The Associated Press declared Clinton the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party after she reached the required number of delegates , including both pledged delegates and superdelegates on June 6 , 2016 . Sanders endorsed Clinton 's campaign for president on July 12 . For her running mate , Clinton chose Virginia Senator Tim Kaine . Clinton and Kaine were officially nominated at the 2016 Democratic National Convention on July 26
2016 Democratic National Convention
2016 Democratic National Convention
Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign