The 2016 U.S. presidential election resulted in former Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. (R-UT) winning in a three-way race against Democratic nominee Kathleen Sebelius and Conservative Party candidate Michele Bachmann. This election saw the formation of the Conservative Party, a brief major party that died out within a decade. Although many political pundits predicted that the Conservative Party would split the Republican vote, Huntsman managed to use his moderate views and opposition to partisanship to win over centrists and independents, as well as many Democrats and Republicans. Sebelius was defeated due to her support of the Obama administration, which was criticized for its inability to compromise with the Republicans. Bachmann represented the dying Tea Party movement, which was steadily be