Here Are Scenes Of Joy And Celebration Around The Country After Biden Won The Election

After three days of waiting, the public was ready to party after Joe Biden was announced as the winner of the US presidential election.

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Kate Bubacz
by Kate Bubacz

BuzzFeed News Photo Director

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Hundreds of people gather in San Francisco's Castro neighborhood to celebrate the victory of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President–elect Kamala Harris, Nov. 7, 2020.

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People gather to celebrate in Philadelphia, Nov. 7, 2020.

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People celebrate in Los Angeles, Nov. 7, 2020.

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Women celebrate in Atlanta, Nov. 7, 2020.

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A cab driver raises his fist as people celebrate at Union Square in Manhattan, Nov. 7, 2020.

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People hug as they celebrate in Philadelphia, Nov. 7, 2020.

People carrying "Biden–Harris 2020" signs celebrate under a theater marquee that reads "This is America, every vote must be counted"
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People celebrate outside the Grand Lake Theatre in Oakland, California, Nov. 7, 2020.

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People celebrate in Times Square, Nov. 7, 2020.

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Women celebrate in Philadelphia.

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President-elect Joe Biden's supporters dance and celebrate in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Someone holds up two balloons with Kamala Harris's and Joe Biden's faces on them
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A Biden supporter celebrates in Wilmington, Delaware, Nov. 7, 2020.

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Amanda Madden pops a bottle of champagne as people celebrate at Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, DC, Nov. 7, 2020.

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People gather and celebrate at a monument.

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A Biden supporter cheers while driving past a Trump rally protesting the election results in Lansing, Michigan, Nov. 7, 2020.

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Thousands of New Yorkers celebrate in the streets of Manhattan, Nov. 7, 2020.

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Marcel Cothron sings with a large crowd celebrating in Brooklyn.

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The Healy family dance on their lawn in Nyack, New York, as cars pass by honking horns in celebration.

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People dance in celebration outside the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg.

Supporter Faith Green holds a stuffed toy of Joe Biden as she and others celebrate
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Faith Green, a Biden supporter, celebrates with others in Wilmington, Delaware, Nov. 7, 2020.

People raise their fists, smile, and raise a glass in the back of a pickup truck, where a Black Lives Matter flag waves
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People celebrate in New Orleans, Nov. 7, 2020.

Someone holds up a sign that says "Cubanos con Biden"
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People celebrate in Miami, Nov. 7, 2020.

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Schevon Salmon (left) celebrates with his 2-year-old daughter Nyomi Salmon (right) in Washington, DC.

A Black woman in a crowd wears a pin that says "Black votes count"
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People celebrate outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.

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People celebrate at Black Lives Matter Plaza outside the White House in Washington, DC.

Two people stand side by side on a road median, each draped in a US flag
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A couple pauses to look toward the White House in Washington, DC, where people have gathered to celebrate.


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