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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown speaks to a crowd of supporters Tuesday after being elected at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland.

Ore. corporate tax measure fails

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown speaks to a crowd of supporters Tuesday after being elected at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland.

November 8, 2016, 10:36pm Election

Oregonians on Tuesday shot down a state ballot measure that would have taxed companies’ sales of more than $25 million, with many voters worrying that it would hit their own wallets. Read story

Barnes leads in Clark Public Utilities race

November 8, 2016, 9:50pm Clark County News

Once again, Nancy Barnes appeared as though she would retain her seat as Clark Public Utilities commissioner, according to preliminary election results. Read story

Sales tax increase trails in Woodland

November 8, 2016, 9:48pm Clark County News

Woodland residents were rejecting a 0.2 percent sales tax for transportation projects through the city’s new transportation benefit district 52.09 percent to 47.91 percent as of Tuesday night. Read story

California voters approve recreational marijuana

November 8, 2016, 8:38pm Election

California voters approved a ballot measure Tuesday allowing recreational marijuana in the nation's most populous state, handing the legalization movement its biggest victory yet. Read story

Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, left, chats with Lynda Wilson, who is a candidate for the 17th District Senate race, at Summit Grove Lodge in Ridgefield on Tuesday night, Nov. 8, 2016.

Republicans take early lead in local races

Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, left, chats with Lynda Wilson, who is a candidate for the 17th District Senate race, at Summit Grove Lodge in Ridgefield on Tuesday night, Nov. 8, 2016.

November 8, 2016, 8:18pm Clark County News

Clark County voters are placing their trust in Republicans, though first results show them narrowly favoring Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump. Read story

Battle Ground resident Craig Dearnaley, right, joins a long line of residents outside the Clark County Department of Elections as he prepares to vote Nov. 8.

Line out the door at local elections office

Battle Ground resident Craig Dearnaley, right, joins a long line of residents outside the Clark County Department of Elections as he prepares to vote Nov. 8.

November 8, 2016, 4:50pm Election

The line at the Clark County Elections office stretched out the door and to the corner this afternoon as local voters rushed to get their ballots counted. Read story

4 candidates run unopposed

November 8, 2016, 4:35pm Clark County News

These candidates were unopposed in Tuesday’s election: • State Senator, 20th Legislative District: John Braun. • State Representative, 20th Legislative District, Position 1: Richard DeBolt. • State Representative, 20th Legislative District, Position 2: Ed Orcutt. • State Court of Appeals, Judge, Position 2: Jill M. Johanson. Read story

Voters in Dixville Notch, N.H., get their ballots Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, in Dixville Notch, N.H. The residents in town voted just after midnight.

Voters face machine problems, long lines in some states

Voters in Dixville Notch, N.H., get their ballots Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, in Dixville Notch, N.H. The residents in town voted just after midnight.

November 8, 2016, 12:55pm Election

After weeks of competing claims of fraud and intimidation on Election Day, few voters who headed to the polls Tuesday morning encountered such problems, though there were some reports of machine breakdowns and long lines. Read story

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, and her husband former President Bill Clinton, greet supporters after voting in Chappaqua, N.Y., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016.

Clinton casts her ballot: ‘It is the most humbling feeling’

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, and her husband former President Bill Clinton, greet supporters after voting in Chappaqua, N.Y., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016.

November 8, 2016, 11:43am Election

Seeking to become the first woman to be elected U.S. president, Hillary Clinton cast her ballot Tuesday and settled down to wait for the country to make its choice. Read story

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looks at his wife, Melania, as they cast their votes at PS-59, Tuesday in New York.

Defiant into final day, Trump warns of election fraud

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looks at his wife, Melania, as they cast their votes at PS-59, Tuesday in New York.

November 8, 2016, 11:30am Election

Defiant into the 2016 election’s last day, Donald Trump raised doubts about the integrity of the U.S. election system on Tuesday as he cast his own ballot for president. Read story