The Chronicle
Volume43,Number 10 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. THURSDAY, November 10, 2016
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Donald Trump speaks as he closes in on the 270 Electoral College votes to win the presidency on Tuesday, Nov. 8. SEE ELECTION RESULTS ON PAGE A6.
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Trump claims N.C.
Cooper
Clinton
Democrat Hillary Clinton,
who is a former first lady,
senator and secretary of
state. Early Wednesday
morning, she disbanded
what was planned as a vic
tory party and called
Trump to concede.
Clinton had the most
actual votes as of
presstime, however.
Trump's victory
speech had a conciliatory
tone after a divisive and
nasty campaign, in which
he called his opponent
"Crooked Hillary."
Trump won North
Carolina by a little more
than 3 percent. The billion
aire and reality TV show
star, who had no govern
ment or political experi
ence, campaigned as an
outsider with a slogan of
"Make America Great
Again."
Trump's been a contro
versial candidate. His rhet
oric and policies garnered
him endorsements from the
likes of the Klu Klux Klan.
His positions have includ
ed a ban or increased
scrutiny on Muslims enter
ing the country, building a
border wall to keep out the
"criminals, drug dealers
and rapists" he said
Mexico was sending to the
United States and imple
menting the random police
searches of "stop and
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African-American
Mike Morgan
wins Supreme
Court seat
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
Donald Trump will be
the next president of the
United States.
In a shocking upset, the
Republican candidate
gained more Electoral
College votes than
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Larson, Vickery, Johnson
and county bonds among
Forsyth County winners
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
Along with the nation
a] and state races, there
were many local contests
on Tuesday's ballot.
The City Council will
soon have a new member,
as John Larson won the
South Ward race.
Molly Leight, who cur
rently represents the ward,
is retiring and endorsed
Larson as her successor.
He beat Republican
Michael Tyler by more
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than 5,500 votes.
"We're very pleased
with the support that's
been given to me by the
South Ward," said Larson.
"I take it as a strong
endorsement of my candi
dacy, and I take it as a
mandate to move forward
to represent the South
Ward."
It's been ft long elec
tion for Larson, who is
retiring from his position
as vice president of
restoration at Old Salem
Museum and Gardens. He
originally lost the primary
by six votes to Carolyn
Highsmith, but appealed to
the State Board of
Elections, who called for a
do-Over because some vot
ers received incorrect bal
lots. Larson decisively
won the second primary.
The rest of the City
Council remains intact.
Jeff Macintosh, who repre
sents the Northwest Ward,
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