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Staffreport RED BLUFF The agricultural and business communities gath- ered as one Monday night for the annual Farm City Night banquet hosted by the Tehama County Farm Bureau. Top awards of the evening went to Ace Hardware owner Ben Pfor- sich as Business Person of the Year and pecan producer Garry Vance as Farmer of the Year. Pforsich owns Corning Ace Hardware and McCoy's Ace Hard- ware and Farm Supply in Corn- ing and Orland Ace Hardware. The award was presented by Ju- lie Kelley of the Farm Bureau. Vance, of Corning, bought a log truck after high school and spent more than 20 years as a small independent operator be- fore starting a pecan orchard 20 years ago. He is active with the Farm Bureau, Cattleman's Asso- FARM CITY Banquetbrings together ag an d bu si ne ss communities By Michael R. Blood The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Kamala Harris seized California's open U.S. Sen- ate seat Tuesday, after a cam- paign that underscored genera- tional, political and demographic shifts in the nation's most popu- lous state. A preliminary exit poll con- ducted for The Associated Press and television networks by Edi- son Research found Harris eas- ily defeated her fellow Democrat, U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez, to win the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Barbara Boxer. Hillary Clinton also was a big winner in the state, according to the poll, extending to seven the string of Democratic presidential victories in the state that started with her husband in 1992. Harris had about 65 percent of the first 850,000 votes counted, while Clinton had 59 percent to 36 percent for Republican Don- ald Trump with 1 million votes tallied. Their victories came on a wa- 2016 ELECTION St at e el ec ts Harris to US Se na te , go es big for Clinton By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF The final numbers for vote-by-mail ballots in Te- hama County were released late Tuesday with results showing in- cumbent Clay Parker retaining his spot and Amanda Jenkins earning a spot on the Red Bluff City Council and narrowly lean- ing toward Robert Snow and John Leach for Corning City Council. The majority of vote-by-mail voters were in favor of all local school bond measures on the bal- lot. Measure M to increase the sal- aries of Tehama County Supervi- sors was trailing by a large mar- gin at 81 percent opposed to 19 percent in favor. Polls at the Red Bluff library branch saw 58 voters by 12:30 p.m. and more than double that in vote-by-mail ballots. At the Tehama County Elec- tions office more than 13,000 vote-by-mail ballots had been turned in and were being pro- cessed at noon, out of the 22,041 that were issued in the county. By 8 p.m. 13,252 vote-by-mail ballots were received. Jennifer Stetson, inspector for the precinct at the Red Bluff Com- munity Center, said more people had voted this year by 1 p.m. than they had in the entire election day in previous years. By 1 p.m. 128 voters cast their ballots at that precinct, not including the many vote-by-mail ballots dropped off. EARLY RETURNS Votersfavorschoolbondmeasures Avotercasts his ballot Tuesday at the Red Bluff Community Center. HEATHER HOELSCHER - DAILY By Julie Pace and Robert Furlow The Associated Press WASHINGTON Donald Trump captured crucial victories over Hillary Clinton Tuesday night in Florida, Ohio and North Carolina, showing remarkable strength in three of the na- tion's most fiercely fought bat- tleground states in an unex- pectedly tight race for the pres- idency. Clinton carried Virginia and Colorado, as well as California, the nation's largest prize. With a handful of other states still un- decided, neither candidate had cleared the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House. Michigan and Wisconsin, two Midwestern powerhouses that haven't voted for a Republican presidential candidate since the 1980s, took on unexpected im- portance. Clinton's campaign had largely taken both for granted, but made a late push in Michigan in the race's final days. The uncertainty sent Dow Jones futures and Asian mar- kets tumbling, reflecting inves- tor concern over what a Trump presidency might mean for the economy and trade. As Clinton's team anxiously waited for results to roll in, the candidate tweeted to support- ers, "Whatever happens tonight, thank you for everything." Clinton, a fixture in American politics for decades, was hop- ing to become the first woman to serve as commander in chief. She faced stiff competition from Trump, the billionaire business- man who tapped into a searing strain of economic populism. Trump picked up a number of reliably Republican states, while Clinton won in Democratic ter- ritory. But the race was to be determined by fewer than a dozen competitive states where the candidates spent millions of dollars and much of the fall woo- ing voters. Exit polls underscored the deep divisions that have de- fined the 2016 contest. Women nationwide supported Clinton by a double-digit margin, while men were significantly more likely to back Trump. More than half of white voters backed the Republican, while nearly 9 in 10 blacks and two-thirds of His- panics voted for the Democrat. Democrats' path to retaking the Senate majority narrowed as Republicans held onto key seats in North Carolina, Indiana and Florida. The GOP was on track to secure two more years of House control. The 45th president will in- herit an anxious nation, deeply divided by economic and ed- ucational opportunities, race and culture. The economy has rebounded from the depths of recession, though many Amer- icans have yet to benefit. New terror threats from home and abroad have raised security fears. 2016 ELECTION RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE GOES DOWN TO THE WIRE DonaldTrumpseizesstrongadvantagebywinningbattlegroundstates RICHARD DRE — ANDREW HARNIK Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets supporters a er voting in Chappaqua, N.Y., and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves a er voting in New York on Tuesday. EVAN VUCCI — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump watch election results during an election night rally Tuesday in New York. Calendar..........A2 Community.....A3 Opinion............A4 News................A5 Sports.............. B1 Lifestyles........B3 Index............... ## INDEX No. 6Spartans will take on No. 3Wolves and Cardinals will host Anderson Cubs in pair of Thursday games. PAGEB1 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL CardinalsandSpartans set for the playoffs Cowgirls and Hawaiian tour- ists were among the cos- tumed artists at the annual Red Bluff potluck. PAGE B3 ART Art Association puts on Halloween potluck BANQUET PAGE 5 ELECTION PAGE 5 STATE PAGE 5 U Dow Jones Industrial 18,332.74 (+73.14) U Standard & Poor's 2139.56 (+8.04) U Nasdaq 5193.49 (+27.32) BUSINESS Have a great day, Jason Stimpel GOOD MORNING Check out what's going on in your neighborhood and the community. PAGE A2 LOCAL CALENDAR VOTERS PAGE 5 » redbluffdailynews.com Wednesday, November 9, 2016 50CENTS AN EDITION OF THE CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD Web bonus More news and opinion. redbluffdailynews.com Volleyball Lady Bulldogs open playoffs with 3-set win Sports B1 CattleWomen's Corner Beef barley soup with spinach recipe Community A3 FollowtheDailyNews on Twitter to keep pace with breaking news and events @REDBLUFFNEWS FOLLOWUS ONTWITTER Volume131,issue254 7 58551 69001 9 Sunny High: Low: 76 48 PAGE B6