United States presidential election in Georgia, 2016

United States presidential election in Georgia, 2016
Georgia (U.S. state)
November 8, 2016
 
Nominee Donald Trump Hillary Clinton
Party Republican Democratic
Home state New York New York
Running mate Mike Pence Tim Kaine
Electoral vote 16 0
Popular vote 2,089,104 1,877,963
Percentage 51.0% 45.9%

County Results

  Trump—50-60%
  Trump—60-70%
  Trump—70-80%
  Trump—80-90%
  Clinton—40-50%
  Clinton—50-60%
  Clinton—60-70%
  Clinton—70-80%
  Clinton—80-90%

President before election

Barack Obama
Democratic

 Elected President

Donald Trump
Republican

The 2016 United States presidential election in Georgia was held on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. Georgia voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote putting the Republican Party's nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her running mate, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine.

On March 1, 2016, in the presidential primaries, voters expressed their preferences for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees. The Green Party presidential primary happened on June 4.

Donald Trump won the election in Georgia by 5.1%, a lower margin compared to Mitt Romney's 7.82% in 2012, but also from John McCain's 5.2% in 2008. Hillary Clinton received 45.9% of the vote, which made Georgia one of the eleven states where Hillary Clinton improved on Barack Obama's performance in 2012.[1] The state of Georgia has been won by the Republican nominee in every election since 1996.

Background

The incumbent President of the United States, Barack Obama, a Democrat and former U.S. Senator from Illinois, was first elected president in the 2008 election, running with former Senator Joe Biden of Delaware. Defeating the Republican nominee, Senator John McCain of Arizona, with 52.9% of the popular vote and 68% of the electoral vote,[2][3] Obama succeeded two-term Republican President George W. Bush, the former Governor of Texas. Obama and Biden were reelected in the 2012 presidential election, defeating former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney with 51.1% of the popular vote and 61.7% of electoral votes.[4] Although Barack Obama's approval rating in the RealClearPolitics poll tracking average remained between 40 and 50 percent for most of his second term, it has experienced a surge in early 2016 and reached its highest point since 2012 during June of that year.[5][6] Analyst Nate Cohn has noted that a strong approval rating for Barack Obama would equate to a strong performance for the Democratic candidate, and vice versa.[7]

Following his second term, President Barack Obama is not eligible for another reelection. In October 2015, Obama's running-mate and two-term Vice President Joe Biden decided not to enter the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination either.[8] 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.

Primary Elections

Democratic primary

Results of the Democratic primary by county.
  Hillary Clinton
  Bernie Sanders

Four candidates appeared on the ballot:

 Democratic Party's presidential nominating process in Georgia, 2016
– Summary of results –
Candidate Popular vote Estimated delegates
Count Percentage Pledged Unpledged Total
Hillary Clinton 545,674 71.30% 73 11 84
Bernie Sanders 215,797 28.20% 29 0 29
Martin O'Malley (withdrawn) 2,129 0.28%
Michael Alan Steinberg 1,766 0.23%
Uncommitted N/A 0 4 4
Total 765,366 100% 102 15 117
Source: The Green Papers

Republican primary

Georgia Republican primary, 2016
Georgia (U.S. state)
March 1, 2016 (2016-03-01)
 
Candidate Donald Trump Marco Rubio Ted Cruz
Home state New York Florida Texas
Delegate count 42 16 18
 
Candidate Ben Carson John Kasich
Home state Maryland Ohio
Delegate count 0 0

Georgia results by county
  Donald Trump
  Marco Rubio
Georgia Republican primary, March 1, 2016
Candidate Votes Percentage Actual delegate count
Bound Unbound Total
Donald Trump 502,994 38.81% 42 0 42
Marco Rubio 316,836 24.45% 16 0 16
Ted Cruz 305,847 23.60% 18 0 18
Ben Carson 80,723 6.23% 0 0 0
John Kasich 72,508 5.59% 0 0 0
Jeb Bush (withdrawn) 7,686 0.59% 0 0 0
Rand Paul (withdrawn) 2,910 0.22% 0 0 0
Mike Huckabee (withdrawn) 2,625 0.20% 0 0 0
Chris Christie (withdrawn) 1,486 0.11% 0 0 0
Carly Fiorina (withdrawn) 1,146 0.09% 0 0 0
Rick Santorum (withdrawn) 539 0.04% 0 0 0
Lindsey Graham (withdrawn) 428 0.03% 0 0 0
George Pataki (withdrawn) 236 0.02% 0 0 0
Unprojected delegates: 0 0 0
Total: 1,295,964 100.00% 76 0 76
Source: The Green Papers

Green convention

On June 4, the Georgia Green Party held its state convention and presidential preference vote.[9]

Georgia Green Party Convention, June 4, 2016.
Candidate Votes Percentage National delegates
Jill Stein - - 3
William Kreml - - 1
Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry - - -
Kent Mesplay - - -
Darryl Cherney - - -
Total - - 4

General election

Polling

Results

United States presidential general election, November 8, 2016[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donald Trump 2,089,104 51.05%
Democratic Hillary Clinton 1,877,963 45.89%
Libertarian Gary Johnson 125,306 3.06%
Total votes 4,092,373 100%

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Georgia Election Results 2016 – The New York Times". Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  2. ↑ "United States House of Representatives floor summary for Jan 8, 2009". Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Federal elections 2008" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  4. ↑ "President Map". The New York Times. November 29, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Election Other – President Obama Job Approval". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  6. ↑ Byrnes, Jesse (2016-06-15). "Poll: Obama approval rating highest since 2012". TheHill. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  7. ↑ Cohn, Nate (2015-01-19). "What a Rise in Obama's Approval Rating Means for 2016". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  8. ↑ "Joe Biden Decides Not to Enter Presidential Race". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  9. ↑ "An Open Letter to Greens in Georgia: Ballot Access can be had in 2016". Georgia Green Party. April 16, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  10. ↑ "General Election November 8, 2016". Georgia Election Results. Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved 29 November 2016.

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