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Nov 3, 2020 6:02 PM EDT

Note: Trump lost the popular vote in 2016 but won the Electoral College.

By Jenny Marder

In 2016, Donald Trump and Mike Pence won with 306 electoral votes. Donald Trump and Mike Pence won in 2016 with 306 electoral votes and 45.9 percent of the popular vote. Hillary Clinton had 48 percent of the popular vote, but only earned 232 electoral votes.

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