Emotional Highs and Lows From a Historic Election Night

The world watched as the U.S. presidential election unfolded last night, leading to an upset victory for Donald Trump, who defeated Hillary Clinton to become the 45th president of the United States. Supporters of former Secretary of State Clinton and now-President-elect Trump gathered at rallies to watch the vote tallies come in, and were widely surprised as their candidates’ performance did not match expectations. As the night wore on, Trump supporters became more ecstatic, as Clinton fans fell into despair. Now that Clinton has conceded, and Trump has made his acceptance speech, a look back at an emotional rollercoaster of a night.

Read more
Hints: View this page full screen. Skip to the next and previous photo by typing j/k or ←/→.

Most Recent

  • Vadim Ghirda / AP
    • In Focus
    • Apr 19, 2019
    • 35 Photos

    Photos of the Week: Water Festival, Candy Candidate, Uruguayan Gaucho

    Fashion in Pakistan, Ivanka Trump in Ethiopia, Holy Week celebrations in Spain, an aircraft with the world’s longest wingspan, Notre-Dame cathedral ablaze in Paris, spring skiing in Siberia, and much more

  • Wang Zhao / AFP / Getty
    • In Focus
    • Apr 17, 2019
    • 20 Photos

    Mars in the Gobi Desert

    Photographers were on hand as some of the first student groups arrived to tour this vision of Mars in China’s Gobi Desert.

  • Ludovic Marin / AFP / Getty
    • In Focus
    • Apr 16, 2019
    • 9 Photos

    After the Fire: Photos From Inside Notre-Dame Cathedral

    Investigators and photographers were able to get a first look at the damaged interior.

  • Francois Guillot / AFP / Getty
    • In Focus
    • Apr 15, 2019
    • 16 Photos

    Photos: The Devastation of Notre-Dame Cathedral

    A massive fire burned through the roof of one of Europe’s most visited historic landmarks today.

Most Popular on The Atlantic

  1. The Predator That Makes Great White Sharks Flee in Fear
  2. The Truth About Dentistry
  3. The Last Kennedy
  4. Game of Thrones: The One Where Everyone Contemplates Imminent Death
  5. Jeopardy Wasn’t Designed for a Contestant Like James Holzhauer
  6. Nobody Uses Dental Dams
  7. Who’s Really Buying Property in San Francisco?
  8. China Isn’t Cheating on Trade
  9. Is This the End of Recycling?
  10. No One Listens to the President
Back to Top