The watch party at Vice President Kamala Harris’ alma mater, Howard University, was not the celebratory event fans were hoping for on election night.

Vice President Kamala Harris skipped the event because it became clear that she would not win the presidential election.

Around 12:45 p.m., Cedric Richmond, co-chair of the Harris-Walz campaign, told supporters they wouldn’t hear from the vice president until Wednesday.

“We will continue to fight throughout the night to make sure every vote is counted,” he said.

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Less than 45 minutes later, Scripps News and Decision Desk Headquarters predicted Donald Trump would win the battleground state of Pennsylvania, giving him 19 electoral delegate votes; This was enough to reach the 270 threshold. Trump further increased this lead with his expected victory in the battleground state of Wisconsin.

Before the call in Pennsylvania, Harris’ campaign released a statement reflecting confidence that votes still needed to be counted in various Democratic strongholds. But the memo did not mention previously projected losses in the battleground states of Georgia and North Carolina.

Harris’ campaign wasn’t the only Democratic campaign to have a rough night. Senate Democrats lost seats in West Virginia and Ohio, allowing Republicans to take control of the chamber in 2025.

Control of the House of Representatives is still up in the air and may not be clear for days or even weeks.

If Republicans retain control of the House of Representatives, this will be reminiscent of the 2016 elections. That year, Trump won the presidency and Republicans took control of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

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