Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State.
Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008 . However , due to a close race between Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton of New York , the contest remained competitive for longer than expected , and neither candidate received enough pledged delegates from state primaries and caucuses to achieve a majority , without endorsements from unpledged delegates ( superdelegates ) . Hillary Clinton . Clinton made a second presidential run in 2016 . United States presidential election, 2016 . The Republican ticket of businessman Donald Trump and Indiana Governor Mike Pence defeated the Democratic ticket of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Senator from Virginia Tim Kaine .