5/16/2023 0 Comments 2016 roadblock results![]() ![]() ![]() With their term 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. 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. įollowing his second term, President Obama was not eligible for another reelection. Analyst Nate Cohn has noted that a strong approval rating for President Obama would equate to a strong performance for the Democratic candidate, and vice versa. 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. 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. Defeating the Republican nominee, Senator John McCain of Arizona, with 52.9% of the popular vote and 68% of the electoral vote, Obama succeeded two-term Republican President George W. Senator from Illinois, was first elected president in the 2008 election, running with former Senator Joe Biden of Delaware. The incumbent President of the United States, Barack Obama, a Democrat and former U.S. Johnson's performance was the best for a Libertarian since 1980, and the best third party performance since Ralph Nader in 2000.įurther information: United States presidential election § Procedure On the day of the election, he garnered 5.88% of the vote, making Alaska his third-strongest state again after New Mexico and North Dakota. He ran again as the Libertarian Party's 2016 nominee and appeared on the ballot in Alaska. ![]() The state is known for strongly supporting third parties, including Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson in 2012 Alaska was his third-strongest state. Clinton was able to flip Haines Borough Democratic for the first time since 1992. Alaska has voted Republican in every election since 1968, and since its admission to the Union in 1959, it has only voted for the Democratic candidate on one occasion: Lyndon B. This marked a return to Alaska's streak of giving Democrats under 40% of the vote share, after Barack Obama won just over 40% in 2012. Trump carried the state with 51.28% of the vote, while Clinton received 36.55% of the vote. Alaska has three electoral votes in the Electoral College. Alaska voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting 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. The 2016 United States presidential election in Alaska was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, as part of the nationwide presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. ![]()
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