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Photos: Election Night Watch Parties 2023

Monty Mason is interviewed by a member of the media during an election watch party for his race against Danny Diggs in Senate District 24 at The Corner Pocket in Williamsburg, Virginia. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)

Aaron Rouse chats with supporters during Saturday’s, November 4, 2023, breakfast for Democrat candidates in Virginia Beach. (Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot)

Danny Diggs, candidate for the Virginia Senate 24th District, speaks during an interview before the election results are finalized during a watch party at the City Center Holiday Inn in Newport News on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)

Suzanne Hagedom sports her ‘party hat’ during an election watch party for the race between Monty Mason and Danny Diggs in Senate District 24 at The Corner Pocket in Williamsburg, Virginia. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)

Family and supporters of Danny Diggs, including his wife Patty (white jacket), celebrates as Diggs declares victory for the Virginia Senate 24th District during a watch party at the City Center Holiday Inn in Newport News on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)

Monty Mason is interviewed by a member of the media during an election watch party for his race against Danny Diggs in Senate District 24 at The Corner Pocket in Williamsburg, Virginia. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)

Michael Feggans wipes a tear from his eye as his son Mason Glenn, 11, congratulates him at the Democrat watch party in Virginia Beach on Election Night on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. (Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot)

Partygoers wait for election results during an election watch party for the race between Monty Mason and Danny Diggs in Senate District 24 at The Corner Pocket in Williamsburg, Virginia. (Billy Schuerman / The Virginian-Pilot)

Danny Diggs declares victory for the Virginia Senate 24th District during a watch party at the City Center Holiday Inn in Newport News on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares speaks during a watch party for Danny Diggs, candidate for the Virginia Senate 24th District, at the City Center Holiday Inn in Newport News on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)

A member of Danny Diggs’ campaign staff becomes emotional as Diggs’ declares victory for the Virginia Senate 24th District during a watch party at the City Center Holiday Inn in Newport News on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)

Supporters of Danny Diggs, candidate for the Virginia Senate 24th District, gather at the City Center Holiday Inn in Newport News for an election night watch party on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)

Supporters of Danny Diggs, candidate for the Virginia Senate 24th District, gather at the City Center Holiday Inn in Newport News for an election night watch party on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. (Kendall Warner / The Virginian-Pilot)

Debbie Rice-Gump, and her son Patrick, wait and watch as results trickle in at the Republican watch party in Virginia Beach on Election Night on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. (Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot)

Bill DeSteph chats with supporters while checking vote counts at the Republican watch party in Virginia Beach on Election Night on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. (Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot)

Karen Greenhalgh thanks the young people who supported her candidacy at the Republican watch party in Virginia Beach on Election Night on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. (Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot)