Trump wins re-election as POTUS, and more

Shortly after 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 6, the Associated Press announced that former President Donald Trump and his running mate, U.S. Senator JD Vance of Ohio, had clinched the victory in the race for POTUS. At that time, the A.P. called the state of Wisconsin for President-Elect Trump, which, according to their count, set his ticket at 277 electoral votes compared to 224 for the Harris/Walz ticket.

In their headline posted online, the A.P. stated, "Trump elected President, his win is a remarkable political comeback rooted in appeal to frustrated voters."

How the the largest communities of the Bonanza Valley area voted for POTUS

Locally, in the city limits of Brooten, former President Donald Trump earned 247 votes compared to the Harris-Walz ticket gaining 112 votes (67.3% to 30.52%). Royce White beat Klobuchar in Brooten by a 192-to-161 vote margin.

In Belgrade, the Trump-Vance ticket fared even stronger than in Brooten, beating the Harris-Walz ticket 257 to 100 (69.46% to 27.03%). White beat Klobuchar in Belgrade by a 194-to-160 vote margin.

In the city of Elrosa, the Trump-Vance ticket earned 100 votes compared to Walz-Harris receiving 13 votes (87.72% to 11.4%). White beat Klobuchar in Elrosa by a 79-to-32 vote margin.

In Stearns, Pope and Kandiyohi counties, the Trump/Vance ticket defeated the Walz/Harris ticket by a nearly 2-to-1 margin.

The printed edition of the November 7 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice newspaper carried additional local election results.

Around the nation, ballot measures skew both ways

Here is a run down of ballot initiative results across the United States

• Expanded rent control in communist-led California failed.

• Pro-abortion measures in Florida, Nebraska, and South Dakota were blocked.

• Marijuana expansion bills in states like Florida plus the Dakotas didn’t pass.

• Primary election changes in Idaho didn’t make it.

• Californians voted for stricter penalties for theft and drug crimes.