Editor’s note: This story was written before the Collegian’s 2 a.m. deadline. Most results are projections based off unofficial results. Go to kstatecollegian.com or read Thursday’s Collegian for official election results.
Those who stayed up until 1:47 a.m. witnessed the announcement of the next president of the United States: Republican Donald Trump. Vice president-elect Republican Mike Pence introduced Trump for his speech at his election headquarters in New York.
The result came as a surprise to many, mainly because the polls in several swing states did not reflect the unofficial results from election night.
The New York Times’ polling averages before the election showed 10 of 15 swing states leaning toward Democrat Hillary Clinton. Five of the 10 switched over to Trump: North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan and Florida. All five swing states leaning toward Trump voted for him.
The swing states and their electoral votes were:
- Minnesota — Clinton (10)
- Virginia — Clinton (13)
- Colorado — Clinton (9)
- Pennsylvania — Trump (20)
- Wisconsin — Trump (10)
- New Hampshire — Clinton (4)
- Michigan — Trump (16)
- North Carolina — Trump (15)
- Florida — Trump (29)
- Nevada — Clinton (6)
- Ohio — Trump (18)
- Arizona — Trump (11)
- Georgia — Trump (16)
- Iowa — Trump (6)
- Missouri — Trump (10)
At the time, Trump led the popular vote at 48 percent to Clinton’s 47.2 percent, according to The New York Times.
State and Local Elections
The Riley County population is 75,247. There are 33,917 registered voters in the county, and 21,309 voted for a voter turnout of 63 percent.
Riley County voters reflected the rest of Kansas’ pick of Donald Trump for president. Trump received 46.5 percent in Riley County, while Hillary Clinton received 42 percent, Gary Johnson 6.5 percent, Jill Stein 2 percent and write-ins 3 percent.
Unofficial numbers as of 1:45 a.m.:
U.S. President
Donald Trump (R) — Winner
Hillary Clinton (D)
Gary Johnson (L)
Jill Stein (I)
U.S. Senate
Jerry Moran (R) — Winner
Patrick Wiesner (D)
Robert Garrard (L)
U.S. House of Representatives—District 1
Roger Marshall (R) — Winner
Alan LaPolice (I)
Kerry Burt (L)
U.S. House of Representatives—District 2
Lynn Jenkins (R) — Winner
Britani Potter (D)
James Bales (L)
U.S. House of Representatives—District 3
Kevin Yoder (R) — Projected Winner
Jay Sidie (D)
Steven Hohe (L)
U.S. House of Representatives—District 4
Mike Pompeo (R) — Winner
Daniel Giroux (D)
Miranda Allen (I)
Gordon Bakken (L)
Kansas Board of Education—District 6
Deena Horst (R) — Winner
Aaron Estabrook (I)
Kansas Supreme Court Retention
Carol Beier — Projected Yes
Dan Biles — Projected Yes
Lawton Nuss — Projected Yes
Caleb Stegall — Yes
Marla Luckert — Projected Yes
Constitutional Amendment 1—Right to Hunt and Fish
Yes — Winner
No
State Senate—District 22
Tom Hawk (D) — Winner
State House—District 51
Ron Highland (R) — Winner
Adrienne Olejnik (D)
State House—District 64
Susie Swanson (R) — Winner
State House—District 66
Sydney Carlin (D) — Winner
Stanley Hoerman (R)
State House—District 67
Tom Phillips (R) — Winner
County Commission—District 2
Marvin Rodriguez (R) — Winner
County Commission—District 3
Ron Wells (R) — Winner
Levi Smith (D)
Manhattan Sales Tax Ballot Question
Yes — Winner
No
