Updated: Dec. 29, 2016 at 3:40 PM

2016: The Election (102 images)

Perhaps nothing defined 2016 more than the U.S. presidential election. In a showdown, which at one point included Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz, Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton to secure the nomination on Nov. 9.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton depart after the presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis on October 8, 2016. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands President-elect Donald Trump (L) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on November 10, 2016. They talked for 90 minutes on a range of issues as the power transition starts. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI

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Democratic nominee for President Hillary Clinton and United States President Barack Obama smile and wave after Obama's speech on day three of the Democratic National Convention at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 27, 2016. Photo by Ray Stubblebine/UPI

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Republican candidate Donald Trump points out something in the distance to his wife Melania and son Barron after the balloon drop culminating the final day of the Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 21, 2016. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

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