Rio Blanco presidential election, 2016

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Rio Blanco presidential election, 2016
Template:Country data Rio Blanco
← 2012 25 July 2016 (first round)
1 August 2016 (second round)
2020 →
Turnout 6,150,352 (79%) Green Arrow Up.svg

  File:Bill Stanmourne.jpg File:Cindy Zheng.jpg
Nominee Bill Stanmourne Cindy Zheng Phil Jordan
Party Progressive Party of Rio Blanco Conservatives of Rio Blanco Liberals for Rio Blanco
Home state DCD Baynice Sawatch
Running mate Jay Biedrzycki Jenny Dampler J. F. "Shorty" Sullivan
States carried 6+DCD 4 0
Popular vote 3,376,543 2,509,344 184,511
Percentage 54.9% 40.8% 3.0%

  File:Stanley Granqvist.png
Nominee Lyman Carrell John Packs Jr. Stanley Granqvist
Party Green Party of Rio Blanco Independent RB 2.0
Home state DCD DCD Las Mesas
Running mate Paul Haesse Bobby Lex Joe Exler
States carried 0 0 0
Popular vote 116,857 18,451 12,300
Percentage 1.9% 0.3% 0.2%

File:Rio Blanco States 2016 Election.png
Blue shows the states where Stanmourne won, Red where Zheng won.

President before election

Bill Stanmourne
Progressive Party of Rio Blanco

Elected President

Bill Stanmourne
Progressive Party of Rio Blanco

The 2016 presidential election of Rio Blanco took place on 1 August 2016, to elect the president of Rio Blanco. If a candidate gained 51% (or more) of the votes, he/she would be elected President.

In this election, 79% of the population (6,150,352 inhabitants) voted.

Incumbent President Bill Stanmourne was re-elected for another four years and the Progressive-Green-RB 2.0 coalition was confirmed, while the Liberals and the Dead Center Party left the opposition (Conservatives-Rio Blanco First), forming a "mixed group" which is neither included in the Majority nor in the Opposition.

Candidates

‡ Perennial candidate.

Progressive

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File:Bill Stanmourne.jpg File:Sheila Rodd.png
Current President of Rio Blanco
(2012–present)
Executive of the Department of Foreign Affairs
(2012–present)
File:Bill Stanmourne 2016 Logo.png File:Sheila Rodd presidential logo.png

Withdrawn candidates

Conservative

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File:Cindy Zheng.jpg File:Keith Leeson.png
Governor of Baynice
(2012–present)
34th Mayor of Salt Lake City
(2008–present)
File:Cindy Zheng 2016 Logo.png File:Keith Leeson 2016 Logo.png

Withdrawn candidates

Green

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Representative from Arapaho Neighborhood, DCD
(2008–present)
File:Lyman Carrell 2016 Logo.png

Withdrawn candidates

  • Ann Van Zandt, former Governor of Uinta, 2004–2012 (withdrew 6 April 2016)
  • Peter Ruotsalainen‡, Representative from Las Mesas's 2nd district (withdrew 27 January 2016)

Liberal

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Mayor of Alamosa, SA
(2012–present)
Blogger and political activist from Springs
File:Phil Jordan 2016 Logo.png File:Amanda Janvier 2016 Logo.png

Other parties

Other parties
Stanley N. Granqvist Template:WhiteLink Template:WhiteLink Template:WhiteLink Template:WhiteLink Template:WhiteLink
File:Stanley Granqvist.png
Chairman of RB 2.0 CEO of Rioblancoan Airlines, Independent Secretary of the Union for Women Secretary of the Humanist Party Secretary of the Honeybee Independence Movement Secretary of Harmony
File:Stanley Granqvist 2016 Logo.png File:John Packs Jr 2016 Logo.png File:Alexandra Halls 2016 Logo.png File:Philip Lowell 2016 Logo.png File:Nicodemus Harley 2016 Logo.png File:Adam Kedzierski 2016 Logo.png

Withdrawn candidates

First round

Candidate (Party) % of voters
Bill Stanmourne (P) 51.0
Cindy Zheng (C) 45.3
John Packs Jr. (Ind.) 1.5
Phil Jordan (L) 1.2
Lyman Carrell (G) 0.8
Stanley Granqvist (RB 2.0) 0.2

Second round

Candidate (Party) % of voters Difference from first round
Bill Stanmourne (P) 54.9 +3.9
Cindy Zheng (C) 40.8 -4.5
Phil Jordan (L) 3.0 +1.8
Lyman Carrell (G) 0.8 +1.1
John Packs Jr. (Ind.) 0.3 -1.2
Stanley Granqvist (RB 2.0) 0.2