All eyes on Pennsylvania: Photos and videos from election week 2020
The eyes of the world were on Philly last week as ballots were counted for the 2020 presidential election. Here’s what they saw.
The eyes of the world were on Philadelphia last week as ballots were counted for the 2020 presidential election. Here’s what they saw as the tally slowly mounted to a victory for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
As Election Day dawned, voters anxious about mailing their ballots came to the polls early and waited in long lines.
Joe Biden made a campaign stop in Philadelphia outside the office of U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans, thanking canvassers who had spent Election Day knocking on doors, making assurances about getting the pandemic under control, and rebuilding the middle class.
![biden close-up Joe Biden makes a campaign stop in Northwest Philadelphia on Election Day.](https://whyy.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/biden-close-up-1700x825.jpg)
Across the city, performers and musicians entertained voters as they waited in long lines at the polls.
![2020 11 9 stilt walker Stilt waker Erin Flannigan (center) entertained voters at Congreso Training Center in Kensington. Poll workers Tara Fisher (left of Flannigan) and Wanda Cordero were grateful.](https://whyy.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020-11-9-stilt-walker-1700x825.jpg)
![The Resistance Revival Chorus The Resistance Revival Chorus performs in front of City Hall, onboard a flatbed truck, as part of a voter motivational effort called](https://whyy.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/201103-02764-1700x825.jpg)
The urban cowboys of Fletcher Street rode their horses through the streets in an effort to get out the vote.
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As a record number of mail and absentee ballots were processed at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in the days following the election, local activists rallied in the streets demanding that every vote be counted.
President Donald Trump’s supporters, claiming without evidence that voter fraud had taken place on a major scale, also rallied to support him. The two groups converged outside the Convention Center forming dueling rallies that continued for days.
![2020 11 05-e lee-philadelphia-2020 election count every vote rally Protesters dance in the street outside the Pennsylvania Convention Center, where Philadelphia's mail and absentee ballots are being counted](https://whyy.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020-11-05-e-lee-philadelphia-2020-election-count-every-vote-rally-1700x825.jpg)
![rally trumpers About two dozen protesters gathered outside Philadelphia’s vote counting headquarters in support of President Trump.](https://whyy.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/rally-trumpers-e1604953794760-1700x825.jpg)
![rally mailboxes Dancing mail boxes were present at a rally in Philadelphia demanding the count of every vote in Pa.](https://whyy.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/rally-mailboxes-1700x825.jpg)
![philly_mail_ballots_election_2020_EL_110420_01 Election workers scan ballots at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.](https://whyy.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/philly_mail_ballots_election_2020_EL_110420_01-1700x825.jpg)
On Friday morning, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office announced the arrest of two Virginia men on firearms charges who allegedly posed a threat to the vote-counting center. They arrived in Philadelphia Thursday night in a Hummer sporting QAnon decals, which was parked on the street outside the Convention Center.
![](https://whyy.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/hummer.jpg)
As Philadelphia’s vote counting wound down, the dueling rallies outside continued.
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![rallly overview At 12th and Arch Streets in Philadelphia, protesters from both sides were separated by a line of police.](https://whyy.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/rallly-overview-1-1700x825.jpg)
On Saturday, major news organizations called the race for Biden. Celebrations exploded across the city. Members of Unite Here and other local unions marched through Center City, celebrating the Democratic victory.
![](https://whyy.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Election-Celebration_-5-1.jpg)
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![celebration march (1) Demonstrators march through Center City Philadelphia to celebrate a Biden win.](https://whyy.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/celebration-march-1-1700x825.jpg)
![celebration march (2) Sam Pride of Girls Rock Philly leads a song as demonstrates celebrating a Biden win march up Market Street in Philadelphia.](https://whyy.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/celebration-march-2-1700x825.jpg)
![celebration march Demonstrators march through Center City Philadelphia to celebrate a Biden win.](https://whyy.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/celebration-march-1700x825.jpg)
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On Saturday night, President-elect Biden called for healing and cooperation in his victory speech at the Wilmington Riverfront.
![News 2020 – Nov 07 – President elect Joe Biden gives remarks in Wilmington, Delaware President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris celebrate their election win with thousands of supporters at the Wilmington Riverfront in Delaware.](https://whyy.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/110720-President-Elect-JOE-BIDEN-Remarks-SS2673-1700x825.jpg)
![News 2020 – Nov 07 – President elect Joe Biden gives remarks in Wilmington, Delaware Kamala Harris addresses supporters at the Wilmington Riverfront in Delaware.](https://whyy.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/110720-President-Elect-JOE-BIDEN-Remarks-SS269-1700x825.jpg)
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