who won the presidential race in virginia 2016
United States presidential election in Virginia, 2016 The Democratic Party candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of New York, carried Virginia with a 49.7% plurality in the popular vote against businessman Donald Trump of New York, who carried 44.4%, a victory margin of 5.3%. Clinton seemed to benefit from having Tim Kaine on the ticket. Whereas the national popular vote swung 1.9% Republican from the previous election, Virginia swung 1.37% Democratic.[1] [2] This was also the first time since 1944 where Virginia was more Democratic than the national average.
Governor of Virginia Candidates for governor must be United States citizens who have resided in Virginia and been a registered voter for five years prior to the election in which they are running.[2] The candidates must be at least 30 years of age.
51st state Voters in Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico have both voted for statehood in referendums.[2][3] As statehood candidates, their admission to the Union requires Congressional approval with the President's signature.[4]
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