diff --git a/Candidate.cpp b/Candidate.cpp
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+#include "Candidate.h"
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+using namespace std;
+
+Candidate::Candidate(string cand, int votes)
+{
+	candName = cand;
+	numVotes = votes;
+}
+
+//sets candidate name
+void Candidate::setCandName(string cand)
+{
+	candName = cand;
+}
+
+//gets candidate name
+string Candidate::getCandName()
+{
+	return candName;
+}
+
+//sets number of votes
+void Candidate::setNumVotes(int votes)
+{
+	numVotes = votes;
+}
+
+//gets number of votes
+int Candidate::getNumVotes()
+{
+	return numVotes;
+}
diff --git a/Candidate.h b/Candidate.h
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+#ifndef CANDIDATE_H
+#define CANDIDATE_H
+#include <string>
+
+class Candidate
+{
+	private:
+		std::string candName;
+		int numVotes;
+
+	public:
+		//default constructor
+		Candidate()
+		{
+			candName = " ";
+			numVotes = 0;
+		}
+
+		Candidate(std::string, int);
+		std::string getCandName();
+		int getNumVotes();
+		void setCandName(std::string cand);
+		void setNumVotes(int votes);
+};
+#endif
diff --git a/client.cpp b/client.cpp
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+// CLIENT FUNCTIONS
+
+#include "Candidate.h"
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+void addVector(vector<Candidate>&);
+void printVector(vector<Candidate> &);
+
+int linearSearch(vector <Candidate> &newCandidate, auto key);//prototype
+
+int linearSearch(vector <Candidate> &newCandidate, auto key)
+{
+	for (int i=0; i < newCandidate.size(); i++)
+	{
+		if (newCandidate[i] == key)
+		{
+			return i;
+		}
+	}
+	return -1;
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+	auto k;
+	
+	vector <Candidate> newCandidate; // vector declaration
+	
+	linearSearch(&newCandidate, k);
+	addVector(newCandidate);
+	printVector(newCandidate);
+
+	system("pause");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+// add objects to vector 
+void addVector(vector <Candidate> &newCandidate)
+{
+	std::string cand;
+	int votes;
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
+	{
+		cout << "Enter Candidate's name: ";
+		std::getline(cin>>ws,cand);
+
+		cout << "Enter number of votes: ";
+		cin >> votes;
+
+		newCandidate.push_back(Candidate(cand, votes));
+
+		cout << endl;
+	}
+}
+
+//print contents of vector
+void printVector(vector <Candidate> &newCandidate)
+{
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < newCandidate.size(); i++)
+	{
+		cout << "Candidate Name: " << newCandidate[i].getCandName() << endl;
+		cout << "Number of Votes: " << newCandidate[i].getNumVotes() << endl;
+	}
+}