CONWAY — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders once again carried Conway in the first-in-the-nation Democratic Primary, just as he did in 2016, but it was close, as there was a much lower turnout than predicted.
Oh, and traffic was a hot topic at the polls in Conway Village on Tuesday.
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