--- title: Presidential Elections: The Best Photographs of the Week description: TIME recaps the week in political photography the week of Jan. 29- Feb. 5 canonical: https://time.com/4210140/2016-election-politics-photos/ author: Olivier Laurent article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-05T20:40:25.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:39:58.400Z article:section: Politics og:title: The Best Political Photographs of the Week og:description: TIME selects the best images from the presidential campaigns og:url: https://time.com/4210140/2016-election-politics-photos/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt381aaf15eae65c2b/69887c59f887dc92f2e947a8/facebook-week-in-politics-photos-election-09.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 4500 og:image:height: 2355 og:image:alt: The crowd waits to greet Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump during a campaign event at Gerald W. Kirn Middle School in Council Bluffs, Iowa. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Best Political Photographs of the Week twitter:description: TIME selects the best images from the presidential campaigns twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt381aaf15eae65c2b/69887c59f887dc92f2e947a8/facebook-week-in-politics-photos-election-09.jpg?branch=production ---  # The Best Political Photographs of the Week by [Olivier Laurent](https://time.com/author/olivier-laurent/) and [Chelsea Matiash](https://time.com/author/chelsea-matiash/) Feb 5, 2016 8:40 PM UTC  Supporters react during a caucus night party for Democratic presidential candidate, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in Des Moines, Iowa on Feb. 1, 2016. Supporters react during a caucus night party for Democratic presidential candidate, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in Des Moines, Iowa on Feb. 1, 2016.Danny Wilcox Frazier—VII by [Olivier Laurent](https://time.com/author/olivier-laurent/) and [Chelsea Matiash](https://time.com/author/chelsea-matiash/) Feb 5, 2016 8:40 PM UTC Children can be unpredictable. So when Marco Rubio invited his seven-year-old son, Dominick, on stage during a campaign town hall event in Salem, N.H., the Republican presidential contender had to know that photographers would be pointing their cameras at him. Getty Images’ Chip Somodevilla was one of them, capturing Dominick in the middle of a large yawn as his father talked just a few feet away. Somodevilla’s image is one of the Political Photographs of the Week as selected by TIME’s photo editors. This past week, as voting finally began in the presidential race after an 18-month-long campaign, James Nachtwey photographed Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton, Danny Wilcox Frazier was in Des Moines when insurgent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders gave his “victory” speech and Nate Gowdy documented both Democrats as they dueled one last time before New Hampshire’s upcoming primaries – all three photographers were on assignment for TIME. On the Republican side, Natalie Keyssar, also on assignment for TIME, followed Texas Sen. Ted Cruz as he posed for selfies ahead of his Iowa win. As for Donald Trump, Damon Winter of the New York _Times_ captured the crowds’ fervor as the billionaire moved on from Iowa to New Hampshire, where he continues to lead the polls. _TIME’s selection of the_ **_Best Political Photographs of the Week_** _is published every Thursday._  Hillary Clinton campaigns at Winnacunnet High School in Hampton, N.H. on Feb. 3, 2016. James Nachtwey for TIME  Republican presidential candidate, Marco Rubio, appeared at a GOP caucus location with his family on Feb. 1, 2016, in Clive, Iowa. Natalie Keyssar for TIME  Charlee Dotson, 3, plays with a Donald Trump action figure before a campaign event for Trump in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Feb. 1, 2016. Damon Winter—The New York Times/Redux  Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., watches caucus returns in his hotel room, on Feb. 1, 2016 in Des Moines, Iowa. Evan Vucci—AP  Supporters react during a caucus night party for Democratic presidential candidate, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in Des Moines, Iowa on Feb. 1, 2016. Danny Wilcox Frazier—VII  David Evers, a supporter of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, attends her caucus night rally in Des Moines, Iowa on Feb. 1, 2016. Adrees Latif—Reuters  Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) speaks at a campaign event in Burlington, Iowa, on Jan. 29, 2016. Sam Hodgson—The New York Times/Redux  Dominick Rubio, 7, joins his father Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) on stage during a campaign town hall event at Mary A. Fisk Elementary School Cafeteria Feb. 4, 2016 in Salem, N.H. Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images  Supporters wait to greet Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign event in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Jan. 31, 2016. Damon Winter—The New York Times/Redux  Janet Huckabee, left, attends a campaign event for her husband, Gov. Mike Huckabee at the Crossroads shooting range in Johnston, Iowa on Jan. 30, 2016. Natalie Keyssar for TIME  A crowd watches from an overflow room before Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at the Hampshire Hills Athletic Club in Milford, N.H., on Feb. 2, 2016. Damon Winter—The New York Times/Redux  Ted Cruz greets supporters at a rally in Des Moines, Iowa on Jan. 31, 2016. Natalie Keyssar for TIME  Democratic presidential candidates former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) appear at a Democratic debate at the University of New Hampshire on Feb. 4, 2016 in Durham, N.H. Nate Gowdy for TIME ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4210140/2016-election-politics-photos/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4210140/2016-election-politics-photos/"},"headline":"The Best Political Photographs of the Week","datePublished":"2016-02-05T20:40:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:39:58.400Z","description":"TIME recaps political photography in the week of Jan. 29- Feb. 5","url":"https://time.com/4210140/2016-election-politics-photos/","keywords":["2016 Election","Hillary Clinton","2016 Election topic","politics","Sen. 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