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The 2016 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States elections in which all 50 states and the District of Columbia participated. Pennsylvania voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. On April 26, 2016, in the presidential ...
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Pennsylvania polls
Ballotpedia's battleground state polling averages were based on polls that came out over a 20- to 30-day period. For example, an average might have covered all polls that were released for a state between September 1, 2016, and September 30, 2016. They were not weighted. Polling averages were checked and updated daily.
Ballotpedia Battleground Poll
1. 1.1. See also: Ballotpedia's battleground poll, 2016 Ballotpedia partnered with Evolving Strategies and surveyed voters across seven battleground states (June 10 – 22) regarding their vote preference. We tested six election scenarios. In one set, we matched Hillary Clinton (D) in a series of two-way contests with Donald Trump (R), Ohio Governor John Kasich (R), and House Speaker Paul Ryan (R). In the second set, we matched these same candidates in a series of three-way contests that also i...
Prior to the November 8, 2016, election, each campaign put in place paid staff, volunteers, and political operatives in each state in efforts to gain votes and influence voter turnout on election day. The following details some of the key staff for each campaign in Pennsylvania.
Democrats
Hillary Clinton won the Pennsylvania Democratic primary. A total of 189 pledged delegates were at stake. Polling from late-March and April showed Clinton with a lead over Bernie Sandersranging from six to 22 points.
Republicans
Donald Trump won the Pennsylvania Republican primary election, winning all 17 at-large delegates. Pennsylvania's 54 district-level delegates were elected directly by the voters in the state's 18 congressional districts (three in each district) as uncommitted delegates. "Uncommitted" means that these delegates were not bound to support the candidate who won their congressional district. An additional quirk of the Pennsylvania Republican primary was that candidates for district-level delegate s...
Delegate selection
1. 1.1. See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
Democratic Party
Pennsylvania had 208 delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Of this total, 189 were pledged delegates. National party rules stipulated how Democratic delegates in all states were allocated. Pledged delegates were allocated to a candidate in proportion to the votes he or she received in a state's primary or caucus. A candidate was eligible to receive a share of the state's pledged delegatesif he or she won at least 15 percent of the votes cast in the primary or caucus. There wer...
Pennsylvania superdelegates
1. 1.1. See also: Superdelegates from Pennsylvania, 2016 and Superdelegates and the 2016 Democratic National Convention 1. Tom Wolf 2. Bob Casey Jr. 3. Brendan Boyle 4. Ed Rendell 5. Robert Brady 6. Michael Doyle (Pennsylvania Congress) 7. Amanda Green-Hawkins 8. Evie Rafalko-McNulty 9. Ian Murray 10. Marcel Groen 11. Marian B. Tasco 12. Matt Cartwright 13. Michael Nutter 14. Nancy Patton Mills 15. Penny Gerber 16. Rick Bloomingdale 17. Ronald R. Donatucci 18. Sylvia Wilson 19. Gerald Lawrence
Pennsylvania presidential election results (1900-2020) 1. 14 Democratic wins 2. 16 Republican wins 3. 1 other win
Presidential voting pattern
1. See also: Presidential voting trends in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic candidatein five out of the six presidential elections between 2000 and 2020.
Trump. candidate. % votes. Trump. 48.6 % 2,970,733. Clinton. 47.9 % 2,926,441. Johnson. 2.4 % 146,715. Stein. 0.8 % 49,941. est. 100% in. updated 2:03 pm ET, Feb. 16. County results map. size of...
The 2016 election was the fifth and most recent presidential election in which the winning candidate lost the popular vote. [2] [23] Six states plus a portion of Maine that Obama won in 2012 switched to Trump (Electoral College votes in parentheses): Florida (29), Pennsylvania (20), Ohio (18), Michigan (16), Wisconsin (10), Iowa (6), and Maine ...
Nov 22, 2016 · Pat Toomey. 49% 2,893,833. Katie McGinty. 47% 2,793,668. Edward Clifford 4% Apparent Winner. House Results. District 1 / 98.9% IN. Robert Brady INCUMBENT. 82% Deborah Williams. 18% Winner. District...
President Map » Donald J. Trump has won Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes. Trump has 44,292 more votes than Hillary Clinton, with 100 percent reporting. Donald J. Trump is up by 1 point with...
The United States presidential election of 2016 was the 58th quadrennial American presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. The Republican ticket of businessman Donald Trump and Indiana Governor Mike Pence defeated the Democratic ticket of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Senator from Virginia Tim Kaine.
