`It’s stressful,` said Jeanne Peters, 59, a Biden supporter in West Virginia.

People across the country faced a long wait as election officials in states including Pennsylvania and Nevada continued to count ballots.

A Trump supporter in Las Vegas on the night of November 3.

In Providence, Rhode Island, lawyer Brandon Bell wore a red tie like Trump on November 4 and watched election results.

Bell remained hopeful because what many experts predicted would be Biden’s `overwhelming win` did not materialize.

`I’ve heard media outlets and pollsters say the President will lose,` he said.

Victoria Kenny, a Biden supporter in Miami, was one of those surprised to see Mr. Trump receive so many votes.

Voters supporting Biden began to feel more secure on the evening of November 4 after the Associated Press identified the former vice president as the winner in Michigan.

In New York, Laura Diffenderfer, 40, said she started `feeling really hopeful` and excited.

Like the President, some Trump voters question mail ballots.

Inside the mail ballot processing facility in the US

Inside the mail ballot processing facility in the US.

But in Kansas, Trump supporter Bruce Sims, 72, said that while he also wants to ensure mail ballots are processed properly, he rejected Trump’s accusations of possible fraud and errors.

`It’s all nonsense,` Sims said outside a supermarket on November 4.

Election officials say voting and counting of mail ballots is done with strict procedures to ensure proper handling and prevent interference.

How are US election votes counted?

How are US election votes counted?

Some voters are bracing for a legal battle to determine the outcome.

`It’s more likely that the ultimate outcome will be determined by the Supreme Court,` said Charlie Malo, 73, an investor and developer in Massachusetts.

Patricia Montes, 46, a Biden supporter in Boston, said Trump had aroused doubt in voters about the results beforehand and she was not surprised to see the President declare victory in uncontested states.

`The president has prepared a large segment of the population to do this – to have them say that early voting is not something we can trust. And Trump supporters are ready to fight,` Montes,

In Nebraska, Trump supporter Juli Thelen worries that the delay in results from some key states will open the door to disputes over vote counting in other states that have already reported results.

`If this situation lasts, it will cause unrest and that worries me,` said Thelen, 48, who works in public relations for an agricultural equipment company.

Bridgett VanDerhoff, 54, a Biden voter in Grand Rapids, Michigan, said the long wait for results added stress to an already heavy year.

She has struggled to maintain her business during the pandemic.

`Covid-19, the deaths and this election, everything that’s going on in our country, including the actions of armed groups,` she said, referring to membership in an anti-government group.

Epifanio Delafuente, who stayed up until about 2 a.m. on November 4 hoping to witness an overwhelming victory for Trump, said what made him happy was that the election campaign was over.

`I hope the country has elected the right candidate,` Delafuente said as he drank coffee outside a convenience store in north Phoenix.