Julia Haverinen of South Paris celebrates favorable news for Donald Trump during the Mainers for Trump party.
Sisters Caitlin O'Connell, left, and Jenny O'Connell comfort each other at the Bayside Bowl as results show Donald Trump taking a significant lead in the presidential race late on Tuesday night.
Ray Richardson of Westbrook gathers voting results to share with Donald Trump supporters at their election night party in Portland.
Roxanne Burnham of Scarborough and Alicia Lachance of New Gloucester watch for results at the Mainers for Trump party Tuesday night at the Portland Regency.
Lela Richardson of Westbrook hugs Carmen Footer of Freeport, one of the Freeport Flag Ladies, as Elaine Green, right, looks on at the Mainers for Trump party at the Portland Regency.
Donald Trump supporter and South Portland High School junior Connor Mullen celebrates as new results come in Tuesday night at the Mainers for Trump party in Portland.
Diane Gadbois of South Portland puts on a political necklace while attending Tuesday night's Mainers for Trump party at the Portland Regency. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer
Supporters of Hillary Clinton and Chellie Pingree check their phones behind a screen projecting MSNBC's election results Tuesday night at Bayside Bowl in Portland.
Linnea Purcell of Portland texts updates to her friends as voting tallies come in Tuesday night at Bayside Bowl in Portland, the gathering spot for Hillary Clinton and Chellie Pingree supporters.
Taylor Love, left, and Christian Houston-Floyd, right, recent graduates of Bowdoin College, cheer as results come in Tuesday night at Bayside Bowl in Portland, the gathering spot for Hillary Clinton and Chellie Pingree supporters. Pingree won re-election to a fifth term.
In a crowd of Hillary Clinton supporters, Pearl McNeil, right, and Patty Fitzpatrick watch results come in on election night at Bayside Bowl in Portland.
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