Photos by Emerald City Dispatch

Last night, The Stranger's reporters spread across the city, watching the results roll in with local politicians. And everywhere we went, Emerald City Dispatch went, too. The photographer collective joined the Democrats' watch party at the Convention Center, the Washington Bus' Party at the Ballot Box on Capitol Hill, the victory party for Shaun Scott and Alexis Mercedes Rinck at Saint John's, and, eventually, Linda's Tavern, where all of Seattle's politicos often land at the end of a long, hard, emotional election night. 

The night started with high hopes, strong drinks, and good music. By the end of the evening, after many anxious hours and panic-inducing updates from MSNBC, the inevitable began to sink in. Still, people found community in each other. These four photographers captured it all. 

DJs Riz Rollins and Larry Mizell Jr. at The Stranger's watch party at the Crocodile. Ryder Collins/Emerald City Dispatch for The Stranger
At the Convention Center. Ryder Collins/Emerald City Dispatch for The Stranger
At the convention Center. Ryder Collins/Emerald City Dispatch for The Stranger
At the Convention Center. Ryder Collins/Emerald City Dispatch for The Stranger
At the Convention Center. Ryder Collins/Emerald City Dispatch for The Stranger
At the Convention Center. Ryder Collins/Emerald City Dispatch for The Stranger
Miss Texas 1988 and Stranger Editor Hannah Murphy Winter At The Stranger's Watch Party. Ryder Collins/Emerald City Dispatch for The Stranger
Outside of the Convention Center. Marcellus Bonow-Manier/Emerald City Dispatch for The Stranger
Police at a protest near Cal Anderson Park. Marcellus Bonow-Manier/Emerald City Dispatch for The Stranger
Bob Ferguson's victory speech at the Convention Center. Marcellus Bonow-Manier/Emerald City Dispatch for The Stranger
At the Convention Center. Marcellus Bonow-Manier/Emerald City Dispatch for The Stranger
The Stranger's Shane Wahlund at the Crocodile. Marcellus Bonow-Manier/Emerald City Dispatch for The Stranger
At the Washington Bus' Ballot Box Party. Alex Bunting/Emerald City Dispatch for The Stranger
At The Stranger's Watch Party. Alex Bunting/Emerald City Dispatch for The Stranger
At Saint John's. Alex Bunting/Emerald City Dispatch for The Stranger
Crafts at the Shout Your Abortion booth at The Stranger's watch party. Alex Bunting/Emerald City Dispatch for The Stranger
At The Stranger's watch party. Alex Bunting/Emerald City Dispatch for The Stranger
At Linda's. Liam Griffith/Emerald City Dispatch for The Stranger
At Linda's. Liam Griffith/Emerald City Dispatch for The Stranger
Liam Griffith/Emerald City Dispatch for The Stranger
At The Stranger's watch Party. Liam Griffith/Emerald City Dispatch for The Stranger
Liam Griffith/Emerald City Dispatch for The Stranger