Timeline of the 2016 United States presidential election
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The following is a timeline of major events leading up, during, and after the United States presidential election of 2016. The election is the 58th quadrennial United States presidential election and will be held on November 8, 2016. The presidential primaries and caucuses were held between February 1 and June 14, 2016, staggered among the 50 states, Washington, D.C., and U.S. territories. The U.S. Congress is scheduled to certify the electoral result on January 5, 2017, and the new President and Vice President are planned to be inaugurated on January 20, 2017.
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2014
November
- November 20 - Jim Webb, former US Senator from Virginia, forms an exploratory committee for a possible run for president [1]
December
- December 16 - Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush announces the formation of a political action committee (PAC) for a possible run for president [2]
2015
January
- January 26 - Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey, forms a PAC in preparation for a possible run for president[3]
- January 27 - Martin O'Malley, former Governor of Maryland, forms a PAC in preparation for a possible run for president[4]
- January 29 - Lindsey Graham, United States Senator from South Carolina, forms an exploratory committee in preparation for a possible run for president[5]
- January 30 - Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts and 2012 Republican presidential nominee, declines to run in the 2016 election after considering it[6]
February
- February 9 - George Pataki, former Governor of New York, forms a PAC in preparation for a possible run for president[7]
March
- March 2 - Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon, forms an exploratory committee in preparation for a possible run for president[8]
- March 5 - Mark Everson, former Commissioner of Internal Revenue, formally announces his candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party[9]
- March 18 - Donald Trump, CEO of The Trump Organization since 1971, forms an exploratory committee in preparation for a possible run for president[10]Republican Party ticket
- March 23 - U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, of Texas, formally announces his candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party[11]
April
- April 7 - U.S. Senator Rand Paul, of Kentucky, officially declares his candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party[12]
- April 9
- Former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee announces the formation of an exploratory committee for a possible run for president [13]
- Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania forms a "testing the waters" account for a possible run for president[14]
- April 12 - Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton formally announces her candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party[15]
- April 13 - U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, of Florida, officially declares his candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party[16]
- April 30 - U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, of Vermont, formally announces his candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party[17]
May
- May 4
- Former business executive Carly Fiorina, of California officially declares her candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party[18]
- Neurosurgeon Ben Carson, of Maryland, formally announces his candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party[19]
- May 5 - Former Governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee officially declares his candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party[20]
- May 27 - Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum, of Pennsylvania, formally announces his candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party[21]
- May 28 - Former Governor of New York George Pataki officially declares his candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party[22]
- May 30 - Former Governor of Maryland Martin O'Malley formally announces his candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party[23]
- May 31 - US Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts confirms she will not be running for president [24]
June
- June 1 - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, of South Carolina, officially declares his candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party[25]
- June 3 - Former Governor of Rhode Island Lincoln Chafee formally announces his candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party[26]
- June 4 - Former Governor of Texas Rick Perry officially declares his candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party[27]
- June 15 - Former Governor of Florida Jeb Bush formally announces his candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party[28]
- June 16
- Business magnate Donald Trump, of New York, officially declares his candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party[29]
- June 22 - Massachusetts physician Jill Stein officially declares her candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Green Party[30]Libertarian Party ticket
- June 24 - Governor of Louisiana Bobby Jindal formally announces his candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party[31]
- June 30 - Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie officially declares his candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party[32]
July
- July 2 - Former U.S. Senator Jim Webb, of Virginia, formally announces his candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party[33]
- July 13 - Governor of Wisconsin Scott Walker formally announces his candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party[34]
- July 21 - Governor of Ohio John Kasich officially announces his candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party[35]
- July 30 - Former Governor of Virginia Jim Gilmore formally announces his candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party[36]
August
- August 3 - First presidential forum, featuring 14 Republican candidates, was broadcast on C-SPAN from the New Hampshire Institute of Politics in Goffstown, New Hampshire[37]
- August 4 - Fox News announced which 10 candidates were invited to the first official Republican debate[38]
- August 6 - First official presidential debate, featuring 10 Republican candidates, is held in Cleveland, Ohio[38] Fox News includes the other seven Republican candidates in a separate debate held earlier on the same day
- August 11 - Lawrence Lessig forms an exploratory committee for a possible run for president, stating that if he raised $1 million by Labor Day he would run [39]
- August 16 - Andy Martin formally announces his candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party
- August 22 - Jimmy McMillan formally announces his candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party
September
- September 6 - Lawrence Lessig, Harvard University law professor, formally announces his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination[40]
- September 8 - John McAfee, antivirus software developer, formally announces his candidacy for president under the banner of the newly formed Cyber Party[41]
- September 11 - Rick Perry formally withdraws his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination[42]
- September 16 - Second Republican debate is held in Simi Valley, California[43]
- September 21 - Scott Walker formally withdraws his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination[44]
- September 30 - South Carolina finalizes ballot for primary; 15 Republican candidates qualify[45]
October
- October 13 - First Democratic debate is held in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Wynn Casino[46]
- October 16 - Lawrence Lessig announces he is dropping his much-derided promise to resign after passing his signature legislation. He stated he would to serve a full term as president and would flesh out his policy agenda accordingly[47]
- October 20 - Jim Webb formally withdraws his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination[48]
- October 21 - Vice President Joe Biden announces that he will not run for president in 2016[49]
- October 23 - Lincoln Chafee formally withdraws his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination[50]
- October 28 - Third Republican debate is held in Boulder, Colorado at the University of Colorado[51]
November
- November 2 - Lawrence Lessig formally withdraws his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination[52]
- November 4–20 - Candidate registration for New Hampshire primary[53]
- November 5 - Mark Everson formally withdraws his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination[54]
- November 6
- Deadline for filing for the Alabama primary[55]
- First in the South Democratic Forum featuring Martin O'Malley, Bernie Sanders, and Hillary Clinton is broadcast on MSNBC from Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina[56]
- November 9 - Deadline for filing for the Arkansas primary[57]
- November 10 - Fourth Republican debate is held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin[58]
- November 13–14 - Republican Party of Florida's Sunshine Summit event is held in Orlando, Florida[59]
- November 14 - Second Democratic debate is held in Des Moines, Iowa[60]
- November 17 - Bobby Jindal formally withdraws his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination[61]
- November 20 - The Presidential Family Forum is held in Des Moines, Iowa[62]
- November 24 - MoveOn.org Democratic forum featuring Martin O'Malley and Bernie Sanders[63]
December
- December 3 - The Republican Jewish Coalition Presidential Candidates Forum is held in Washington, D.C.[64]
- December 9 - Jimmy McMillan formally withdraws his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination[65]
- December 15 - Fifth Republican debate is held in Las Vegas, Nevada[51]
- December 19 - Third Democratic debate is held in Manchester, New Hampshire[51]
- December 21 - Lindsey Graham formally withdraws his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination[66]
- December 24 - John McAfee, antivirus software developer, formally announces his candidacy for the Libertarian presidential nomination[67]
- December 29 - George Pataki formally withdraws his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination[68]
2016
January
- January 6 - Former Governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson formally announces his candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Libertarian Party[69]
- January 9 - The Republican's Kemp Forum is held in Columbia, South Carolina[70][71]
- January 11 - Third Democratic forum is held in Des Moines, Iowa[72]
- January 14 - Sixth Republican debate is held in North Charleston, South Carolina[73]
- January 17 - Fourth Democratic debate is held in Charleston, South Carolina[51]
- January 25 - A Democratic forum, a Town Hall event, is held in Des Moines, Iowa[74]
- January 28 - Seventh Republican debate is held in Des Moines, Iowa[75]
February
- February 1
- The Iowa Democratic caucus is won by Hillary Clinton[76]
- The Iowa Republican caucus is won by Ted Cruz[76]
- Martin O'Malley formally withdraws his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination[77]
- Mike Huckabee formally withdraws his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination[77]
- February 3
- Rand Paul formally withdraws his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination[78]
- Rick Santorum formally withdraws his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination[79]
- A Democratic Town Hall forum event is held in Derry, New Hampshire[80]
- February 4 - Fifth Democratic debate is held in Durham, New Hampshire[81]
- February 6 - Eighth Republican debate is held in Manchester, New Hampshire[82]
- February 9
- The New Hampshire Republican primary is won by Donald Trump[83]
- The New Hampshire Democratic primary is won by Bernie Sanders[83]
- February 10
- Chris Christie formally withdraws his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination[84]
- Carly Fiorina formally withdraws her candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination[85]
- February 11 - Sixth Democratic debate is held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin[86]
- February 12 - Jim Gilmore formally withdraws his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination[87]
- February 13 - Ninth Republican debate is held in Charleston, South Carolina[88]
- February 17–18 - CNN Republican town halls are held in Greenville, South Carolina and Columbia, South Carolina[89]
- February 18 - Democratic Town Hall forum event is held in Las Vegas, Nevada[90]
- February 20
- February 23
- Nevada Republican caucuses are won by Donald Trump[94]
- CNN Democratic town hall is held in Columbia, South Carolina[95]
- February 24 - Republican town hall is held in Houston, Texas[96]
- February 25 - 10th Republican debate is held in Houston, Texas[97]
- February 27 - South Carolina Democratic primary is won by Hillary Clinton[98]
March
- March 1 - Super Tuesday
- Democratic primaries/caucuses:
- Alabama Democratic primary won by Hillary Clinton[99]
- Arkansas Democratic primary won by Hillary Clinton[99]
- Colorado Democratic caucus won by Bernie Sanders[99]
- Georgia Democratic primary won by Hillary Clinton[99]
- Massachusetts Democratic primary won by Hillary Clinton[99]
- Minnesota Democratic caucus won by Bernie Sanders[99]
- Oklahoma Democratic primary won by Bernie Sanders[99]
- Tennessee Democratic primary won by Hillary Clinton[99]
- Texas Democratic primary won by Hillary Clinton[99]
- Vermont Democratic primary won by Bernie Sanders[99]
- Virginia Democratic primary won by Hillary Clinton[99]
- Republican primaries/caucuses:
- Alabama Republican primary won by Donald Trump[99]
- Alaska Republican caucus won by Ted Cruz[99]
- Arkansas Republican primary won by Donald Trump[99]
- Georgia Republican primary won by Donald Trump[99]
- Massachusetts Republican primary won by Donald Trump[99]
- Minnesota Republican caucus won by Marco Rubio[99]
- Oklahoma Republican primary won by Ted Cruz[99]
- Tennessee Republican primary won by Donald Trump[99]
- Texas Republican primary won by Ted Cruz[99]
- Vermont Republican primary won by Donald Trump[99]
- Virginia Republican primary won by Donald Trump[99]
- Democratic primaries/caucuses:
- March 3 - Eleventh Republican debate is held in Detroit, Michigan[100]
- March 4 - Ben Carson formally withdraws his candidacy for the Republican Presidential nomination[101]
- March 5
- Democratic primaries/caucuses:
- Republican primaries/caucuses:
- March 6
- Maine Democratic caucus won by Bernie Sanders[103]
- Puerto Rico Republican primary won by Marco Rubio[103]
- Seventh Democratic debate is held in Flint, Michigan[104]
- March 8
- Democratic primaries/caucuses:
- Republican primaries/caucuses:
- March 9 - Eighth and final Democratic debate is held in Miami, Florida[106]
- March 10
- Twelfth Republican debate is held in Miami, Florida[107]
- Virgin Islands Republican caucus won by Ted Cruz[108][109]
- March 12
- Democratic primaries/caucuses:
- Northern Marianas Democratic caucus won by Hillary Clinton[110]
- Republican primaries/caucuses:
- Democratic primaries/caucuses:
- March 15
- Democratic primaries/caucuses:
- Republican primaries/caucuses:
- Florida Republican primary won by Donald Trump[114]
- Illinois Republican primary won by Donald Trump[114]
- Missouri Republican primary won by Donald Trump[114]
- North Carolina Republican primary won by Donald Trump[114]
- Ohio Republican primary won by John Kasich[114]
- Northern Marianas Republican caucus won by Donald Trump[115]
- Marco Rubio formally withdraws his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination[116]
- March 21
- Democrats Abroad primary won by Bernie Sanders[117]
- March 22
- Democratic primaries/caucuses:
- Republican primaries/caucuses:
- March 26
- March 29 - Republican town hall[121]
April
- April 1 - First ever nationally televised Libertarian presidential debate hosted by John Stossel airs on Fox Business Network (Part 1)[122]
- April 2 - Delegate count at the North Dakota Republican State Convention is won by Ted Cruz[123]
- April 5
- April 8 - Part 2 of first ever nationally televised Libertarian presidential debate hosted by John Stossel airs on Fox Business Network
- April 9 - Delegate count of the Colorado Republican convention is won by Ted Cruz[125]
- April 9 - Wyoming Democratic caucus won by Bernie Sanders[126]
- April 14 - Ninth Democratic debate is held in Brooklyn, New York[127]
- April 19
- April 26
- Democratic primaries/caucuses:
- Republican primaries/caucuses:
May
- May 3
- May 4 - John Kasich formally withdraws his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination[136]
- May 7 - Guam Democratic caucuses won by Hillary Clinton[137]
- May 10
- May 12 - Second nationally televised Libertarian presidential debate airs on RT America.[139]
- May 17
- Democratic primaries/caucuses:
- Republican primaries/caucuses:
- Oregon Republican primary won by Donald Trump[140]
- Gary Johnson announces he has chosen former Massachusetts governor William Weld as his vice presidential running mate
- May 20 - Third nationally televised Libertarian presidential debate airs on TheBlaze.[141]
- May 24 - Washington Republican primary won by Donald Trump[142]
- May 26–30 - The Libertarian National Convention is held in Orlando, Florida. Gary Johnson is chosen as the party's presidential nominee and William Weld is chosen as the party's vice presidential nominee
- May 26 -Donald Trump passes 1237 pledged delegates, the minimum amount of delegates required to secure the Republican presidential nomination[143]
June
- June 4 - Virgin Islands Democratic caucuses won by Hillary Clinton[144]
- June 5 - Puerto Rico Democratic caucuses won by Hillary Clinton
- June 6 - Hillary Clinton passes 2383 pledged delegates, the minimum amount of delegates required to secure the Democratic presidential nomination.[145]
- June 7
- Democratic primaries/caucuses
- California Democratic primary won by Hillary Clinton[146]
- Montana Democratic primary won by Bernie Sanders[146]
- New Jersey Democratic primary won by Hillary Clinton[146]
- New Mexico Democratic primary won by Hillary Clinton[146]
- North Dakota Democratic caucus won by Bernie Sanders[146]
- South Dakota Democratic primary won by Hillary Clinton[146]
- Republican primaries/caucuses
- Democratic primaries/caucuses
- June 14 - Washington, D.C. Democratic primary won by Hillary Clinton[147]
- June 15 - Jill Stein reaches the necessary number of delegates for the Green nomination and becomes presumptive nominee
- June 22 - Libertarian presidential town hall hosted and aired by CNN[148]
July
- July 12 - Bernie Sanders endorses Hillary Clinton[149]
- July 15 - Republican presumptive nominee Donald Trump announces Indiana governor Mike Pence as his vice presidential running mate[150]
- July 18–21 - Republican National Convention is held in Cleveland, Ohio. Donald Trump and Mike Pence are formally nominated for President and Vice President, respectively, by the party's state delegations[151]
- July 21 - Donald Trump formally accepts the Republican nomination[152]
- July 22 - Democratic presumtive nominee Hillary Clinton announces former Virginian governor Tim Kaine as her vice presidential running mate[153]
- July 23 - Wikileaks leaks 20,000 emails from the Democratic National Committee, revealing a systematic bias against Bernie Sanders from the Democratic Party leadership, leading to the resignation of DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz[154]
- July 25–28 - Democratic National Convention is held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine are formally nominated for President and Vice President, respectively, by the party's state delegations[155]
- July 28 - Hillary Clinton accepts the nomination from the Democratic Party, becoming the first female presidential nominee of a major party in U.S. history.[155][156]
August
- August 1 - Green Party presumptive nominee Jill Stein announces Human rights activist Ajamu Baraka as her vice presidential running mate
- August 4–7 - Green National Convention is held in Houston, Texas. Jill Stein is chosen as the party's presidential nominee and Ajamu Baraka is chosen as the party's vice presidential nominee[157][158]
- August 8 - Former chief policy director for the House Republican Conference and former CIA operations officer Evan McMullin formally announces his presidential candidacy as as an independent[159]
September
- September 26 - First presidential general election debate held at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. (The first debate was originally going to be held at Wright State University, but the location was changed due to rising security costs that were being incurred by the school)[160][161]
October
- October 4 - Only vice presidential general election debate held at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia[161]
- October 9 - Second presidential general election debate held at Washington University in St. Louis in St. Louis, Missouri[161]
- October 19 - Third and final presidential general election debate held at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada[161]
November
- November 8 - Election Day[162]
December
- December 19 - The Electors (members) of the Electoral College meet in their respective state capitals (electors for the District of Columbia meet within the District) and formally vote for the President and Vice President.[163]
2017
January
- January 6 - Electoral votes formally counted before a joint session of Congress; the President of the Senate formally announces the electoral result.[163]
- January 20 - Inauguration of the new President and Vice President.[163]
Election campaign 2016 candidate participation timeline
Candidate announcement and, if applicable, withdrawal dates are as follows:
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See also
- United States presidential election, 2004 timeline
- United States presidential election, 2008 timeline
- United States presidential election, 2012 timeline
- Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016
- Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016
- Libertarian Party presidential primaries, 2016
- Green Party presidential primaries, 2016
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