A man holds a fresh copy of The New York Times on Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House on Wednesday morning. Hannah McKay/Reuters
Newspapers went to press for Wednesday's edition without knowing who would win the presidency – and indeed, that outcome is still unclear at this publishing.
So what does a newspaper editor do when there's no answer yet for the question on everyone's mind? You go with what you know so far.
At the Tampa Bay Times, the big news was that Trump had clinched Florida's electoral college votes.
The front page of the Tampa Bay Times on Wednesday trumpeted the biggest local news: President Trump had captured the state's electoral votes. Paul Driscoll/Screenshot/NPR
In Peoria, Ill., the Journal Star's headline was a twist on a word used with great frequency in the past four years: "Unpresidented."
Wednesday's front page in the Peoria, Ill., Journal Star was a play on the word many have used for Donald Trump's four years in the White House: unprecedented. Journal Star/Twitter/Screengrab by NPR
Many newspapers noted that Election Day voting had been straightforward even though a result in the presidential race remained unclear.
In Atlanta, the Journal Constitution said that voting had gone smoothly — but that the presidential race remained undecided, and the state's two U.S. Senate races could be going to runoffs.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that voting had gone smoothly รข€” but that the race for the White House was going to the wire, and the state's two U.S. Senate races could be headed to runoffs. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Twitter/Screengrab by NPR
Elsewhere, election results shared front-page real estate with the other story: the COVID-19 pandemic.
Central Maine's Kennebec Journal, for instance, noted state records for both voter turnout and coronavirus infections.
The front page of Maine's Kennebec Journal on Wednesday featured both record-setting voter turnout and record numbers of coronavirus cases. Kennebec Journal/Twitter/Screengrab by NPR
In California, where the state's support for Democratic nominee Joe Biden was never in doubt, the headline of the San Francisco Chronicle reflected that the election's outcome would be decided elsewhere — in states including Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Georgia.
"Handful of states will decide presidential race," declared the San Francisco Chronicle on Wednesday. California is not among them. San Francisco Chronicle/Twitter/Screengrab by NPR
And some newspapers sought to capture a mood: of a nation waiting anxiously to learn what comes next.
The Baltimore Sun eschewed photos of voters or candidates, and instead showed a somber image of the White House, illuminated against the night.
The front page of Wednesday's Baltimore Sun captured a mood: the White House illuminated against a dark sky, as "The Nation Waits" for a result. Ben Leonard/Twitter/Screengrab by NPR
And on its front page, the Columbia Missourian captured the anxiety of many Americans about the too-close-to-call election.
Under the headline "Still Counting" was a photo of one person, waiting and watching to learn the outcome.
At the Columbia Missourian, the front page reflected a sense of anxiety about the too-close-to-call result. The lead image was of a person in MacPherson Square in Washington, D.C., fingers tented in anticipation, under the all-caps headline: "Still Counting." Hannah Norton/Twitter/Screengrab by NPR
Will Thursday's front pages show a winner?
Like the presidential contest, it's just too soon to tell.
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