2016 United States presidential election in Oregon

The 2016 United States presidential election in Oregon was held on November 8, 2016. Hillary Clinton carried the state with 50% of the vote, a slightly reduced margin from President Obama in 2012. Donald Trump became the first Republican ever to win the White House without carrying Clackamas County.

About 2016 United States presidential election in Oregon in brief

The 2016 United States presidential election in Oregon was held on November 8, 2016. The Democratic candidate has won Oregon in every election since 1988. Hillary Clinton carried the state with 50% of the vote, a slightly reduced margin from President Obama in 2012, but with a slightly higher raw vote total. Donald Trump became the first Republican ever to win the White House without carrying Clackamas County. The last statewide election won by a Republican candidate was in the 2002 Senate election, all statewide elected officials as of election day were Democrats, and Barack Obama defeated Mitt Romney by 12.

09% in the 2012 election. 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. With their terms expiring on January 20, 2017, the electorate is asked to elect a new president, the 45th president and 48th vice president of the United States, respectively. The state’s Green Party held its presidential preference vote on May 21. On May 22, it was announced that Jill Stein had won the preference vote.

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