2016 United States presidential election

==== Vice presidential selection ====
{{Main|2016 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection}}

In April 2016, the Clinton campaign began to compile a list of 15 to 20 individuals to vet for the position of running mate, even though Sanders continued to challenge Clinton in the Democratic primaries.<ref name="phealy1">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/24/us/politics/hillary-clinton-vice-president.html |title=Hillary Clinton's Campaign, Cautious but Confident, Begins Considering Running Mates |date=April 23, 2016 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |last1=Healy |first1=Patrick |access-date=April 23, 2016}}</ref> In mid-June, ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' reported that Clinton's shortlist included Representative [[Xavier Becerra]] from California, Senator [[Cory Booker]] from [[New Jersey]], Senator [[Sherrod Brown]] from [[Ohio]], Housing and Urban Development Secretary [[Julian Castro|Julián Castro]] from [[Texas]], Mayor of [[Los Angeles]] [[Eric Garcetti]] from [[California]], Senator [[Tim Kaine]] from [[Virginia]], [[Labor Secretary]] [[Tom Perez]] from [[Maryland]], Representative [[Tim Ryan (Ohio politician)|Tim Ryan]] from Ohio, and Senator [[Elizabeth Warren]] from [[Massachusetts]].<ref name="matthewsvp">{{cite news |url=https://www.vox.com/2016/6/16/11954878/hillary-clinton-vice-president-veepstakes |title=Hillary Clinton's VP shortlist has leaked. Here are the pros and cons of each. |date=June 16, 2016 |publisher=[[Vox (website) | Vox]] |last1=Matthews |first1=Dylan |access-date=July 23, 2016}}</ref> Subsequent reports stated that Clinton was also considering Secretary of Agriculture [[Tom Vilsack]], retired Admiral [[James G. Stavridis|James Stavridis]], and Governor [[John Hickenlooper]] of Colorado.<ref name="gearan">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/two-names-emerge-from-clintons-vp-deliberations-kaine-and-vilsack/2016/07/19/62189146-4d2d-11e6-aa14-e0c1087f7583_story.html |title=Two names emerge from Clinton's VP deliberations: Kaine and Vilsack |date=July 19, 2016 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |last1=Gearan |first1=Anne |access-date=July 20, 2016}}</ref> In discussing her potential vice presidential choice, Clinton said the most important attribute she looked for was the ability and experience to immediately step into the role of president.<ref name="gearan"/>

On July 22, Clinton announced that she had chosen Senator Tim Kaine from Virginia as her running mate.<ref name="gearan3">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sen-timothy-m-kaine-of-virginia-chosen-as-hillary-clintons-vp/2016/07/22/8926ecce-4ed6-11e6-aa14-e0c1087f7583_story.html |title=Sen. Timothy M. Kaine of Virginia chosen as Hillary Clinton's VP |date=July 22, 2016 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |last2=Wagner |first2=John |last1=Gearan |first1=Anne |access-date=July 23, 2016}}</ref> The delegates at the [[2016 Democratic National Convention]], which took place July 25–28, formally nominated the Democratic ticket.