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The United States Presidential Election of 2016 was the 58th quadrennial American presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. In a surprise victory, the Democratic ticket of New York Senator Bryan Torres and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders defeated the Republican Ticket of businessman Donald Trump and Indiana Governor Mike Pence. Torres took office as the 45th President, and Sanders as the 48th Vice President, on January 20, 2017. Concurrent with the presidential election, Senate, House, and many gubernatorial and state and local elections were also held on November 8. Voters selected members of the Electoral College in each state, in most cases by "winner-takes-all" plurality; those state electors in turn voted for a new president and vice president on December 19, 2016.