2016 United States presidential election in Kansas

The 2016 United States presidential election in Kansas was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Donald Trump carried the state with 56. 16% of the vote, while Hillary Clinton received 35. 74%. The state of Kansas has given its electoral votes to the Republican ticket since 1968, and only once to the Democrats since 1940.

About 2016 United States presidential election in Kansas in brief

Summary 2016 United States presidential election in KansasThe 2016 United States presidential election in Kansas was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Donald Trump carried the state with 56. 16% of the vote, while Hillary Clinton received 35. 74%. The state of Kansas has given its electoral votes to the Republican ticket since 1968, and only once to the Democrats since 1940. The following candidates received write-in status: Trump won 3 of the 4 congressional districts.

These candidates are constitutionally ineligible to serve as President or Vice President. The incumbent President of the United States, Barack Obama, was first elected president in the 2008 election, running with then-Senator Joe Biden of Delaware. In October 2015, Obama’s running-mate and two-term Vice President Biden decided not to enter the race for the Democratic presidential nomination either.