by Dakota Antelman
Across the country, voters headed to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots on voting day 2016. Candidates for president, state senator, and congressional representatives were all running in contested races on Tuesday. Voters also supported or opposed four ballot questions on marijuana legalization, charter school expansion, authorization of one new slot machine for gambling, and a question on farm animal confinement.
We talked to voters at Hudson High School, which serves as the polling place for Precinct 1 in Hudson, to get their opinions on this year’s election.
In this year’s primary elections in the spring, Precinct 1 reflected the trends of the rest of Hudson, voting in favor of Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton on the Democratic ballot, and selecting Donald Trump over his closest competitors John Kasich and Marco Rubio on the Republican side.
In the last general election in 2012, Precinct 1 voted 899/592 in favor of the Democratic Obama/Biden ticket over the then Republican Romney/Ryan ticket.
Valarie Scannell
Steve Viegas
Brian List
Brian Falla
Amanda Sted