On election night and into the following day, a blend of excitement and anxiety filled Washington, D.C. Anticipation built from the early hours of voting to the tense, late-night updates in the historic race between President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. Supporters gathered in D.C. with their eyes fixed on screens as results trickled in, uncertainty stretching late into the night. After hours of suspense, the unexpected outcome left hundreds of thousands feeling the weight of a unexpected overturn.
BU News Service photographers Sydney Roth, Brenda Gonzalez, and BU alum Madi Koesler were on the scene to capture those moments.
Vice President Kamala Harris greets supporters in the crowd at Howard University on Nov. 6 after failing to address the nation on Election Night. Photo Courtesy of Sydney Roth/BU News Service.
Vice President Kamala Harris addresses the nation Nov. 6, conceding to President-elect Donald Trump. “This is not a time to throw up our hands. This is a time to roll up our sleeves,” Harris tell supporters at Howard University. Photo Courtesy of Sydney Roth/BU News Service.Governor Tim Waltz (left) and Doug Emhoff (right) listen to Vice President Harris deliver her concession speech. Photo Courtesy of Sydney Roth/BU News Service.
Vice President Harris and Doug Emhoff exit the 2024 campaign stage for the very last time. Photo Courtesy of Sydney Roth/BU News Service.
Tourists at the Library of Congress early afternoon on Election Day. Photo Courtesy of Madi Koesler/BU News Service.
Various media outlets surround two protesters in front of the Supreme Court. Photo Courtesy of Madi Koesler/BU News Service.The One-Hour Protester stands outside the United States’ Supreme Court, telling a reporter that this is her 330th day protesting as she urges people to vote in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. Photo Courtesy of Sydney Roth/BU News Service.
Stickers on the shirt of an electioneer handing out flyers for D.C. Council Member Robert White’s campaign near the U Street Vote Center. Photo Courtesy of Madi Koesler/BU News Service.A voter exits a Vote Center on U Street in Washington, D.C. Several poll workers say they were expecting a much larger turnout on Election Day and speculated that most Washingtonians likely voted early and/or by mail. Photo Courtesy of Sydney Roth/BU News Service.
A child and his family talk to a poll worker as voters go in and out of the vote center. Photo Courtesy of Madi Koesler/BU News Service.
Workers board up the windows of a CVS at 14th Street and West Street, NW, Nov. 4. Photo Courtesy of Sydney Roth/BU News Service.Two men board up the windows of a CVS at W and 14 Street. Photo Courtesy of Madi Koesler/BU News Service.
People watch the BBC’s broadcast on the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election inside Dukem, an Ethiopian restaurant on U Street in Washington, D.C. Photo Courtesy of Sydney Roth/BU News Service.
Crowds line dancing early in the night at Kamala HQ’s Howard Watch Party. Photo Courtesy of Madi Koesler/BU News Service.A spectator reaches for a flag in the crowded General Admission area of Kamala Harris’ Election watch party at Howard University, the Vice President’s alma mater on Nov. 5. Photo Courtesy of Sydney Roth/BU News Service.
Spectators and the Press watch the CNN broadcast of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election at Kamala Harris’ watch party November 5. Photo Courtesy of Sydney Roth/BU News Service.
People wave flags in the crowd. Photo Courtesy of Madi Koesler/BU News Service.Supporters cheer and wave hands in the crowd. Photo Courtesy of Madi Koesler/BU News Service.
One supporter watches the live update carefully. Photo Courtesy of Madi Koesler/BU News Service.An American flag waves against the night sky. Photo Courtesy of Madi Koesler/BU News Service.
Crowds gather in front of the American flag. Photo Courtesy of Madi Koesler/BU News Service.
Flags waving around the stage. Photo Courtesy of Brenda Gonzalez/BU News Service.A child sits in her father’s arms, holding an American flag while watching people’s reactions of the early results. Photo Courtesy of Madi Koesler/BU News Service.
A female supporter in the crowd. Photo Courtesy of Madi Koesler/BU News Service.Attendees react to early voting result updates. Photo Courtesy of Madi Koesler/BU News Service.
Supporter watch closely at Kamala Harris’ election night party. Photo Courtesy of Madi Koesler/BU News Service.Attendees look on at Kamala Harris’ election night rally. Photo Courtesy of Madi Koesler/BU News Service.
People wave flags at Kamala Harris’ election night rally. Photo Courtesy of Brenda Gonzalez/BU News Service.Crowd gather under American flags at the election night rally, with campaign signs for Ted Cruz visible. Photo Courtesy of Brenda Gonzalez/BU News Service.
A supporter waves a Mexican flag in celebration. Photo Courtesy of Brenda Gonzalez/BU News ServiceCrowds gather as ‘Harris Walz’ is displayed on the big screen during the rally. Photo Courtesy of Brenda Gonzalez/BU News Service.
People wait for their take-out orders after the watch party ended without an appearance from Harris. Photo Courtesy of Madi Koesler/BU News Service.
