Former President Donald Trump established a clear lead over Vice President Kamala Harris after winning key battleground states.

Several major news outlets called Trump's victory in Pennsylvania, a pivotal swing state that was the most sought-after prize on the electoral map.

And the mood at the Mar-a-Lago and Howard University watch parties could not have been more different.

[Trump supporters outside the Palm Beach Convention Center. Evan Vucci/AP]

At the Palm Beach Convention Center watch party, crowds of Trump supporters were seen celebrating as the votes inched closer to a victory for the Republican candidate.

[Trump supporters outside the Palm Beach Convention Center early on Wednesday. Evan Vucci/AP]

Posts on X showed a bustling Mar-a-Lago crowd. Elon Musk and Dana White, the head of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, appeared to be huddled in conversation with Trump at Mar-a-Lago during the watch party, shown in posts by Musk on X.

[Supporters reacting after it was announced early Wednesday morning that Kamala Harris wouldn't speak at the election-night watch party at Howard University. Stephanie Scarbrough/AP

The mood was more somber at the Howard University watch party. Cedric Richmond, the Harris-Walz campaign's cochair, announced at about 1 a.m. ET that the vice president wouldn't give remarks at Howard University that night.

[Supporters of Harris leaving the election-night watch party at Howard University after it was announced that she wouldn't speak there that night. Ben Curtis/AP]

Supporters were pictured leaving the venue after it was announced that Harris wouldn't make an appearance there.

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