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People celebrate the election victory of President-elect Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis., on Nov. 7. Photos by Coburn Dukehart/Wisconsin Watch.

Capturing Wisconsin election reactions

Wisconsinites gathered on Nov. 7 to celebrate or protest – depending on their politics – former Vice President Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election.

Wisconsin Watch photographers captured scenes in Madison and Milwaukee in the hours after media organizations called the race.

On one side of the state Capitol in Madison, Trump supporters gathered for a previously scheduled rally dubbed “Stop the Steal,” with many echoing President Trump’s false claims that voter fraud tilted the election in favor of Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris.

“Trump’s election was stolen, it’s obvious,” said one “Stop the Steal” attending, echoing the president’s false claims of election fraud.

“I don’t want people coming out of the cemetery and voting. I don’t want fraud. I don’t want corruption. I want truth and honesty. I don’t want a criminal running for president of the United States,” said another attendee, also, echoing Trump’s false allegations.

Meanwhile, a loud and spontaneous pro-Biden dance party unfolded on the other side of the Capitol.

Tempers occasionally flared as horns honked, music blared and speeches echoed around the Capitol, but the dueling demonstrations largely remained peaceful.

Eighty miles west of Madison, Milwaukee residents celebrated Biden’s victory in Zeidler Union Square, the city’s oldest public park.

Voters in Milwaukee and Madison overwhelmingly backed Biden in the race, helping him to win Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes by just 20,539 votes, according to uncertified results.

(Above) Madison resident Alfonzo Noble participates in a car parade around the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison on Nov. 7. (Below) In an example of social media disinformation spilling into reality, a Trump supporter from Chicago accused President-elect Biden of pedophilia – a repeatedly debunked claim – during a proTrump rally in Madison. (At right) Trump supporters echo the President’s claims of voter fraud.

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