The shutters were down all day at Ian Paisley Junior's constituency office in Ballymena today.
The town is in the heart of the North Antrim constituency, which is now the epicentre of a political earthquake in Northern Ireland.
The Paisley political dynasty, that has been in place here for 54 years, has now come to an end.
Ian Paisley Junior, who took over the DUP seat previously held by his father and party founder, lost out to another unionist, but more hard-line candidate, Jim Allister of the TUV.
The reaction on the streets of Ballymena was certainly mixed, ranging from disappointment among supporters, to delight for others.
One man said that the loss for Ian Paisley Junior was "a disgrace".
He said that Mr Paisley was "the best man that ever was" and expressed his surprise and disappointment.
He referred to the new MP, the TUV's leader, Jim Allister as "the cheekiest man that ever stood on two feet".
Others, whether they were TUV supporters or not, believed it was time for a change after five decades.
One woman, a Jim Allister supporter, said she was "quite delighted" by the change.
"I think he's always just told the truth. We've just been lied to so much by the DUP and others. He's (Jim Allister) always been honest about what's happening she said".
Another man said that he would have traditionally voted for the DUP and Ian Paisley, but not this time.
"Paisley just maybe let people down a bit more, in the grasp of the Union. He doesn't keep the Union to the forefront," he said.
While another man said he expected Ian Paisley to lose at least some votes.
"I certainly knew he'd lose a lot of votes, but I didn't think it would go as far as that. But the DUP have only themselves to blame for what happened," he said.
The Paisley dynasty has been around as long as the Ballymena Guardian has been selling newspapers.
Its editor, Dessie Blackadder, described the Paisley loss as "huge".
"When the news came through about the count, I think probably shock rippled right through the entire constituency," he said.
Mr Blackadder said he didn't think anybody "seriously believed" that Ian Paisley was going to lose his seat.
"I would say there were many people, like me, who would have expected Ian Paisley to have his shins kicked, but I don't think anyone thought he'd get the boot," he said.
Mr Blackadder said that while this has been the earthquake, it has been Jim Allister's "chiseling away" at the Paisley vote over a period of time, that has led to this moment.
