Let us make note what did not happen as a result of Tuesday’s election:

-The next United States president will not have the surname Clinton or Bush. Before Barack Obama’s two terms, the Clinton-Bush dynasty occupied the Oval Office for 20 years.

-“Basket of deplorables,” the words used recently by Hillary Clinton to describe a swath of Donald Trump’s supporters, never caught on here as a campaign slogan — and with good reason. Two-thirds of the county’s voters cast their ballots for Trump, who enjoyed broad support from rural Western Pennsylvania — a geographic region that one dejected MSNBC analyst late Tuesday called delusional as well as deplorable.

-Trump did not win anything resembling a mandate, particularly with women, younger people and minorities. Stock markets took a nosedive on the news of his apparent victory. Trump would do well to incorporate strategies in his transition to gain the trust and support of the populations who hold him in doubt.

- Consistent with our democratic traditions, Americans changed policital regimes peacefully, without violence or bloodshed, as we have done since the inception of our republic. It’s a tradition we should be proud of.

-A threatened radical Islamist terrorist attack on an Election Day target did not materialize. And voters largely ignored the threat anyway, as indicated by record turnouts nationwide.

-No evidence could be confirmed of widespread voter fraud at polling locations. Stray glitches were reported in Butler County, such as a malfunctioning voter machine which was promptly taken out of service, and a missing page from a voter registry. The Butler Eagle promptly and accurately reported all confirmed problems. We did not spread rumors.

-The Republicans did not lose control of the U.S. House of Representatives — or, by proxy, control of the purse strings to the U.S. Treasury. Whoever occupies the White House will be dependent on a GOP House to fund their initiatives.

-Allegations of scandalous behavior that would have obliterated candidates in previous years did not seem to matter this time around. From Clinton’s private e-mail server to Trump’s sexism and dodging federal income taxes, the nominees found themselves in low esteem but awash in votes.

In this day and age, national campaigns can be expected to fully investigate their opponents — and they will find something. They always do. It’s clear that Trump and Clinton are not saints. On the other hand, which of their predecessors was?