Hillary Clinton had Senator Tim Kaine as her vice presidential running mate.
Hillary Clinton . She received the most votes and primary delegates in the 2016 Democratic primaries , and formally accepted her party 's nomination for President of the United States on July 28 , 2016 with vice presidential running mate Senator Tim Kaine . Tim Kaine . On July 22 , 2016 , Hillary Clinton announced that she had selected Kaine to be her vice presidential running mate in the 2016 presidential election , and the 2016 Democratic National Convention nominated him on July 27 .