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United States presidential election in California, 2016|
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Turnout | 75.27% ![Increase](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png) |
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/California_Presidential_Election_Results_2016.svg/300px-California_Presidential_Election_Results_2016.svg.png) County Results
Clinton
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
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Trump
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/California_2016_presidential_results_by_county.png/400px-California_2016_presidential_results_by_county.png) Results by county with size showing number of votes |
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During the 2016 United States presidential election on November 8, in the state of California, all 55 electoral votes were for Democrat, Hillary Clinton because 61.7% of people in the state voted for her.
Presidential election
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Choice
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Votes
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%
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Hillary Clinton
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8,753,788
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61.73%
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Donald Trump
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4,483,810
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31.62%
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Gary Johnson
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478,500
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3.37%
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Jill Stein
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278,657
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1.96%
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Bernie Sanders (write-in)
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79,341
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0.56%
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Gloria La Riva
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66,101
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0.47%
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Evan McMullin (write-in)
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39,596
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0.28%
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Mike Maturen (write-in)
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1,316
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0.01%
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Laurence Kotikoff (write-in)
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402
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>0.01%
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Jerry White (write-in)
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84
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>0.01%
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Total votes
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14,181,595
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100%
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The following are poll results from www.realclearpolitics.com[1][2] All polls showed that Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton had a big lead.
Trump Vs. Clinton
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Date
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Hillary Clinton
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Donald Trump
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Lead
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2 Nov
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54.3%
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32.0%
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+22.3%
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26 Oct
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53.3%
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30.3%
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+23.0%
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14 Oct
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52.0%
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32.3%
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+19.7%
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30 May
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48.7%
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36.7%
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+12.0%
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Trump Vs. Clinton Vs. Johnson Vs. Stein
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Date
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Hillary Clinton
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Donald Trump
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Gary Johnson
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Jill Stein
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Lead
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28 Oct to 31 Oct
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56.0%
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35.0%
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4.0%
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1.0%
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+21.0%
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25 Oct to 31 Oct
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53.0%
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33.0%
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4.0%
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3.0%
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+20.0%
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14 Oct to 23 Oct
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54.0%
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28.0%
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5.0%
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5.0%
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+26.0%
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27 Sep to 28 Sep
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59.0%
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33.0%
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3.0%
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2.0%
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+26.0%
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9 Sep to 18 Sep
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47.0%
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31.0%
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10.0%
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5.0%
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+26.0%
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7 Sep to 13 Sep
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50.0%
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33.0%
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5.0%
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6.0%
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+17.0%
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Primary results by county. Hillary Clinton
Bernie Sanders
California Democratic primary, June 7, 2016
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Candidate
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Popular vote
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Estimated delegates
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Count
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Percentage
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Pledged
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Unpledged
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Total
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Hillary Clinton
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2,745,302
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53.07%
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254
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66
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320
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Bernie Sanders
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2,381,722
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46.04%
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221
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0
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221
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Willie Wilson
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12,014
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0.23%
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Michael Steinberg
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10,880
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0.21%
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Rocky De La Fuente
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8,453
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0.16%
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Henry Hewes
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7,743
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0.15%
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Keith Russell Judd
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7,201
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0.14%
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write-in
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23
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0.00%
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Uncommitted
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—
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|
10
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10
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Total
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5,173,338
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100%
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475
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76
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551
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Source: The Green Papers
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Again, yellow is a victory for Clinton while green is a victory for Sanders.
County [3]
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Clinton
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Votes
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Sanders
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Votes
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Alameda |
51.5% |
164,889 |
48.0% |
153,955
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Alpine |
44.8% |
113 |
54.4% |
137
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Amador |
50.4% |
2,516 |
47.8% |
2,386
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Butte |
37.0% |
11,766 |
62.0% |
19,739
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Calaveras |
49.5% |
2,971 |
48.5% |
2,914
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Colusa |
49.3% |
835 |
47.8% |
809
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Contra Costa |
56.7% |
103,333 |
42.7% |
77,862
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Del Norte |
40.4% |
1,119 |
57.6% |
1,598
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El Dorado |
49.1% |
12,492 |
49.6% |
12,620
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Fresno |
56.0% |
45,436 |
42.7% |
34,663
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Glenn |
46.8% |
911 |
51.5% |
1,003
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Humboldt |
28.7% |
8,135 |
70.4% |
19,928
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Imperial |
65.0% |
9,843 |
33.7% |
5,111
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Inyo |
42.5% |
1,001 |
55.7% |
1,313
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Kern |
54.1% |
28,806 |
43.9% |
23,374
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Kings |
57.8% |
4,150 |
39.9% |
2,869
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Lake |
42.7% |
3,988 |
55.7% |
5,195
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Lassen |
42.6% |
812 |
53.7% |
1,023
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Los Angeles |
54.4% |
780,013 |
44.6% |
639,886
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Madera |
53.1% |
5,808 |
44.4% |
4,852
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Marin |
56.4% |
43,283 |
43.3% |
33,214
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Mariposa |
44.1% |
1,102 |
54.2% |
1,355
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Mendocino |
32.8% |
6,048 |
66.5% |
12,259
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Merced |
53.0% |
10,839 |
45.3% |
9,273
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Modoc |
42.3% |
281 |
52.5% |
349
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Mono |
43.3% |
799 |
56.2% |
1,038
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Monterey |
52.8% |
29,730 |
46.3% |
26,073
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Napa |
53.4% |
13,583 |
45.9% |
11,682
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Nevada |
36.9% |
8,175 |
62.4% |
13,827
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Orange |
51.9% |
171,593 |
47.3% |
156,235
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Placer |
54.1% |
25,249 |
44.8% |
20,916
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Plumas |
44.1% |
1,211 |
53.7% |
1,475
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Riverside |
56.1% |
112,526 |
42.8% |
85,918
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Sacramento |
54.6% |
109,898 |
44.4% |
89,428
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San Benito |
54.3% |
4,112 |
44.6% |
3,380
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San Bernardino |
54.6% |
96,076 |
44.2% |
77,706
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San Diego |
51.6% |
215,655 |
47.7% |
199,716
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San Francisco |
53.6% |
116,359 |
45.9% |
99,594
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San Joaquin |
56.5% |
38,212 |
42.2% |
28,523
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San Luis Obispo |
46.7% |
21,637 |
52.6% |
24,379
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San Mateo |
58.7% |
79,756 |
40.8% |
55,367
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Santa Barbara |
46.9% |
31,927 |
52.4% |
35,717
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Santa Clara |
57.5% |
159,480 |
41.9% |
116,193
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Santa Cruz |
40.5% |
29,520 |
59.0% |
42,940
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Shasta |
45.4% |
7,809 |
52.4% |
9,026
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Sierra |
42.5% |
224 |
56.4% |
297
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Siskiyou |
38.0% |
2,466 |
60.0% |
3,894
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Solano |
55.3% |
34,231 |
43.8% |
27,122
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Sonoma |
47.3% |
55,595 |
52.0% |
61,167
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Stanislaus |
51.2% |
24,359 |
47.1% |
22,384
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Sutter |
52.7% |
4,023 |
45.4% |
3,463
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Tehama |
45.9% |
2,372 |
51.4% |
2,655
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Trinity |
35.1% |
672 |
63.3% |
1,211
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Tulare |
54.4% |
13,472 |
43.7% |
10,834
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Tuolumne |
48.2% |
3,433 |
50.5% |
3,592
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Ventura |
51.2% |
60,615 |
47.9% |
56,751
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Yolo |
48.2% |
17,655 |
51.3% |
18,761
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Yuba |
45.1% |
2,388 |
52.4% |
2,771
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Total |
53.1% |
2,745,302 |
46.0% |
2,381,722
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Republican primary results by county. Donald Trump
California Republican primary, June 7, 2016
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Candidate
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Votes
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Percentage
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Actual delegate count
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Bound
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Unbound
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Total
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Donald Trump
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1,665,135
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74.76%
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172
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0
|
172
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John Kasich (withdrawn)
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252,544
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11.34%
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0
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0
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0
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Ted Cruz (withdrawn)
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211,576
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9.50%
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0
|
0
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0
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Ben Carson (withdrawn)
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82,259
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3.69%
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0
|
0
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0
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Jim Gilmore (withdrawn)
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15,691
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0.70%
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0
|
0
|
0
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Write-ins
|
101
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0.00%
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0
|
0
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0
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Unprojected delegates:
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0
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0
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0
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Total:
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2,227,306
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100.00%
|
172
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0
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172
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Source: The Green Papers
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California Libertarian presidential primary, June 7, 2016[4]
|
Candidate
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Votes
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Percentage
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Gary Johnson
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19,294
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62%
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John McAfee
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3,139
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10%
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Austin Petersen
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1,853
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6%
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Rhett Smith
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1,531
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5%
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Joy Waymire
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923
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3%
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John David Hale
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873
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3%
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Marc Allan Feldman
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867
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3%
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Jack Robinson, Jr.
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739
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2%
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Steve Kerbel
|
556
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2%
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Darryl Perry
|
521
|
2%
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Derrick Michael Reid
|
462
|
1%
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Cecil Ince
|
417
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1%
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Total
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31,175
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100%
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Green Party of California presidential primary, June 7, 2016[5]
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Candidate
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Votes
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Percentage
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National delegates
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Jill Stein
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10,134
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76.4%
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-
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Darryl Cherney
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1,288
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9.7%
|
-
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Sedinam Kinamo Christin Moyowasifza Curry
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762
|
5.7%
|
-
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William Kreml
|
555
|
4.2%
|
-
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Kent Mesplay
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528
|
4.0%
|
-
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Total
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13,267
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100%
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-
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California American Independent presidential primary, June 7, 2016[6]
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Candidate
|
Votes
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Percentage
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Alan Spears
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7,348
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19%
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Arthur Harris
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6,510
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17%
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Robert Ornelas
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6,411
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17%
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J.R. Myers
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4,898
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13%
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Wiley Drake
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4,828
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13%
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James Hedges
|
3,989
|
11%
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Thomas Hoefling
|
3,917
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10%
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Total
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37,901
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100%
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