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  1. Donald Trump won the general election of Tuesday, November 8, 2016. He lost the popular vote but won the electoral college . [1] [2] Most polls correctly predicted a popular vote victory for Clinton, but overestimated the size of her lead, with the result that Trump's electoral college victory was a surprise to analysts.

  2. Dec 21, 2016 · CNN — More Americans voted for Hillary Clinton than any other losing presidential candidate in US history. The Democrat outpaced President-elect Donald Trump by almost 2.9 million...

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  3. Nov 9, 2016 · With few exceptions, the final round of public polling showed Clinton with a lead of 1 to 7 percentage points in the national popular vote. State-level polling was more variable, but there were few instances where polls overstated Trumps support.

  4. Aug. 9, 2017, 9:00 AM ET. In 2016, Donald J. Trump won the Electoral College with 304 votes compared to 227 votes for Hillary Clinton. Seven electors voted for someone other than their...

  5. Nov 3, 2020 · By early Wednesday, November 4, 2016, he had won 289 electoral votes, compared to Clinton's 218, securing him the presidency . Nearly four years later, that jarring difference...