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Hillary Clinton announces her candidacy
Hillary Clinton announced her candidacy in a YouTube video. -
Donald Trump formally announced his candidacy
He announces at a campaign rally and speech at Trump Tower in New York City. -
Donald Trump becomes the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party.
Trump became the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party after his victory in Indiana and the withdrawal of the last competitors, Ted Cruz and John Kasich, from the race. -
Hillary Clinton becomes the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party.
She reached the required number of delegates, including both pledged delegates and superdelegates. Bernie Sanders, her main primary rival, endorsed Clinton's campaign for president around a month later. -
Trump announces Mike Pence as his Vice-Presidential Candidate
Trump officially announced via Twitter that he had chosen Pence to be his running mate. He introduced Pence as his running mate at a press conference the next day. Pence formally accepted the nomination at the Republican National Convention. -
Hillary Clinton announces Tim Kaine as her Vice-Presidential Candidate
She announced via text message to her supporters her pick of Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. Kaine is fluent in spanish and has working class roots in a battleground state. -
Access Hollywood Tapes are leaked
The tapes show Donald Trump and Billy Bush bragging about sexual exploits in 2005, including the famous "grab 'em by the pussy" comment from Trump. -
FBI Director announces they are investigating Clinton emails.
James Comey announced that the FBI will be investigating newly discovered emails pertinent to its previous investigation of Hillary Clinton's private server. Hillary's lead in the polls drops heavily within days. -
Election Day 2016
Final Votes for all 2016 races, including the President -
Donald Trump wins and becomes President-Elect.
At 2:45AM he became the President Elect. Hillary conceded in a phone call privately to Trump.
