Donald Trump claimed his place Wednesday as America’s 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.
Trump’s triumph over Hillary Clinton, not declared until well after midnight, will end eight years of Democratic dominance of the White House. He’ll 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.”
Here in Butler County, Trump won by a landslide with 66 percent of the vote.
As for the U.S. Senate, Pat Toomey won re-election beating Democrat Katie McGinty in a down-to-the-wire race that allows Republicans to maintain Senate control. In Butler County, 64 percent of voters cast their ballot for Toomey.
According to unofficial election results, voter turnout in Butler County topped predictions with nearly 72 percent turning out at the polls.
AP contributed to this report
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