Trump wins Kentucky by 66%

The first results from the US election showed that Donald Trump’s support is strong.

Donald J. Trump won Kentucky’s 8 electoral votes.Trump won 66 percent of the vote in Kentucky, while Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton got 29 percent.

The reliably Republican state has only ever voted Democratic when a presidential candidate from the South has run, such as Jimmy Carter in 1976 and Bill Clinton in 1992.

A reported 140 million voters are participating, a new record in the election, far exceeding the 131.4 million total in 2008.

Trump wins Kentucky by 66%

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About Us

USA Votes 2016 is a project run by Bournemouth University students and staff covering the US Presidential Election.

As well as providing you with the latest news from the campaign trail in the last few weeks before election day, we will be staying up through the night of November 8 to publish results.

Not only will we be keeping you up to date with the online and social media team on our website, but we will also be broadcasting live streams on radio and TV.

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