Locals react to Trump

By ELLY GRIMM
Leader & Times

Tuesdays election brought out

astounding numbers of voters to vote
on a number of issues, from
president to an amendment to the
Kansas constitution regarding the

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protection of hunting and fishing.

The election saw Donald Trump
elected as president, and after the
election, some strong feelings on
both sides of the aisle were
expressed.

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Seward turnout spikes

By ROBERT PIERCE
Leader & Times

Nationwide, the 2016 general

election has been called one of
historic proportions, and locally, the
number of voters turning out in
Seward County for Tuesdays ballot
was bigger than that in recent years
as well.

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Poll worker Rikki Carrasco talks

to a voter Tuesday at the Seward
County Activity Center. L&T
photo/Earl Watt

Blue collar America finds its champion

in a billionaire, elects

TRUMP

45th President of the United States

Outsider Trump wins stunning

victory to be 45th president
By JULIE PACE
APWhite House Correspondent

WASHINGTON (AP) Donald Trump claimed his

place Wednesday as Americas 45th president, an astonishing victory for the celebrity businessman and political
novice who capitalized on voters economic anxieties,
took advantage of racial tensions and overcame a string of
sexual assault allegations on his way to the White House.
Trumps triumph over Hillary Clinton, not declared
until well after midnight, will end eight years of Democratic dominance of the White House. Hell govern with
Congress fully under Republican control and lead a
country deeply divided by his rancorous campaign against
Clinton. He faces fractures within his own party, too,
given the numerous Republicans who either tepidly
supported his nomination or never backed him at all.
As he claimed victory, Trump urged Americans to
come together as one united people.

Clinton, who had hoped to become the first woman to

be elected president, called her Republican rival to
concede but did not plan to speak publicly until
Wednesday morning.
She was leading the nationwide popular vote, though
some states were still counting ballots.
Global stock markets and U.S. stock futures plunged
early Wednesday, but later recovered, reflecting investor
concern over what a Trump presidency might mean. The
Dow Jones industrial average was flat after trading
opened Wednesday.
President Barack Obama called Trump to congratulate
him and invited the Republican to a meeting at the White
House Thursday to discuss transition. Obama also called
Clinton to convey his admiration for the strong
campaign she waged throughout the country, White
House spokesman Josh Earnest said.

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President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands during an election night

rally, Wednesday, in New York. AP Photo/Evan Vucci

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