| Marco Rubio | Joe Biden | |
|---|---|---|
| Picture |  Marco Rubio |
 Joe Biden |
| Runningmate | Jeb Bush | Hillary Clinton |
| Party | Republican | Democrat |
| Electoral Votes | 296 | 242 |
2016 Primaries
The caucuses and primaries for the 2016 elections were a contested affair. The Democrats, who had been in power with Obama, decided between Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton. The Republicans had a much more bitter primary season, in which they decided between Jeb Bush, Mitch Daniels, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, and Chris Christie. The Democrats chose Joe Biden. He tried to hold the party together by having Hillary Clinton as his runningmate. The Republicans ended up choosing Marco Rubio.
Red=Marco Rubio Green=Jeb Bush Yellow=Mitch Daniels Purple=Chris Christie
Blue=Joe Biden Turqoise= Hillary Clinton Yellow=Undecided
'2016 'Elections
Top: Democratic Primary results Bottom: Republican Primary ResultsIn 2016, Americans chose between Marco Rubio and Joe Biden for President. Joe Biden and his runnigmate, Hillary Clinton, belonged to the Democrat party that President Obama had belonged to. Americans had become very distressed under Obama and had wanted a candidate from another party.
Knowing that they could not win by focusing on positive aspects of Obama's terms, such as the national switch to digital TV or the Death of Osama Bin Laden, Ombar Quaffdi among others. the Democrats viciously attacked the Republicans. The Democrats claimed that Rubio wanted to end unions and that he was against all immigration. Rubio beat back the charges and instead focused on his message of hope, freedom and American strength and pride.
On Election Day, the States turned in their votes one by one. At the end of voting, it had become apparent that Rubio had won. Many political scientists beleive that Rubio won because he attracted Hispanics and other minorities for the first time. Others beleive it was because of the unpopular incumbent and his political affiliation.
Red= Republicans and Blue= Democrats DC is blue
| Republicans | Democrats | Libertrian | Independents | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House | 241 | 192 | 1 | 2 |
| Senate | 54 | 44 | 0 | 2 |
The elections were also important since they gave Republicans control of Congress and also marked the first time where a Libertarian Party member won a congressional seat in Utah's 1st District.