Clinton was formally nominated at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on July 26 , 2016 , becoming the first woman to be nominated for president by a major U.S. political party . Her choice of vice presidential running mate , Senator Tim Kaine , was nominated by the Convention the following day . Her opponents in the general election included Republican Donald Trump , Libertarian Gary Johnson and Jill Stein of the Green Party . Around the time of the convention , WikiLeaks released emails that suggested the DNC and Clinton campaign tilted the primary in Clinton 's favor
2016 Democratic National Convention
2016 Democratic National Convention
Hillary Clinton