J365 Covers the Election

Photos: UO students started a protest march as Trump neared 270 electoral votes.

Photos by Whitney Bradshaw

As the night of election suspense winds down, the emotions, and activity levels, of Eugene folks vary. At the Democratic Election Night Watch Party at Whirled Pies Downtown Eugene, Oregon the mood dipped, while 13th Avenue in front of Taylor's Bar and Grill at the edge of the University of Oregon campus was a gathering place for both Trump and Hillary supporters. Just a few blocks away, outrage spilled over as UO students gathered in front of the Erb Memorial Union as Trump claimed the presidency.

Photo by Justin Hartney

At the Democratic Election Night Watch Party at Whirled Pies Downtown Eugene, Oregon, Julia McInnis and Mady Jones went through a range of emotions as Hillary Clinton lost one close state contest after another.

Photos by Justin Hartney

Michelle Nguyen watches the final hours of the 2016 election on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon Tuesday night.

Photo by Jonathan Booker

“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

A solemn election night at the Wayward Lamb, a gay bar in downtown Eugene, Ore.

Photos by Swen Gummer

When the results of the election seemed to lean towards a Trump presidency, a group of people on the University of Oregon campus vented frustration by marching and chanting.

Photos by Sydney Erbez and Austin Hicks

The crowd at the Democratic Watch Party breaks out in eager cheer as Hillary jumps ahead for the first time through the night. Later, the mood turned, and Sherwood Nash reacts to the change.
“[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 prejudice because of it."

Photos by Megan D. Morse

Coverage from the Democratic Watch Party in Eugene, Oregon on

Originally a Bernie Sanders supporter, Jordan Robison cast his vote in the general election for Hilary Clinton. He worries about the way that his health care could be affected if Donald Trump were to win the election.

Photo by Leanne Harloff

Celine Swenson Harris tracks election results at the Democratic Watch Party at Whirled Pies in Eugene, Oregon.

Photo by Austin Hicks