Wrangell Sentinel -

Local voters took to the polls Tuesday, putting an end to what was for many an overlong campaign season.

Nationally, indications showed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to be ahead of Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, though by press time Tuesday final tallies were being calculated in half a dozen states.

In Alaska, preliminary results from around the state were only just coming in from different precincts as of Tuesday night. In unofficial tallies for Wrangell voters, some 45 percent of registered voters turned out on Election Day, with 764 ballots cast of 1,685 registered. T...