By Kent Thompson
It was a good night for the Grand Old Party (GOP) on a national, state and local level Tuesday. According to unofficial election results released by the Humboldt County Auditor’s Office late Tuesday night, Donald Trump, who appeared to be on his way to winning the presidency, was the choice of the overwhelming majority of Humboldt County voters with 3,564 votes, with 1,251 for Hillary Clinton. Libertarian Gary Johnson polled 127 votes in the county and petition candidate from Utah, Evan McMullin, earned 40.
In local races, Republican Erik Underberg of Livermore unseated longtime incumbent John “Mort” Christianson of Bode, and two other candidates for the District 4 County Supervisor chair. Unofficial totals had Underberg winning with 571 votes to 197 for Christianson. Randy Foth of Livermore gained 90 votes and Christine Bothne of Bode collected 89. There was one write-in.
