CONWAY — With Republican candidates winning handily in other towns across Carroll County, Conway has emerged as a blue island in a sea of red as Democratic candidates up and down the ballot did well here but failed to connect with voters at the state and county levels.
Nationally, and countywide, Donald Trump, the Republican former president, came away with a decisive victory over his Democratic opponent Kamala Harris, though New Hampshire and Conway backed Harris.
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