Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, diplomat, and former lawyer who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State for President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, as a United States sen ...

, a

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, served as the 67th

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(2009–2013),

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from New York (2001–2009), and First Lady of the United States (1993–2001). She was also a candidate in the

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and

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Democratic presidential primaries. In 2016, Clinton was her party's

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but lost the election to her

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opponent,

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1978 and 1980 Legal Services Corporation nominations

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confirmations to the

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: 1978 *Confirmed for a two-year term, expiring in 1980. 1980 *Confirmed for a three-year term, expiring in 1983.

2000 New York United States Senate election

2006 New York United States Senate election

2008 United States presidential election

2008 Democratic Party primary elections

Cumulative primary and caucus votes, excluding penalized contests: * Barack Obama - 16,706,853 (49.03%) * Hillary Rodham Clinton - 16,239,821 (47.66%) * John Edwards* - 742,010 (2.17%) * Bill Richardson* - 89,054 (0.26%) * Uncommitted - 82,660 (0.24%) * Dennis Kucinich* - 68,482 (0.2%) * Joe Biden* - 64,041 (0.18%) *

Mike Gravel Maurice Robert "Mike" Gravel ( ; May 13, 1930 – June 26, 2021) was an American politician and writer who served as a United States Senator from Alaska from 1969 to 1981 as a member of the Democratic Party, and who later in life twice ran for ...

* - 27,662 (0.08%) *

Christopher Dodd Christopher John Dodd (born May 27, 1944) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the longest-serving senator in Connecticut's histor ...

* - 25,300 (0.07%) * Others - 22,556 (0.06%) Cumulative primary and caucus votes, including penalized contests: * Hillary Rodham Clinton - 18,225,175 (48.03%) * Barack Obama - 17,988,182 (47.41%) * John Edwards* - 1,006,275 (2.65%) * Uncommitted - 299,610 (0.79%) * Bill Richardson* - 106,073 (0.28%) * Dennis Kucinich* - 103,994 (0.27%) * Joe Biden* - 81,641 (0.22%) * Scattering - 44,348 (0.12%) * Mike Gravel* - 40,251 (0.11%) * Christopher Dodd* - 35,281 (0.09%) (* denotes ''dropped out from race before end of caucuses and primaries'')

2008 Democratic Party delegate count

2009 United States Secretary of State nomination

2016 United States presidential election

2016 Democratic Party primary elections

2016 Democratic Party delegate count

2016 U.S. presidential election

References

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