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Clinton’s Lead Over Trump in US Popular Vote Exceeds 1Mln

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The lead of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton over her Republican rival Donald Trump in the US popular vote has surpassed 1 million, according to... 15.11.2016, Sputnik International

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Clinton’s Lead Over Trump in US Popular Vote Exceeds 1Mln

22:56 GMT 15.11.2016 (Updated: 11:23 GMT 06.08.2022)

© REUTERS / Jonathan ErnstUS presidential nominees Hillary Clinton (top) and Donald Trump speak at campaign rallies in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, US October 28, 2016 and Delaware, Ohio October 20, 2016 in a combination of file photos.

US presidential nominees Hillary Clinton (top) and Donald Trump speak at campaign rallies in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, US October 28, 2016 and Delaware, Ohio October 20, 2016 in a combination of file photos. - Sputnik International

The lead of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton over her Republican rival Donald Trump in the US popular vote has surpassed 1 million, according to the 2016 national popular vote tracker data.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Clinton is leading with 61,964,263 votes against Trump’s 60,961,967 votes, data released by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report on Tuesday showed.

Trump won the US presidential election on November 8 by securing the necessary 270 Electoral College votes.

The Electoral College is the only mechanism that matters in deciding the next US president by organizing votes on a state by state basis.

Trump's inauguration will be held on January 20, 2017.