A long and often tumultuous campaign came to a climax that many media polls did not predict: a victory for Donald Trump, the controversial presidential candidate for the Republican party, who managed to pull ahead and maintain his lead over the Democrat candidate, Hillary Clinton.
Here is a selection of images that captured the gamut of emotion that emerged from the climatic event, including the reactions of countries and people outside the United. States.
The nation's first vote is cast in New Hampshire. | APPolling station at the Princeton Baptist Church in Princeton, North Carolina. | REUTERSVoters wait to cast their ballots in Brooklyn, New York. | APGrace Bell Hardison, a 100-year-old woman recently mentioned by U.S. President Barack Obama after attempts were made to purge her from the voter registration list and hence deny her right to vote, receives an 'I Voted Today' sticker from an election official in Belhaven, North Carolina. | REUTERSVoters cast their ballots at historic Holley Hall in Bristol, Vermont. | APPeople line up to vote in Philadelphia. | MARGO REED/THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER VIA APVoters wait in line to cast their ballots in Scottsdale, Arizona. | AFP-JIJIA Hillary supporter cheers at election night event in Las Vegas, Nevada. | REUTERSClinton supporters at the election day rally Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York. | APA Clinton supporter in New York | REUTERSHillary supporters at an election night rally in New York. | REUTERSA Clinton supporter in Newton, Mass., watches televised election returns during a viewing party on Cinton's alma mater. | APHillary supporters at an election night rally in New York. | REUTERSA Hillary supporter waits for the final results at an election rally in New York. | REUTERSClinton supporters watch the state-by-state returns at an election night rally in New York. | REUTERSA Clinton supporter at an election night rally in Manhattan, New York. | REUTERS
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