Campus Center, usually loud and lively with conversation, was quiet on the morning of Nov. 6 as students processed the results of the presidential election.

At 5:35 a.m. that morning, the Associated Press reported that Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States, having called Wisconsin and its 10 electoral votes for the former president, pushing him over the 270-vote threshold for victory.

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Nationally, Republicans flipped three seats to take control of the U.S. Senate. They hold 52 seats while just four remain to be called, meaning Republicans will not have enough votes to overcome the filibuster without bipartisan support. Notably, this will not prevent Republicans from confirming President Donald Trump’s appointments, as Senate precedent allows senators to invoke cloture on appointments by a simple majority vote, versus the 60% required for other business.

Control of the U.S. House of Representatives remains uncertain. Republicans are currently ahead 201-186, having flipped one seat. 218 seats are necessary for control. The AP has not yet called races in 48 districts.

All of our watched state and local races are are now called. As expected, Democrats swept the state congressional delegation and the Governor’s Council. They also held onto strong majorities in the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives.

Democrat Eunice Zeigler won the Governor’s Council for the 5th district, defeating Anne Manning-Martin by 6.2 points with 94% of votes counted. The AP called the race at 1:14 p.m. With this victory locked in, Democrats hold all eight seats on the council.

Massachusetts voters narrowly approved Question 3, which will allow rideshare drivers in the state to form a union. With 96% of votes counted, 1.7 million votes, or 53.9% of votes cast, are in favor of the measure. The Associated Press called the vote Wednesday afternoon.

Campus Center, usually lively with conversation, is quiet this morning as students process the results of the presidential election. As expected, Massachusetts voted overwhelmingly for Vice President Kamala Harris, who received 61.6% of the vote in the state. Boston supported Harris more soundly, with 76.3% of Suffolk County votes cast in her favor.

The University Health Services Counseling Center and UMass Boston Writing Center will host an election reflection event 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday in Campus Center Room 2540. “Participants will be encouraged to reflect on their personal concerns, hopes, or experiences, while receiving support from a mental health professional. Take a break, let it out, and express your thoughts in a healthy way as we navigate this election season together,” a flier stated.

Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to concede the presidential election to former President Donald Trump in a speech at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Reuters reports. Trump declared victory about two hours before the AP called the race in his favor.

Results for the 5th Governor’s Council District and on Question 3 are still too early to call.

Former President Donald Trump was on Tuesday elected the 47th President of the United States, and Ohio Sen. JD Vance was elected the 50th Vice President of the United States, the Associated Press reported at 5:34 a.m. He defeated Vice President Kamala Harris.

Trump, 78, will be the oldest person to become president, and the first since Grover Cleveland to serve two nonconsecutive terms in the White House.

Trump is set to be sentenced in New York state court Nov. 26 for 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with hush money payments during his 2016 campaign, making him the first convicted felon to be elected president. As president, Trump will not have the power to pardon himself for state crimes, but how the courts will handle sentencing the president-elect is yet to be seen.

Trump is also under federal indictment for his attempts to overturn the 2020 election. Another indictment involving Trump’s illegal retention of classified documents is waiting to be heard on appeal because the judge, a Trump appointee, threw out the case after the former president’s attorneys argued that Special Counsel Jack Smith was unconstitutionally appointed. Once in office, Trump is widely expected to fire the special counsel and order the charges against him dropped.

Ahead of Election Day, national polls showed the race deadlocked. The New York Times showed Harris ahead by one percentage point, 49-48. Fivethirtyeight also showed Harris ahead by one point, 50-49. “Trump and Harris, our model says, are both a normal polling error away from an Electoral College blowout,” Fivethirtyeight’s G. Elliott Morris wrote on Tuesday morning.

Question 3 remains too early to call with 86% of votes counted, but leans 54-46% toward a yes vote.

Voters rejected Question 4, a ballot measure that would have legalized the use of certain psychedelic substances 56.9-43.1%. The Associated Press called the vote with 87% of votes counted.

Voters approved Question 2 by a margin of 537,291 votes, The Associated Press reports with 86% of statewide votes counted. The measure will eliminate the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System as a high school graduation requirement.

The Governor’s Council 5th District remains too early to call. Democrat Eunice Ziegler has a 3.9 point lead over Republican Anne Manning-Martin with 77% of votes reporting. The 5th District is the only seat with three candidates running. Independent Jody Elliott has 12% of the vote.

Incumbent Democrat Paul DePalo won the 7th District seat on the Governor’s Council with 57.6% of the vote, beating Republican Andrew Couture. The Associated Press called the race with 85% of votes counted.

Democrat Tamisha Civil defeated Republican Francis T. Crimmins Jr. for the 2nd District Governor’s Council seat 58-42% with 83% of votes counted, according to The Associated Press.

The Associated Press has not yet called the presidential election, but a victory in any state will be enough to push former President Donald J. Trump over the 270-vote threshold for victory. Vice President Kamala D. Harris would need to win every state that has not yet been called, including Alaska and its three typically red electoral votes, to win.

Although Questions 2, 3 and 4 on the Massachusetts state ballot have not been called, Questions 2 and 3 are leaning “yes,” and Question 4 is leaning “no,” according to WGBH.

Results are still pending for four seats on the Governor’s Council, as well as Questions 2, 3 and 4.

In the race for the presidency, Vice President Kamala D. Harris and former President Donald J. Trump continue to compete for a razor-thin margin in six battleground states, all but one of which currently leans red. Republicans took control of the U.S. Senate by picking up seats in Ohio and West Virginia.

Democrat Bill Keating was reelected to Congress in the Massachusetts 9th District 56.2-43.8%. He defeated Republican Dan Sullivan. The Associated Press called the race with 79% of the district’s votes counted.

Voters defeated Question 5, which would have increased the minimum wage for tipped workers in Massachusetts to $15 per hour by 2029. The Associated Press called the race with 74% of votes counted across the state. 64% of voters opposed the measure.

Stephanie L. Everett defeated Mohamed Bah in the race for Suffolk County register of probate. With 252 of 275 precincts reporting, Everett leads by 199,990 votes, or 66.54 percentage points.

The Associated Press called the race for the 1st U.S. House district for incumbent Democrat Richard Neal with 63.4% of the vote, defeating independent candidate Nadia D. Milleron. 74% of votes in the district are counted.

Massachusetts voters approved Question 1, allowing the state auditor to audit the legislature, The Associated Press reports. Approximately 61% of votes are counted statewide with 71.5%, or 1.6 million votes, in favor of the measure.

130 Boston precincts are now reporting a total of 116,385 ballots counted. Statewide, 50% of votes are in. Results on the five statewide questions remain stable.

Stephanie L. Everett has a strong lead for Suffolk County register of probate, ahead of Mohamed Bah 78,356-15,155.

Democrat Stephen Lynch was reelected to the U.S. House of Representatives for the Massachusetts 8th District, the AP reports. He defeated Republican Robert Burke by a margin of 49.4 points with 39% of votes in the district counted.

The Associated Press called the 2nd U.S. House District for incumbent Democrat James McGovern with 57% of votes in the district counted. McGovern defeated independent candidate Cornelius Shea. At the time the race was called, McGovern received approximately 160,000 votes, compared to Shea’s 67,000.

44 of Boston’s 275 precincts are now reporting with 36,573 counted ballots. Statewide, approximately 28% of votes are counted. Percentages on the five ballot questions remain approximately the same.

Approximately 22% of votes are counted statewide. Just five Boston precincts, or 1.8%, are reporting results. All five ballot questions, four U.S. House districts and four Governor’s Council seats remain too early to call, as do General Court seats and the contested race for Suffolk County register of probate.

Questions 1, 2 and 3 are off to an early lead. 71.7% of counted votes are in favor of Question 1. If passed, the measure would allow the state auditor to audit the legislature.  On Question 2, which would eliminate the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System exam as a high school graduation requirement, 59.7% of currently counted votes are in favor.  53.9% of votes are in favor of Question 3, which would allow ride-share drivers to unionize.

Questions 4 and 5 both lean toward defeat. Just 43.2% of votes are in favor of Question 4, which would legalize five psychedelic substances. 34.7% of votes are in favor of Question 5, which would increase the minimum wage of tipped employees.

The first five of Boston’s 275 precincts are now reporting unofficial results. Statewide, approximately 10% of votes are counted. It remains too early to call any outstanding races.

An hour and a half after polls closed, 0% of Boston voting precincts are reporting unofficial results. Statewide, approximately 7% of votes are counted.

The most important issue for Massachusetts voters was the economy and jobs, according to AP VoteCast, a poll of the American electorate conducted by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago in conjunction with The Associated Press. 32% of voters said it was the most important issue facing the country in 2024.

The next most important issues were immigration, abortion and healthcare, at 21%, 13% and 10% respectively.

With 0% of votes counted, The Associated Press called the Massachusetts U.S. Senate seat race for incumbent Democrat Elizabeth Warren. She defeated Republican candidate John Deaton.

With 0% of votes counted, The Associated Press predicts that Vice President Kamala D. Harris will win Massachusetts’ 11 electoral votes.

With polls now closed, The Associated Press has called the uncontested races for U.S. House districts 3-7 for Lori L. Trahan, Jake Auchincloss, Katherine M. Clark, Seth Moulton and Ayanna S. Pressley.

The Mass Media is calling the uncontested races for Governor’s Council, the results of which are now reflected in the pinned update.

The races for four of Massachusetts’ nine U.S. House districts, 3-7, are uncontested, as are the races for Governor’s Council Districts 3, 4, 6 and 8; 27 of the 40 seats up for election in the Massachusetts Senate; and more than 100 seats in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

Four of the five Suffolk County offices on the ballot are also uncontested, including the register of deeds, clerk of courts for civil business, clerk of courts for criminal business and clerk for the Supreme Judicial Court. The only contested race is the special election for the register of probate, for which Democrat Stephanie L. Everett is running against independent candidate Mohamed Bah.

Here’s what to know:

Question 1, which was raised to the ballot by the current State Auditor Diana DiZoglio, decides whether or not the state auditor can audit the state Legislature.

Question 2 decides whether the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System should remain a graduation requirement. The Massachusetts Teachers Association is pushing for a “yes” vote to this question.

Question 3 provides a way to unionize legally for ride-share drivers. Supporters hope that this path will lead to fairer wages and compensation for gas and mileage. A University of Massachusetts Amherst/WCVB poll shows that 58% of voters agree with the proposed measure, and 27% oppose.

Question 4 would allow five psychedelic substances — psilocybin, psilocin, dimethyltryptamine, mescaline and ibogaine — to be administered under licensed supervision to patients suffering mental health conditions like depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder.

Question 5 seeks to raise the minimum wage for tipped services to $15 per hour over five years. It also would allow managers to split tips with back-of-house staff.

This update is an excerpt. Read the full story here.

Polls opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday for the November general election. In addition to federal races — for president and vice president, U.S Senate and U.S. House of Representatives — Massachusetts voters will elect a member of the Governor’s Council, state Senate and state House of Representatives. Also on the ballot are five direct measures, known as Questions 1-5.

According to the secretary of the commonwealth, polls in Massachusetts will remain open until 8 p.m. Voters who are in line at that time will be allowed to cast a ballot.

Follow along for live updates as results become available.