As the night of election suspense winds down, 13th Avenue in front of Taylor's Bar and Grill at the edge of the University of Oregon campus became a gathering place for both Trump and Hillary supporters.

Photo by Justin Hartney.

"I'm really scared right now. I'm losing some confidence," says Pat

Fischer as she refreshes her phone and looks up at the live streaming of

the election at the Democratic watch party

in Eugene, Oregon. Fischer has actively been

involved in local campaigns since 2010. Photo by Bella Koessler.

Don Mitchell says that as a Trump supporter, he is in the minority at the Eugene Elks Club. While over 100 people were in the main room playing bingo, Mitchell, Wolf, and two others gathered in the dining room to eat cake, drink Jack Daniels and watch Fox News. Photo by

Emma Decker.

A crowd gathers for a watch party hosted by the Democratic Party of Lane County inside Whirled Pies Downtown Tuesday night. Photo by Sierra Pedro.

As an alternative to being glued to a screen waiting for election results, the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection in Eugene offers a night of prayer and meditation to encourage peace and community

during this stressful time. Father Brent Was, leader of the Episcopal Church, was one of the main planners of the event. Photo by Jesse Summers.

Young Trump supporter Matthew Sullivan

points toward a friend at the Republican

Watch Party in Eugene.

Photo by Austin Hicks.

Although he is not a U.S. citizen, Tomohiko Tsurumi (left) advocated for Bernie Sanders in the primaries. He continues to use social media as a platform to address immigration and diversity.

UO professor Liliana Darwin Lopez (right) supports Hillary Clinton because "the other guy is not an option.” Photo by Justin Hartney.

Debbie Wolf, a Trump supporter, gathers with friends at the Eugene Elks Lodge to watch the election results come in. “You have to look at the person, not the party,” says Wolf, a former long-time

Democrat. “Hillary is evil.” Photo by Emma Decker.

UO students started a protest march as Trump neared 270 electoral votes. A young woman talks to the crowd about the personal impact this election result has on her as a Latina. Photo by Austin

Hicks.

After telling the crowd about the personal impact this election, this young woman stepped down from the speaker’s podium to embrace a tearful friend. Photo by

Austin Hicks.

Daniel Crowe, Republican Party candidate for Oregon Attorney General, cheers as electoral votes for Donald Trump add up on the projected Fox News station. Crowe lost his election for attorney general during this election cycle but plans to run again in 2020. Photo by Whitney Bradshaw.

University of Oregon President Michael Schill sits with students and discusses how the latest polls are putting Donald Trump ahead in the race for 270 electoral votes. Photo by Matt Gatie.

The fire fighters of the Gresham Fire Station in Gresham, Oregon, just east of Portland, had their election coverage viewing interrupted by a rollover accident Tuesday night. Photo by Claire Holley.

“I feel like I’m going to throw up,” states Anyssa Guzman as she watches Trump take the presidency. “Knowing that Trump controls my dad's future in the military scares me to death.”

Photo by Megan D. Morse.

Janet Gibson poses with her favorite presidential nominee at the Republican watch party in Eugene Tuesday night.

Photo by Whitney Bradshaw.

At the Democratic Election Night watch party at Whirled Pies Downtown in Eugene, Julia McInnis and Mady Jones went through a range of emotions as Hillary Clinton lost one close state contest

after another. Photo by Justin Hartney.

Republican Watch Party attendees Charles Hibberd and Nola Schulenberg discuss the election after learning that Ohio and North Carolina were called for Trump. Photo by Austin Hicks.

John Phillips, who will be entering his third year as a bus driver for Lane Transit

Districts next month, was on duty on Election Night. The little news heard during his shift came from a Eugene Police Officer at one of his

stops. He contemplates the information he has been told during his one-hour route. "If

Trump wins, it's more of a statement by the people,”

he said. “They're tired of this system, they're hurting.”

Photo by Jaasir Naqvi.

Trump's Lane County organizer, Dianne Morrison-Wilson, leads a cheer of "USA, USA, USA!" at the Republican Watch Party at the Veterans Memorial Building in Eugene. Photo by Austin Hicks.

Oregon Congressman Peter DeFazio attended the Democratic watch party in Eugene to show his support for Clinton's 2016 presidential race. Photo by Margaret Connors.

“[Trump] knows what he’s doing. He’s not saying it, but his actions are there. Anyone who can align themselves with the Klu Klux Klan is just….” Lost for words, Sherwood Nash speaks

out about race and the importance that this election holds for him. “I’m fighting this thing day in and day out. My skin color is like a drug — it’s left me with no job, no house. And I’m

prejudiced because of it.” Photo by Megan D. Morse.

Trump supporter Paula Praus-Williamson cheers after learning that Ohio had been called for Trump. Photo by Austin Hicks.

At the Democratic Election Night watch party at Whirled Pies Downtown, emotions run high for University of Oregon student Julia McInnis. Photo by Justin Hartney.

Colin Graham nervously awaits the results of this year's election at the Wayward Lamb, a gay bar in downtown Eugene. Photo by Swen Gummer.

Virgil Schulenberg and his son Mark patiently wait for results at the beginning of Election Night. After Trump won the election, Mark Schulenberg, the Republican Lane County captain, handed out business cards and told supporters to call him if they needed a

Trump sign. Photo by Whitney Bradshaw.

The crowd at the Democratic watch party breaks out in eager cheers as Clinton jumps ahead for the first time during the night. Photo by Megan D. Morse.

A young man dances as protesters gather near the county courthouse in Eugene, Oregon. Photo by Austin Hicks.

Celine Swenson Harris tracks

election results at the Democratic watch party at Whirled Pies.

Photo by Austin Hicks.

After Trump claimed the presidency,

outrage spilled over as UO students

gathered in front of the Erb

Memorial Union to protest the

results. Photo by Justin Hartney.