Donald Trump won Iowa's 6 electoral votes in the 2016 election. The popular vote count was Donald Trump 800,983 and Hillary Clinton 653,669.
A primary, or primary election, is the election in which voters decide which of the candidates within a party will represent the party in the general election. So basically, when people vote on who will run for the democrats during the presidential election, it's a primary election. Voting on the actual president would be the general election.
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It is customary to say that the first Presidential election was in 1789 and that George Washington won. However, the actual first Presidential election was in 1774, and was when the members of the Continental Congress voted Peyton Randolph as President. While that was more a role of a presiding officer, the title was President, and it was by an election. As was also the case with at least 10 other men who held that office, including John Hancock.
The Revolution of 1800 was not an actual revolution, however, the election acted as a realignment of American politics. Jefferson defeated John Adams in the presidential election that year.
The democratic candidate is Barack Obama. The republican candidate is John McCain. The actual presidential election in November will be a choice between the Democratic candidate and the Republican one. If the democrats win, the president will be Barack Obama. If the republicans win, John McCain will be the new president. Wich everyone knows John McCain is going to win. == ==
Most likely Hillary. As of 5/10/2016, Real Clear Politics' aggregate polling averages show Sanders beating Trump by 13 points while Clinton beats Trump by only 6.4 points. Both are trending downwards.
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US presidential elections are held in November of years divisible by 4. The next one will be in 2012. (There are also primary elections held at different times in different states before the actual election, for the purpose of choosing nominees )
Although each state holds presidential elections every 4 years, the actual "election" is held about a month later by the "Electoral College". The results from the "General Election" are generally transferred through the Electoral College, but the "Delegates" are not required to vote as their state did. The candidate with 270 Electoral Votes becomes president. Although the state by state elections are based on "Popular Vote", the actual election is solely based on the Electoral College. I.E. 2000, Gore v. Bush (Gore won the National Popular Vote while G. W. Bush won the Electoral Vote).
You can register to vote when 17 in some places. The registration process is handled by the individual states and they can provide you with specific details. The actual voting age is 18, but there are instances where a 17 year old can vote in a primary, when they are going to be old enough to vote in the main election. I voted when I was 17 in the Presidential Primary, because I was going to be 18 when the actual election took place.
Presidential preference primaries are a way for voters to show which candidate they prefer. Their votes are then represented at the national conventions that nominate the parties' candidates for President. Presidential primaries are not actual elections. They serve to measure party support for the candidates rather than to fill an office.
Primary elections are preliminary elections for the purpose of choosing the candidates for the main elections that actual choose the office-holders. The term "state primary" may refer to an election held within a state to choose candidates for the presidential election or it may refer to primaries held to choose candidates for state offices.