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Photos: Crowds across the globe stunned as election night results roll in

A woman reacts to the television coverage of election results during an election party at the U.S. embassy in London. Hannah McKay / Reuters

By Nik DeCosta-Klipa

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A mix of shock and, at times, dread overtook crowds across the world who tuned in to watch the results of the United States’ presidential election Tuesday night.

As Donald Trump outperformed both consensus expectations and polls prior to the election, no where else were the surprising results more apparent than in the faces of the supporters of his opponent, Hillary Clinton.

A viewing party at Clinton’s alma mater, Wellesley College:

Wellesley, MA - November 08, 2016: Britta Gullahorn , 19, lays on the ground watching results during an Election Night watch party at the Dorothy Town Field House at Wellesley College in Wellesley on November 08, 2016. Students, alums, and women of all ages gathered at Hillary Clinton's alma mater to await election results. (Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe) Section: Metro reporter:Wellesley, MA - November 08, 2016: Wellesley College alum (1993) Maria Manning holds her head while watching election results during an Election Night watch party at the Dorothy Town Field House at Wellesley College in Wellesley on November 08, 2016. The had just called Michigan and she said she was examining the path to the presidency in her head. Students, alums, and women of all ages gathered at Hillary Clinton's alma mater to await election results. (Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe) Section: Metro reporter:

The Clinton campaign’s election night party in New York:

Supporters watch the election results on a larger television monitor during Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's election night rally in the Jacob Javits Center glass enclosed lobby in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)A supporter of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton reacts during election night at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York on November 8, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Kena BetancurKENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images

In New York’s Times Square:

In Philadelphia:

PHILADELPHIA, PA - NOVEMBER 8: People watch the returns for the presidential race between Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump at the election night party for Democratic senate candidate Katie McGinty at the Sheraton Hotel on November 8, 2016 in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. McGinty is running against Republican incumbent Pat Toomey. (Photo by Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images)

In London:

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 09: A guest watches the results come in at a US election night party at the United States Embassy in the early morning hours on November 9, 2016 in London, England. Americans have gone to the polls on November 8 to elect the 45th President of the United States. Hillary Clinton represents the Democrats and, if successful, would be the first woman president in American history. Donald Trump represents the Republicans and his campaign has been dogged by bad publicity, despite this the polls show that either of the two contenders could win with the election too close to call. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 09: American Democratic Party supporters, one in a Wonder Woman costume, react to the news that Donald Trump has won the state of Florida at the Democrats Abroad election night party at Marylebone Sports Bar and Grill on November 9, 2016 in London, England. Americans go to the polls today to choose between Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton for president. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

In Melbourne, Australia:

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 09: Democrat voters react as they watch the election result during a 'Democrats Abroad' event in Melbourne on November 9, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. Americans have gone to the polls today, November 8 in the U.S., to elect the 45th President of the United States. Hillary Clinton represents the Democrats and, if successful, would be the first woman president in American history. Donald Trump represents the Republicans and his campaign has been dogged by bad publicity, despite this the polls show that either of the two contenders could win with the election too close to call. There has been huge interest in the United States Election in Australia, with many people arranging viewing parties around the country to watch the results live. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

 

 

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