Despite some minor hiccups—and a series of Russia-originating bomb threats aimed at voters and government officials in swing states–the election yesterday went remarkably smoothly in most of the United States. Donald Trump won election handily to become the 47th president, an astounding feat given “a criminal conviction, indictments, an assassin’s bullet, accusations of authoritarianism and an unprecedented switch of his opponent.” Harris was expected to concede later Wednesday.

As I wrote earlier this week, when contemplating the different election scenarios, “If the election is a blowout in Trump’s favor or if he narrowly ekes out a win, I suspect we won’t hear much about stolen elections for a while. Democrats may protest, but they won’t try to block Trump’s return to power. The question will then be about free and fair elections in 2026 and 2028.”

I will have much more to say about what the Trump victory means for the future of elections and democracy in elections later on down the line—I think there are some great risks coming in the next few years—but for now, congratulations to the Trump campaign and many thanks again to the election workers, government officials, and volunteers, who worked so hard to assure we could have a free and fair election despite efforts to undermine the election, including from the election’s winner.