Election Results 2016: Who Did Malvern Vote For?

The nation and Pennsylvania selected Donald Trump to become the 45th President of the United States on Tuesday night. The state also selected Pat Toomey to defeat Democratic challenger Kate McGinty.

But how did the vote go in Malvern and Chester County? Clinton and McGinty both won the borough by a comfortable margin.

Clinton won 1143 votes to Trump's 706; McGinty had 1032, to Toomey's 851.

Chester County as a whole also represented a decisive victory for Hillary Clinton, who won 140,188 votes to Trump's 115,582. Gary Johnson won 7,818 votes, good for a 2.89 percent chunk.

Given how close the race was statewide, the 15,000-odd votes that were cast for third party candidates in Chester County took on a renewed importance.

County-wide, Pat Toomey's margin of victory over Katie McGinty was slightly larger than it was statewide. Toomey won 133,277, while McGinty won 126,588.

Voter turnout was up significantly in numbers in 2016 within the county. 272,580 voters, or 76.90 percent, hit the polls this year, compared to 253,009, 74.8 percent, during the 2012 presidential election.

Republican Ryan Costello defeated Democrat Mike Parrish to hold on to his seat in U.S. Congress.

Democrat Andy Dinniman defeated Republican Jack London to defend his seat in the state legislature.

Patch file photo.