruz, along with other members of the House and Senate.

With the republican establishment aligned with Christie, he saw a 58-30 lead over Ryan in California and a 51-42 lead in Texas. With the shift of Ryan's campaign to Christie's from House Majority Whip Eric Cantor, along with fellow congressional colleagues Darrell Issa, Lamar S. Smith, Jeb Hensarling, Mick Mulvaney, Luke Messer, Tom Cotton, Lynn Jenkins, Jeff Miller and Indiana Governor Mike Pence. In mid-May it was reported by Reuters that Ryan would suspend his campaign if Christie chose him as his running mate in the general election, Christie's campaign denied the report, but Ryan suspended his campaign the next day. The RNC then announced Chris Christie as the presumptive nominee.

Democratic Candidates

Martin O'Malley, former Governor of Maryland
Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York
Kay Hagan, U.S. Senator, from North Carolina
Mark Warner, U.S. Senator from Virginia, former Governor of Virginia
Deval Patrick, former Governor of Massachusetts
Tim Kaine, U.S. Senator from Virginia, former Governor of Virginia
Mike Beebe, Governor of Arkansas
Brian Schweitzer, former Governor of Montana
Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of Chicago
Jay Nixon, Governor of Missouri
Evan Bayh, former U.S. Senator from Indiana, Governor of Indiana
Gary Locke, former Ambassador to China, Secretary of Commerce, Governor of Washington

Former Governor Martin O'Malley of Maryland

Former Governor
Martin O'Malley
of Maryland
Governor Andrew Cuomo
of New York
Senator Kay Hagan
of North Carolina
Senator Mark Warner
of Virginia
Former Governor Deval Patrick of Massachusetts

Former Governor
Deval Patrick of Massachusetts
Senator Tim Kaine
of Virginia
Former Governor Mike Beebe of Arkansas
Former Governor Brian Schweitzer of Montana
Mayor Rahm Emanuel
of Illinois
Governor Jay Nixon
of Missouri
Former Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana
Former Governor and
Ambassador Gary Locke
of Washington