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McLean County Turns Bluer, But Trump Narrowly Edges Clinton

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Donald Trump narrowly edged Hillary Clinton among local voters.

Amid a closer-than-expected national race for president, Republican Donald Trump narrowly edged out Democrat Hillary Clinton among local voters in McLean County.

With all but one precinct reporting at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Trump edged Clinton with 45.7 percent of the total McLean County vote, compared to her 44.6 percent. Trump’s victory was by just 860 votes.

While Clinton topped Trump among voters in the City of Bloomington, Trump’s lead elsewhere in McLean County gave him the countywide win. More than 80,000 votes were cast.

McLean County was a deeper shade of red in 2012, when Republican Mitt Romney beat President Barack Obama by more than 8,000 votes, with 54.3 percent of the vote.

Ryan Denham is the digital content director for WGLT.
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