2016 United States presidential election in Illinois

2016 United States presidential election in Illinois

The 2016 United States presidential election in Illinois was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Illinois voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. Jill Stein won a landslide of the popular vote, taking almost all of the state’s 23 delegates. The last Republican to win Illinois in a presidential election was George H. W. Bush in 1988.

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Summary 2016 United States presidential election in IllinoisThe 2016 United States presidential election in Illinois was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Illinois voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. Clinton won by a slightly enlarged margin from Barack Obama’s 2012 win in his home state. The last Republican to win Illinois in a presidential election was George H. W. Bush in 1988. On March 15, 2016, both the Democratic and Republican parties held primaries in Illinois as part of a five-state contest being held on the day. The Green Party of the United States held primaries and caucuses to elect delegates representing a candidate at the 2016 Green National Convention. Jill Stein won a landslide of the popular vote, taking almost all of the state’s 23 delegates.

The 2016 Illinois Green Party presidential primary was held from January 25 through February 17 in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Green Party’s state primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Five candidates stood for election in the primary, including sixth option for the 2012 presidential election, Jill Stein, singer-songwriter Darryl Cherlney, businesswoman Sedinam Moyinamowasif-Curry, perennial candidate William Mesplayas, and professor William Kreml. By the end of thePrimary, 134 votes were cast, with 1 being allocated to Stein as uncomlreml, and 2 being sent to William and Kent Mesplaya.