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Photos of the day: DC celebrates Biden win

By Tom Williams
Posted November 9, 2020 at 11:33am

Residents in the Washington, D.C., area flooded downtown Washington on Saturday after President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris were projected to win the 2020 election. CQ Roll Call photojournalist Tom Williams was there to capture the celebration.

D.C.-area residents celebrate with champagne on Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
An inflated caricature of President Donald Trump is carried by revelers in downtown Washington. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Najee Thompson celebrates Biden’s victory on 14th Street Northwest. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Joe Zanoni carries a cutout of Harris across Thomas Circle. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Leslie Luna, left, and friends sit near the Lincoln Memorial while watching Biden and Harris deliver remarks from Wilmington, Del., on Saturday night. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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