The 2017 United States Senate special election in Alabama took place on December 12, 2017, in order for the winner to serve the remainder of the

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term ending on January 3, 2021. A vacancy arose from Senator

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's February 8, 2017, resignation from the Senate. Sessions resigned his post to serve as the 84th

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. On February 9, 2017, Governor

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appointed Luther Strange, the

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, to fill the vacancy until a

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could take place. The special election was scheduled for December 12, 2017. Doug Jones, a former U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, won the Democratic

primary election Primary elections or primaries are elections held to determine which candidates will run in an upcoming general election. In a partisan primary, a political party selects a candidate. Depending on the state and/or party, there may be an "open pr ...

Roy Moore Roy Stewart Moore (born February 11, 1947) is an American politician, lawyer, and jurist who served as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama from 2001 to 2003 and again from 2013 to 2017, each time being removed from office for judic ...

, a former chief justice of the

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, competed with Strange and U.S. Representative

Mo Brooks Morris Jackson Brooks Jr. (born April 29, 1954) is an American attorney and politician who served as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2023. His district was based in Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsvill ...

in the August 15, 2017, Republican primary; the two highest vote-getters, Moore and Strange, advanced to a runoff. President

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supported Strange during the primary runoff, as did much of the Republican establishment in the Senate.Ball, Molly
"The Alabama Senate Race Gets Moore Strange"
''

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'' (August 16, 2017)."Sexual misconduct accusations transform Alabama Senate race"
Associated Press via

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(November 10, 2017): "Virtually the entire Republican establishment — including President Donald Trump — opposed Moore's primary bid in September." Moore won the primary runoff on September 26, 2017.Strauss, Daniel
"Moore crushes Strange in Alabama Senate primary"
''

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'' (September 26, 2017). Following the primaries, Moore was expected to easily win the general election. Polling showed him with a clear lead, and Alabama is known for its overwhelming support for Republicans. The race was upended in mid-November 2017, when multiple women alleged that Moore had made unwanted advances or sexually assaulted them when he was in his early thirties and they were in their teens (the youngest was 14 at the time), attracting widespread national media coverage of the election. As a result of these allegations, many national Republican leaders and office holders called for Moore to withdraw from the special election, rescinded their endorsements of him, and stopped funding his campaign. Trump and many Alabama Republicans reaffirmed their support. At the time of the revelations, it was too late to remove his name from the ballot. On December 12, 2017, Jones won by a margin of 1.63% or 21,924 votes; however, Moore refused to concede. Jones' victory was widely labeled a major upset. He was sworn into office on January 3, 2018, becoming the first Democratic U.S. senator from Alabama since Howell Heflin left office in 1997. This was the first time Democrats had won a statewide election in Alabama since 2008, when Lucy Baxley was elected president of the Alabama Public Service Commission.

Background

Potential appointees

Following then-President-elect

's nomination of then-Senator Sessions to be

, Robert Aderholt, a member of the

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, had asked to be appointed to the seat. Representative

had also expressed interest in the seat, while Strange had stated before being selected that he would run for the seat in the special election whether or not he was appointed. Other candidates Governor Bentley interviewed for the Senate appointment included Moore; Del Marsh, the president pro tempore of the

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; and Jim Byard, the director of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. A vacancy arose from Senator

' February 8, 2017 resignation to serve as the 84th U.S. attorney general. On February 9, 2017,

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appointed State Attorney General Luther Strange to fill the vacancy until a

could take place. Bentley controversially scheduled the special election to occur in

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instead of sooner. When

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succeeded Bentley as Alabama's governor, she rescheduled the special election for December 12, 2017, a move she said was made to adhere with state law.

Republican primary

Campaign

The Republican primary attracted national attention, especially following Trump's endorsement of incumbent Senator Luther Strange. Strange was backed by several key figures within the Republican establishment, most notably

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, the

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. His two main rivals in the primary were former state judge

and Congressman Mo Brooks. While Strange was expected to advance through the first round of the primary, almost every opinion poll showed him trailing Roy Moore in a potential runoff. Strange placed second behind Roy Moore, securing a spot in the runoff.

Candidates

Nominated

, former chief justice of the

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and candidate for governor in

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and

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Eliminated in runoff

* Luther Strange, incumbent U.S. senator (appointed) and former

Eliminated in primary

* James Beretta, physician * Joseph F. Breault,

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chaplain and nominee for the

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* Randy Brinson, gastroenterologist and activist *

, U.S. representative * Dom Gentile, businessman * Karen Jackson, attorney and

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* Mary Maxwell, candidate for NH-02 in

* Bryan Peeples, businessman * Trip Pittman, state senator

Withdrew

* Ed Henry, state representative (withdrew from race on May 17).

Declined

* Robert Aderholt,

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* Slade Blackwell, state senator * Bradley Byrne, U.S. representative * Bill Hightower,

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* Perry Hooper Jr., former State Representative * Mary Scott Hunter, member of the Alabama State Board of Education * Del Marsh, president pro tempore of the State Senate * Jonathan McConnell, businessman and candidate for the U.S. Senate in

* John Merrill, secretary of state of Alabama * Glenn Murdock, associate justice of the Alabama Supreme Court * Gary Palmer, U.S. representative * Jimmy Rane, businessman * Martha Roby, U.S. representative * Mike Rogers, U.S. representative * Connie Rowe, state representative * Cam Ward, state senator * Jim Zeigler, Alabama state auditor

Endorsements

First round

Polling

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administered ! Sample
size ! Margin
of error ! style="width:55px;", James
Beretta ! style="width:55px;", Joseph
Breault ! style="width:55px;", Randy
Brinson ! style="width:55px;", Mo
Brooks ! style="width:55px;", Mary
Maxwell ! style="width:55px;", Roy
Moore ! style="width:55px;", Bryan
Peeples ! style="width:55px;", Trip
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Strange ! Undecided , - , Trafalgar Group (R) , align=center, August 12–13, 2017 , align=center, 870 , align=center, ± 3.3% , align=center, 1% , align=center, 1% , align=center, 6% , align=center, 17% , align=center, 1% , align=center, 38% , align=center, 1% , align=center, 6% , align=center, 24% , align=center, 5% , - ,

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Emerson College
, align=center, August 10–12, 2017 , align=center, 373 , align=center, ± 5.0% , align=center, 1% , align=center, 0% , align=center, 0% , align=center, 15% , align=center, 0% , align=center, 29% , align=center, 0% , align=center, 10% , align=center, 32% , align=center, 11% , - , Trafalgar Group (R) , align=center, August 8–10, 2017 , align=center, 1,439 , align=center, ± 2.6% , align=center, 1% , align=center, 1% , align=center, 4% , align=center, 20% , align=center, 2% , align=center, 35% , align=center, 1% , align=center, 6% , align=center, 23% , align=center, 8% , - , Cygnal (R)Cygnal (R)
/ref> , align=center, August 8–9, 2017 , align=center, 502 , align=center, ± 4.4% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 2% , align=center, 18% , align=center, – , align=center, 31% , align=center, – , align=center, 7% , align=center, 23% , align=center, 13% , - , Strategy ResearchStrategy Research
/ref> , align=center, August 7, 2017 , align=center, 2,000 , align=center, ± 2.0% , align=center, 1% , align=center, 1% , align=center, 1% , align=center, 19% , align=center, 4% , align=center, 35% , align=center, 1% , align=center, 9% , align=center, 29% , align=center, 0% , - , JMC Analytics (R) , align=center, August 5–6, 2017 , align=center, 500 , align=center, ± 4.4% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 2% , align=center, 19% , align=center, – , align=center, 30% , align=center, – , align=center, 6% , align=center, 22% , align=center, 17% , - , RRH Elections (R) , align=center, July 31 – August 3, 2017 , align=center, 426 , align=center, ± 5.0% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 2% , align=center, 18% , align=center, – , align=center, 31% , align=center, – , align=center, 8% , align=center, 29% , align=center, 11% , - , Strategy ResearchStrategy Research
/ref> , align=center, July 24, 2017 , align=center, 3,000 , align=center, ± 2.0% , align=center, 1% , align=center, 1% , align=center, 2% , align=center, 16% , align=center, 5% , align=center, 33% , align=center, 2% , align=center, 5% , align=center, 35% , align=center, – , - , Cygnal (R) , align=center, July 20–21, 2017 , align=center, 500 , align=center, ± 2.0% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 16% , align=center, – , align=center, 26% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 33% , align=center, –

Results

Runoff

President

supported Strange during the primary runoff, in addition to much of the Republican establishment in the Senate, including Senate Majority Leader

, who made the success of Strange's candidacy a major priority. Trump's efforts on behalf of Strange included tweeting and a rally in

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. Vice President

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campaigned for Strange as well.Rogin, Ali
"Roy Moore defeats Trump-backed Sen. Luther Strange in Alabama GOP primary runoff"

(September 26, 2017).Scherer, Michael
"Moore wins Republican Senate primary, dealing blow to GOP establishment"
(September 27, 2017): "He also won despite a last-minute push by Trump for Strange that included a barrage of late tweets and a rally Friday in Alabama." With McConnell's help, Strange outspent Moore by a margin of 10-to-1. National interest in the race dramatically increased in the month before the runoff. Strange maintained his endorsement from Trump, who campaigned for him in

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during the closing days of the campaign. Trump's endorsement of Strange sparked criticism among his own base, many of whom preferred Moore and detested Strange for being seemingly too friendly with the GOP establishment. Several notable figures close to Trump broke from the president to endorse Moore, including HUD Secretary

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and Breitbart Executive Chairman

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. Despite Trump's endorsement, Strange was defeated by Roy Moore in the runoff, 54.6%-45.4%. Moore won the primary runoff on September 26, 2017. This was the first time that an incumbent U.S. senator having active White House support lost a primary since

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lost to Joe Sestak in

Debates

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, style="white-space:nowrap;" , Hal Fulmer , style="white-space:nowrap;"
C-SPAN
, ,

Averages

{, class="wikitable" , - ! Model !! Moore !! Strange !! Spread , - ,

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, , 52.5% , , 41.5% , , Moore +11.0

Polling

{, class="wikitable" , - valign= bottom ! Poll source ! Date(s)
administered ! Sample
size ! Margin
of error ! style="width:100px;", Roy
Moore ! style="width:100px;", Luther
Strange ! Undecided , - , Cygnal (R) , align=center, September 23–24, 2017 , align=center, 996 , align=center, ± 3.1% , align=center, 52% , align=center, 41% , align=center, 7% , - , Trafalgar Group (R) , align=center, September 23–24, 2017 , align=center, 1,073 , align=center, ± 3.0% , align=center, 57% , align=center, 41% , align=center, 2% , - , Optimus (R) , align=center, September 22–23, 2017 , align=center, 1,045 , align=center, ± 2.9% , align=center, 55% , align=center, 45% , align=center, – , - ,

Emerson College
/ref> , align=center, September 21–23, 2017 , align=center, 367 , align=center, ± 5.1% , align=center, 50% , align=center, 40% , align=center, 10% , - , Gravis Marketing , align=center, September 21–22, 2017 , align=center, 559 , align=center, ± 4.1% , align=center, 48% , align=center, 40% , align=center, 12% , - , Strategy Research , align=center, September 20, 2017 , align=center, 2,000 , align=center, ± 3.0% , align=center, 54% , align=center, 46% , align=center, – , - , Strategy Research , align=center, September 18, 2017 , align=center, 2,930 , align=center, ± 3.0% , align=center, 53% , align=center, 47% , align=center, – , - , JMC Analytics (R) , align=center, September 16–17, 2017 , align=center, 500 , align=center, ± 4.4% , align=center, 47% , align=center, 39% , align=center, 14% , - , Voter Consumer Research (R-SLF) , align=center, September 9–10, 2017 , align=center, 604 , align=center, ± 4.0% , align=center, 41% , align=center, 40% , align=center, 19% , - ,

Emerson College
/ref> , align=center, September 8–9, 2017 , align=center, 355 , align=center, ± 5.2% , align=center, 40% , align=center, 26% , align=center, 34% , - , Strategic National , align=center, September 6–7, 2017 , align=center, 800 , align=center, ± 3.5% , align=center, 51% , align=center, 35% , align=center, 14% , - , Southeast Research , align=center, August 29–31, 2017 , align=center, 401 , align=center, ± 5.0% , align=center, 52% , align=center, 36% , align=center, 12% , - , Harper Polling , align=center, August 24–26, 2017 , align=center, 600 , align=center, ± 4.0% , align=center, 47% , align=center, 45% , align=center, 8% , - , Voter Consumer Research (R-SLF) , align=center, August 21–23, 2017 , align=center, 601 , align=center, ± 4.0% , align=center, 45% , align=center, 41% , align=center, 14% , - , Opinion Savvy , align=center, August 22, 2017 , align=center, 494 , align=center, ± 4.4% , align=center, 50% , align=center, 32% , align=center, 18% , - , JMC Analytics (R) , align=center, August 17–19, 2017 , align=center, 515 , align=center, ± 4.3% , align=center, 51% , align=center, 32% , align=center, 17% , - , Cygnal (R) , align=center, August 8–9, 2017 , align=center, 502 , align=center, ± 4.4% , align=center, 45% , align=center, 34% , align=center, 11% , - , RRH Elections (R)RRH Elections (R)
/ref> , align=center, July 31 – August 3, 2017 , align=center, 426 , align=center, ± 5.0% , align=center, 34% , align=center, 32% , align=center, 34% {, class="wikitable" ! style="width:200px;" , Poll source ! style="width:160px;" , Date(s) administered ! class="small" , Sample
size ! Margin
of error ! style="width:100px;" , Roy
Moore ! style="width:100px;" , Mo
Brooks ! style="width:100px;" , Undecided , - , RRH Elections (R) , style="text-align:center;", July 31 – August 3, 2017 , style="text-align:center;", 426 , style="text-align:center;", ± 5.0% , align=center, 43% , style="text-align:center;", 20% , style="text-align:center;", 37%

Fundraising

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Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominated

* Doug Jones, former

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for the Northern District of Alabama

Eliminated in primary

* Will Boyd, pastor, former

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, city councilman, nominee for AL-05 in

and

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for the U.S. Senate from Illinois in

* Vann Caldwell, Talladega County

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and perennial candidate * Jason Fisher, businessman * Michael Hansen, activist and nonprofit executive * Robert Kennedy Jr., digital marketing executive for a laboratory supply company (no relation to the

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) * Charles Nana, candidate for the U.S. Senate in

Withdrew

* Ron Crumpton, activist, nominee for the state senate in 2014 and nominee for the U.S. Senate in

* Brian McGee, retired teacher and Vietnam War veteran

Declined

* Roger Bedford, former state senator and nominee for the U.S. Senate in

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* Elaine Beech, state representative * Sue Bell Cobb, former chief justice of the

* Chris England, state representative * Craig Ford, state representative * Gary Johnson, minister and political activist *

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, U.S. representative

Endorsements

Polling

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administered ! Sample
size ! Margin
of error ! style="width:75px;", Will
Boyd ! style="width:75px;", Vann
Caldwell ! style="width:75px;", Jason
Fisher ! style="width:75px;", Michael
Hansen ! style="width:75px;", Doug
Jones ! style="width:75px;", Robert
Kennedy Jr. ! style="width:75px;", Charles
Nana ! Undecided , - ,

, align=center, August 10–12, 2017 , align=center, 164 , align=center, , align=center, 8% , align=center, 2% , align=center, 1% , align=center, 0% , align=center, 40% , align=center, 23% , align=center, 1% , align=center, 25% , - , Strategy Research , align=center, August 7, 2017 , align=center, 2,000 , align=center, , align=center, 9% , align=center, 5% , align=center, 3% , align=center, 7% , align=center, 30% , align=center, 40% , align=center, 5% , align=center, – , - , Strategy Research , align=center, July 24, 2017 , align=center, 3,000 , align=center, , align=center, 6% , align=center, 4% , align=center, 4% , align=center, 4% , align=center, 28% , align=center, 49% , align=center, 5% , align=center, –

Results

Independents and write-in candidates

Candidates

Declared

* Ron Bishop (L, write-in) * Lee Busby (I, write-in), retired Marine colonel * Jeff "Cog" Coggin (I, write-in), Air Force veteran * Chanda Mills Crutcher (I, write-in), minister * Eulas Kirtdoll (I, write-in) * Arlester "Mack" McBride (I, write-in) * Mac Watson (R, write-in)

Declined

* Craig Ford, Democratic state representative

General election

Controversies

Roy Moore sexual misconduct allegations

On November 9, ''

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'' reported that four women had accused Roy Moore of engaging in sexual conduct with them when they were teenagers and he was an assistant district attorney in his thirties. One of the women was 14 years old at the time, below the legal age of consent. A few days later a fifth woman said that she had received unwanted attention from Moore when she was 15 years old, and that in December 1977 or January 1978, when she was 16, Moore sexually assaulted her. Moore denied the allegations. After this, certain Republican leaders and conservative organizations withdrew their endorsements of Moore or asked him to drop out of the campaign. These included Texas Senator

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, U.S. Attorney General and former seat holder

, Ivanka Trump, the

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, former Republican

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and

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, Republican

, Ohio Governor

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, Utah Senator

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Senator

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, and House Representatives

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, Carlos Curbelo, and Adam Kinzinger, as well as the Young Republican Federation of Alabama. The state's senior Senator

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also refused to endorse Moore. Other conservative websites and organizations such as ''

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'' urged readers not to vote for Moore. Despite this, Moore continued to receive support from the state party and a week before the election, President

strongly endorsed Moore. Following Trump's endorsement, the RNC reinstated their support for him, and Republican leaders said they would "let the people of Alabama decide" whether to elect Moore. At the time of the revelations, it was too close to the election for Moore's name to be removed from the ballot, as Alabama law forbids any change to names on the ballot within 76 days of any primary or general election. Republican officials proposed various ways to promote an alternate Republican candidate. One suggestion was to ask Governor

to delay the special election until 2018, but Ivey said she had no plans to change the election date. Some Republicans such as Senator

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floated the prospect of a write-in campaign to elect Luther Strange, with Utah Senator

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actively endorsing a write-in campaign for Strange. However, Strange said it was "highly unlikely" that he would run a write-in campaign.

proposed

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, who formerly held the Senate seat, as a write-in candidate. In late November, Retired Marine Col. Lee Busby launched a write-in campaign, stating that he thought there was room for a centrist in the race.

Debates

Republican nominee

refused to debate Democratic nominee Doug Jones. Moore turned down debate invitations extended by the

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and AL.com. Jones' campaign said that Jones was "willing to debate Roy Moore anytime, anywhere" and accused Moore of "hiding from the voters, from the media and from his record for weeks." Moore and his campaign stated that he refused to debate Jones because their policy positions were already clear to voters and thus there was no need for a formal debate.

Predictions

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, , December 7, 2017 , - ,

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, , December 7, 2017

Candidates

On ballot

* Doug Jones (D), former

for the Northern District of Alabama *

(R), former chief justice of the

Write-in

* Ron Bishop ( L) * Lee Busby (R) * Jeff "Cog" Coggin (I) * Chanda Mills Crutcher (I) * Eulas Kirtdoll (I) * Arlester "Mack" McBride (I) * Mac Watson (I)

Endorsements

Fundraising

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Polling

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, align=center, December 9–11, 2017 , align=center, 1,543 , align=center, ± 2.0% , align=center, 51% , align=center, 45% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 4% , - ,

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, align=center, November 30 – December 11, 2017 , align=center, 2,203 , align=center, ± 4.5% , align=center, 47% , align=center, 49% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 4% , - ,

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, align=center, December 7–10, 2017 , align=center, 1,127 , align=center, ± 3.0% , align=center, 40% , align=center, 50% , align=center, – , align=center, 2% , align=center, 8% , - ,

, align=center, December 7–9, 2017 , align=center, 600 , align=center, ± 3.9% , align=center, 53% , align=center, 44% , align=center, – , align=center, 4% , align=center, – , - ,

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, align=center, December 6–9, 2017 , align=center, 546 , align=center, ± 4.2% , align=center, 46% , align=center, 46% , align=center, – , align=center, 2% , align=center, 6% , - ,

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(D)* , align=center, December 7–8, 2017 , align=center, 1,092 , align=center, ± 3.8% , align=center, 46% , align=center, 48% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 6% , - , Gravis Marketing , align=center, December 5–8, 2017 , align=center, 1,254 , align=center, ± 2.8% , align=center, 49% , align=center, 45% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 6% , - , Trafalgar Group (R) , align=center, December 6–7, 2017 , align=center, 1,419 , align=center, ± 3.1% , align=center, 51% , align=center, 46% , align=center, – , align=center, 3% , align=center, – , - ,

, align=center, December 5–7, 2017 , align=center, 2,443 , align=center, ± 2.0% , align=center, 51% , align=center, 44% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 5% , - ,

, align=center, November 30 – December 7, 2017 , align=center, 1,559 , align=center, ± 5.5% , align=center, 47% , align=center, 49% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 4% , - , Strategy Research , align=center, December 4, 2017 , align=center, 3,200 , align=center, ± 2.0% , align=center, 50% , align=center, 43% , align=center, – , align=center, 3% , align=center, 4% , - , Gravis Marketing , align=center, December 1–3, 2017 , align=center, 1,276 , align=center, ± 2.7% , align=center, 44% , align=center, 48% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 8% , - ,

, align=center, November 30 – December 2, 2017 , align=center, 500 , align=center, ± 4.3% , align=center, 49% , align=center, 46% , align=center, 5% , align=center, – , align=center, – , - ,

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, align=center, November 28 – December 1, 2017 , align=center, 1,067 , align=center, ± 3.8% , align=center, 49% , align=center, 43% , align=center, – , align=center, 4% , align=center, 4% , - ,

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/ Schar School , align=center, November 27–30, 2017 , align=center, 739 , align=center, ± 4.5% , align=center, 47% , align=center, 50% , align=center, – , align=center, 3% , align=center, – , - , JMC Analytics (R) , align=center, November 27–28, 2017 , align=center, 650 , align=center, ± 3.8% , align=center, 49% , align=center, 44% , align=center, – , align=center, 5% , align=center, 2% , - , National Research Inc (R) , align=center, November 26–28, 2017 , align=center, 600 , align=center, ± 4.0% , align=center, 46% , align=center, 45% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 9% , - ,

, align=center, November 26–27, 2017 , align=center, 1,868 , align=center, ± 2.3% , align=center, 49% , align=center, 44% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 7% , - ,

, align=center, November 25–27, 2017 , align=center, 500 , align=center, ± 4.3% , align=center, 53% , align=center, 47% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, – , - , Strategy Research , align=center, November 20, 2017 , align=center, 3,000 , align=center, ± 2.0% , align=center, 47% , align=center, 45% , align=center, – , align=center, 3% , align=center, 5% , - , WT&S Consulting (R) , align=center, November 18–20, 2017 , align=center, 11,641 , align=center, ± 1.2% , align=center, 46% , align=center, 40% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 13% , - ,

, align=center, November 15–16, 2017 , align=center, 2,090 , align=center, – , align=center, 43% , align=center, 46% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 11% , - , National Research Inc , align=center, November 13–16, 2017 , align=center, 600 , align=center, ± 4.0% , align=center, 41% , align=center, 49% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 10% , - , Gravis Marketing , align=center, November 14–15, 2017 , align=center, 628 , align=center, ± 3.5% , align=center, 42% , align=center, 47% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 11% , - ,

, align=center, November 13–15, 2017 , align=center, 649 , align=center, ± 3.5% , align=center, 42% , align=center, 50% , align=center, – , align=center, 2% , align=center, 7% , - , Strategy Research , align=center, November 13, 2017 , align=center, 3,000 , align=center, ± 2.0% , align=center, 49% , align=center, 43% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 8% , - , NRSC (R)NRSC (R)
/ref> , align=center, November 12–13, 2017 , align=center, 500 , align=center, – , align=center, 39% , align=center, 51% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 10% , - , WT&S Consulting (R)WT&S Consulting (R)
/ref> , align=center, November 11, 2017 , align=center, 1,536 , align=center, ± 3.3% , align=center, 50% , align=center, 40% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 11% , - ,

, align=center, November 9–11, 2017 , align=center, 600 , align=center, ± 3.9% , align=center, 55% , align=center, 45% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, – , - , JMC Analytics (R) , align=center, November 9–11, 2017 , align=center, 575 , align=center, ± 4.1% , align=center, 44% , align=center, 48% , align=center, – , align=center, 2% , align=center, 6% , - ,

, align=center, November 9–11, 2017 , align=center, 1,855 , align=center, – , align=center, 44% , align=center, 40% , align=center, – , align=center, 3% , align=center, 13% , - , Gravis Marketing , align=center, November 10, 2017 , align=center, 478 , align=center, ± 4.5% , align=center, 48% , align=center, 46% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 6% , - , WT&S Consulting (R) , align=center, November 9, 2017 , align=center, 1,354 , align=center, ± 3.5% , align=center, 50% , align=center, 39% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 11% , - , Opinion Savvy , align=center, November 9, 2017 , align=center, 515 , align=center, ± 4.3% , align=center, 46% , align=center, 46% , align=center, – , align=center, 4% , align=center, 4% , -style="background:lightyellow;" , style="border-right-style:hidden; background:lightyellow;" , , style="border-right-style:hidden; " , November 9, 2017 , colspan="7" , Moore sexual misconduct allegations reported , - , NRSC (R) , align=center, November 6–7, 2017 , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 51% , align=center, 42% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 8% , - , Strategy Research , align=center, November 6, 2017 , align=center, 2,200 , align=center, ± 2.0% , align=center, 51% , align=center, 40% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 9% , - , Axis Research (R-SLF) , align=center, October 24–26, 2017 , align=center, 503 , align=center, ± 4.5% , align=center, 56% , align=center, 39% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 5% , - , Strategy Research , align=center, October 19, 2017 , align=center, 3,000 , align=center, ± 3.0% , align=center, 52% , align=center, 41% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 7% , - , Strategy Research , align=center, October 16, 2017 , align=center, 3,000 , align=center, ± 2.5% , align=center, 51% , align=center, 40% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 9% , - ,

, align=center, October 14–16, 2017 , align=center, 801 , align=center, ± 3.5% , align=center, 42% , align=center, 42% , align=center, – , align=center, 3% , align=center, 11% , - , NRSC (R) , align=center, October 3–5, 2017 , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 53% , align=center, 37% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 10% , - , Cygnal (R) , align=center, October 2–5, 2017 , align=center, 497 , align=center, ± 4.4% , align=center, 49% , align=center, 41% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 9% , - , JMC Analytics (R) , align=center, September 30 – October 1, 2017 , align=center, 500 , align=center, ± 4.4% , align=center, 48% , align=center, 40% , align=center, – , align=center, 1% , align=center, 11% , - , Opinion Savvy , align=center, September 27–28, 2017 , align=center, 590 , align=center, ± 4.0% , align=center, 50% , align=center, 45% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 5% , - ,

, align=center, September 21–23, 2017 , align=center, 519 , align=center, ± 4.3% , align=center, 52% , align=center, 30% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 18% , - ,

, align=center, September 8–9, 2017 , align=center, 416 , align=center, ± 4.8% , align=center, 44% , align=center, 40% , align=center, – , align=center, – , align=center, 16% :* Unpublished poll released on December 15 with Roy Moore on ballot and Luther Strange as write-in candidate: {, class="wikitable" , - valign= bottom ! style="width:120px;", Poll source ! style="width:140px;", Date(s)
administered ! Sample
size ! Margin
! style="width:100px;", Roy
Moore (R) ! style="width:100px;", Doug
Jones (D) ! style="width:100px;", Luther
Strange (R) ! Other ! Undecided , - , Opinion Savvy , align=center, November 9, 2017 , align=center, 515 , align=center, ± 4.3% , align=center, 41% , align=center, 44% , align=center, 12% , align=center, 1% , align=center, 2% with Luther Strange on ballot:
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! style="width:100px;", Luther
Strange (R) ! style="width:100px;", Doug
Jones (D) ! Other ! Undecided , - , rowspan=2, Fox News , align=center rowspan=2, November 13–15, 2017 , align=center, 649 LV , align=center, ± 3.5% , align=center, 38% , align=center, 48% , align=center, 3% , align=center, 5% , - , align=center, 823 RV , align=center, ± 3.0% , align=center, 39% , align=center, 46% , align=center, 3% , align=center, 6% , - , Emerson College , align=center, September 21–23, 2017 , align=center, 519 , align=center, ± 4.3% , align=center, 49% , align=center, 36% , align=center, – , align=center, 15% , - , Emerson College , align=center, September 8–9, 2017 , align=center, 416 , align=center, ± 4.8% , align=center, 43% , align=center, 40% , align=center, – , align=center, 17% with generic Republican/Democrat
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Results

2017 United States Senate special election in Alabama turnout map by county

At 9:23 p.m. CST on December 12, 2017, the

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called the election for Jones; however, Moore refused to concede. Jones was the first Democratic candidate to win a statewide election in Alabama since former lieutenant governor Lucy Baxley was elected president of the

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in 2008. Jones was sworn into office on January 3, 2018, becoming the first Democratic U.S. senator from Alabama since Howell Heflin left office in 1997.

By congressional district

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, - align=center ! , , 53% , 45% , , Gary Palmer , - align=center ! , , 20% , 79% , ,

By county

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, , 5,615 , 38.38% , 8,762 , 59.90% , 253 , 1.73% , ''14,630'' , ''38.32%'' , - , align="center" , Baldwin , , 22,261 , 35.60% , 38,566 , 61.68% , 1,703 , 2.72% , ''62,530'' , ''42.74%'' , - , align="center" , Barbour , , 3,716 , 57.53% , 2,702 , 41.83% , 41 , 0.63% , ''6,459'' , ''38.35%'' , - , align="center" , Bibb , , 1,567 , 29.95% , 3,599 , 68.79% , 66 , 1.26% , ''5,232'' , ''38.32%'' , - , align="center" , Blount , , 2,408 , 16.94% , 11,631 , 81.80% , 180 , 1.27% , ''14,219'' , ''37.45%'' , - , align="center" ,

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, , 2,715 , 80.37% , 656 , 19.42% , 7 , 0.21% , ''3,378'' , ''45.53%'' , - , align="center" ,

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, , 2,915 , 51.02% , 2,758 , 48.27% , 41 , 0.72% , ''5,714'' , , ''42.36%'' , - , align="center" , Calhoun , , 12,331 , 44.04% , 15,238 , 54.43% , 429 , 1.53% , ''27,998'' , ''36.18%'' , - , align="center" , Chambers , , 4,257 , 55.75% , 3,312 , 43.37% , 67 , 0.88% , ''7,636'' , ''32.42%'' , - , align="center" ,

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, , 1,529 , 27.09% , 4,006 , 70.98% , 109 , 1.93% , ''5,644'' , ''33.00%'' , - , align="center" , Chilton , , 2,306 , 23.06% , 7,563 , 75.62% , 132 , 1.32% , ''10,001'' , ''35.42%'' , - , align="center" ,

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, , 2,277 , 53.66% , 1,949 , 45.93% , 17 , 0.40% , ''4,243'' , ''40.10%'' , - , align="center" , Clarke , , 4,363 , 51.93% , 3,995 , 47.55% , 43 , 0.51% , ''8,401'' , ''43.96%'' , - , align="center" ,

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, , 990 , 27.52% , 2,589 , 71.96% , 19 , 0.53% , ''3,598'' , ''36.92%'' , - , align="center" , Cleburne , , 600 , 19.37% , 2,468 , 79.66% , 30 , 0.97% , ''3,098'' , ''29.47%'' , - , align="center" ,

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, , 3,730 , 31.10% , 8,063 , 67.22% , 202 , 1.68% , ''11,995'' , ''36.52%'' , - , align="center" , Colbert , , 6,881 , 46.41% , 7,771 , 52.41% , 171 , 1.15% , ''14,828'' , ''37.75%'' , - , align="center" , Conecuh , , 2,259 , 55.21% , 1,815 , 44.35% , 18 , 0.44% , ''4,092'' , ''39.84%'' , - , align="center" , Coosa , , 1,415 , 42.71% , 1,867 , 56.39% , 30 , 0.91% , ''3,312'' , ''41.42%'' , - , align="center" , Covington , , 2,107 , 23.33% , 6,835 , 75.69% , 88 , 0.97% , ''9,030'' , ''35.09%'' , - , align="center" , Crenshaw , , 1,320 , 35.46% , 2,347 , 63.04% , 56 , 1.50% , 3,725 , 37.66% , - , align="center" , Cullman , , 4,161 , 19.73% , 16,609 , 78.74% , 324 , 1.54% , ''21,094'' , ''37.61%'' , - , align="center" , Dale , , 3,844 , 35.04% , 6,991 , 63.72% , 136 , 1.24% , ''10,971'' , ''34.87%'' , - , align="center" ,

Dallas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

, , 10,503 , 74.75% , 3,487 , 24.82% , 60 , 0.43% , ''14,050'' , ''44.88%'' , - , align="center" , DeKalb , , 3,559 , 25.62% , 10,097 , 72.69% , 234 , 1.68% , ''13,890'' , ''34.31%'' , - , align="center" , Elmore , , 7,711 , 34.33% , 14,415 , 64.16% , 338 , 1.50% , ''22,464'' , ''41.34%'' , - , align="center" , Escambia , , 3,642 , 41.78% , 4,987 , 57.22% , 87 , 1.00% , ''8,716'' , ''35.39%'' , - , align="center" , Etowah , , 10,568 , 40.34% , 15,730 , 60.04% , 620 , 2.37% , ''26,918'' , ''38.57%'' , - , align="center" , Fayette , , 1,143 , 24.39% , 3,491 , 74.55% , 50 , 1.07% , ''4,684'' , ''38.40%'' , - , align="center" , Franklin , , 1,771 , 29.34% , 4,216 , 69.86% , 48 , 0.80% , ''6,035'' , ''33.50%'' , - , align="center" ,

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, , 1,290 , 18.92% , 5,433 , 79.72% , 93 , 1.37% , ''6,816'' , ''37.84%'' , - , align="center" , Greene , , 3,345 , 87.64% , 462 , 12.12% , 9 , 0.24% , ''3,816'' , ''53.89%'' , - , align="center" , Hale , , 3,902 , 69.33% , 1,691 , 30.11% , 32 , 0.57% , ''5,625'' , ''46.26%'' , - , align="center" ,

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, , 1,899 , 38.32% , 3,015 , 60.91% , 38 , 0.77% , ''4,952'' , ''39.20%'' , - , align="center" ,

Houston Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...

, , 9,198 , 37.81% , 14,846 , 61.02% , 285 , 1.17% , ''24,329'' , ''34.18%'' , - , align="center" ,

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, , 3,330 , 30.82% , 7,317 , 67.75% , 154 , 1.43% , ''10,801'' , ''29.44%'' , - , align="center" , Jefferson , , 149,759 , 68.13% , 66,350 , 30.18% , 3,716 , 1.69% , ''219,825'' , ''47.38%'' , - , align="center" , Lamar , , 779 , 21.31% , 2,847 , 77.89% , 29 , 0.79% , ''3,655'' , ''34.46%'' , - , align="center" ,

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, , 9,970 , 43.02% , 12,818 , 55.31% , 388 , 1.67% , ''23,176'' , ''37.53%'' , - , align="center" , Lawrence , , 3,033 , 36.04% , 5,321 , 63.23% , 61, , 0.72% , ''8,415'' , ''35.49%'' , - , align="center" ,

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, , 19,886 , 57.61% , 14,059 , 40.73% , 674 , 1.95% , ''34,519'' , ''32.90%'' , - , align="center" ,

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, , 9,606 , 39.19% , 14,298 , 58.33% , 515 , 2.10% , ''24,514'' , ''41.18%'' , - , align="center" , Lowndes , , 3,783 , 79.08% , 988 , 20.65% , 13 , 0.27% , ''4,784'' , ''47.14%'' , - , align="center" , Macon , , 5,783 , 88.14% , 759 , 11.56% , 20 , 0.30% , ''6,567'' , ''37.70%'' , - , align="center" , Madison , , 65,997 , 56.98% , 46,381 , 40.04% , 3,447 , 2.98% , ''115,825'' , ''45.68%'' , - , align="center" , Marengo , , 4,498 , 61.11% , 2,805 , 38.11% , 62 , 0.84% , ''7,361'' , ''46.01%'' , - , align="center" , Marion , , 1,311 , 19.72% , 5,269 , 79.25% , 68 , 1.02% , ''6,647'' , ''32.82%'' , - , align="center" ,

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, , 5,145 , 26.47% , 13,842 , 71.21% , 450 , 2.32% , ''19,437'' , ''34.22%'' , - , align="center" , Mobile , , 62,716 , 56.46% , 46,828 , 42.15% , 1,546 , 1.39% , ''111,090'' , ''38.55%'' , - , align="center" ,

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, , 3,266 , 49.59% , 3,280 , 49.80% , 40 , 0.61% , ''6,586'' , ''40.79%'' , - , align="center" , Montgomery , , 48,374 , 72.35% , 17,739 , 26.53% , 745 , 1.11% , ''66,858'' , ''44.05%'' , - , align="center" , Morgan , , 10,935 , 35.48% , 19,215 , 62.34% , 671 , 2.18% , ''30,821'' , ''40.28%'' , - , align="center" ,

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, , 3,140 , 79.04% , 821 , 20.68% , 11 , 0.28% , ''3,972'' , ''48.70%'' , - , align="center" , Pickens , , 3,064 , 50.44% , 2,965 , 48.81% , 46 , 0.76% , ''6,075'' , ''44.18%'' , - , align="center" , Pike , , 4,015 , 48.51% , 4,165 , 50.32% , 97 , 1.17% , ''8,277'' , ''37.58%'' , - , align="center" , Randolph , , 1,695 , 34.25% , 3,231 , 65.29% , 23 , 0.46% , ''4,949'' , ''29.66%'' , - , align="center" , Russell , , 6,761 , 64.77% , 3,622 , 34.70% , 55 , 0.53% , ''10,438'' , ''28.52%'' , - , align="center" , Shelby , , 27,311 , 41.71% , 36,455 , 55.67% , 1,718 , 2.62% , ''65,484'' , ''45.63%'' , - , align="center" , St. Clair , , 6,212 , 27.43% , 15,889 , 70.15% , 459 , 2.03% , ''22,560'' , ''38.05%'' , - , align="center" ,

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, , 3,527 , 80.91% , 814 , 18.67% , 18 , 0.41% , ''4,359'' , ''43.95%'' , - , align="center" , Talladega , , 9,977 , 50.13% , 9,701 , 48.75% , 223 , 1.12% , ''19,901'' , ''37.45%'' , - , align="center" , Tallapoosa , , 4,605 , 38.59% , 7,179 , 60.16% , 150 , 1.26% , ''11,934'' , ''40.19%'' , - , align="center" ,

, , 30,869 , 57.23% , 22,067 , 40.91% , 1,007 , 1.87% , ''53,943'' , ''40.83%'' , - , align="center" ,

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, , 4,330 , 26.20% , 11,938 , 72.23% , 259 , 1.57% , ''16,527'' , ''35.19%'' , - , align="center" ,

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, , 1,805 , 34.86% , 3,325 , 64.21% , 48 , 0.93% , ''5,178'' , ''39.78%'' , - , align="center" , Wilcox , , 3,345 , 76.74% , 1,000 , 22.94% , 16 , 0.37% , ''4,359'' , ''46.94%'' , - , align="center" , Winston , , 911 , 16.10% , 4,681 , 82.71% , 67 , 1.18% , ''5,659'' , ''35.80%'' , - , align="center" , Total , 673,896 , 49.97% , 651,972 , 48.34% , 22,852 , 1.69% , 1,348,720 , 100.00% Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic * Barbour (largest city: Eufaula) *

(largest city: Greenville) * Chambers (largest city:

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) *

(largest town:

) * Clarke (largest city:

) * Conecuh (largest city:

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) *

(largest city: Auburn) * Madison (largest city:

) * Mobile (largest city: Mobile) * Pickens (largest city: Aliceville) * Talladega (largest city: Talladega) *

(largest city:

) * Jefferson (largest municipality:

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) * Marengo (largest municipality: Linden) *

(largest municipality: Livingston) * Greene (largest municipality: Eutaw) * Hale (largest municipality: Moundville) *

(largest municipality: Marion) *

(largest municipality: Selma) * Wilcox (largest municipality: Camden) * Lowndes (largest municipality: Fort Deposit) * Montgomery (largest municipality: Montgomery) * Macon (largest municipality: Tuskegee) *

(largest municipality: Union Springs) * Russell (largest city: Phenix City)

Analysis

Doug Jones defeated Roy Moore by a margin of 21,924 votes. Voter turnout was 40.54% of Alabama's 3,326,812 registered voters. Jones won primarily by running up huge margins in the state's major cities, as well as winning 96% of African American voters. The state's four largest counties— Jefferson (home to the state's largest city of

), Mobile (home to Mobile), Madison (home to

), and Montgomery (home to the state capital of Montgomery)—all gave Jones 56 percent or more of the vote. He carried Jefferson by over 83,800 votes, and Montgomery by almost 30,500 votes; either county would have been more than enough to give him the victory. Jones also dominated the Black Belt. Jones won 61% of votes from voters under 45, and 51% of independent voters. While Moore dominated the state's rural areas outside of the Black Belt, he significantly underperformed Trump's totals in those areas, as well as the suburbs such as traditional GOP fortress Shelby County, which Moore won by a small margin. As of December 15, Moore demanded a recount and refused to concede the race, despite being urged by Trump, Bannon, and others to concede. In Alabama, if the final margin of victory is less than 0.5%, then a recount is automatically triggered. If not, then either candidate can request a recount at their own expense. However, Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill estimated that a recount could cost anywhere from $1 million to $1.5 million, an amount that would have had to be paid in full when the request is made. Moore had only $636,046 on hand by the time the campaign ended. A number of right-leaning websites pushed conspiracy theories about voter fraud providing the margin for Jones. Merrill noted on December 20 that the only outstanding ballots were 366 military ballots and 4,967 provisional ballots; even if all those votes were for Moore, it would not have been enough to trigger an automatic recount. Because the number of write-in votes was larger than Jones' margin of victory, the names written in were both counted and listed. Luther Strange, who lost the Republican primary to Moore, received the most write-in votes, followed by former White House aide Lee Busby, U.S. Rep.

, who also ran in the Republican Senate primary, Libertarian write-in candidate Ron Bishop, and Attorney General

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for University of Alabama's football team, finished in seventh with more than 250 votes. After the election, Moore filed a lawsuit attempting to block the state from certifying the election and calling for an investigation into voter fraud. On December 28, 2017, a judge dismissed this lawsuit and state officials certified the election results, officially declaring Doug Jones the winner. Jones was sworn into office on January 3, 2018, by Vice President

. Jones became the first Democrat to win a statewide race in Alabama since former lieutenant governor Lucy Baxley was elected president of the

in 2008 over Republican Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh. Prior to that, Democrat Jim Folsom Jr. was elected Lieutenant Governor of Alabama in 2006 over Republican Luther Strange. The last Democrat to win a federal statewide election in Alabama was

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, who switched to the Republican Party in late 1994.

Voter demographics

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, style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" , 30 , style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" , 68 , style="text-align:right;" , 66 , - ,

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, style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" , 96 , style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" , 4 , style="text-align:right;" , 29 , - ! colspan="5" , Race by gender , - , White men , style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" , 26 , style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" , 72 , style="text-align:right;" , 35 , - , White women , style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" , 34 , style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" , 63 , style="text-align:right;" , 31 , - , Black men , style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" , 93 , style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" , 6 , style="text-align:right;" , 11 , - , Black women , style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" , 98 , style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" , 2 , style="text-align:right;" , 17 , - ! colspan="5" , Education , - ,

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or less , style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" , 44 , style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" , 56 , style="text-align:right;" , 20 , - , Some

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, style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" , 74 , style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" , 25 , style="text-align:right;" , 31 , - ,

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, style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" , 15 , style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" , 83 , style="text-align:right;" , 45 , - ! colspan="5" , Children under 18 in your home? , - , Yes , style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" , 56 , style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" , 42 , style="text-align:right;" , 35 , - , No , style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" , 49 , style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" , 50 , style="text-align:right;" , 65 , - ! colspan="5" , Are sexual misconduct allegations against Moore: , - , Definitely True , style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" , 97 , style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" , 2 , style="text-align:right;" , 26 , - , Probably True , style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" , 82 , style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" , 15 , style="text-align:right;" , 26 , - , Probably False , style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" , 3 , style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" , 95 , style="text-align:right;" , 27 , - , Definitely False , style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" , 7 , style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" , 93 , style="text-align:right;" , 15 , - ! colspan="5" , When did you decide your vote? , - , Last few days , style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" , 38 , style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" , 57 , style="text-align:right;" , 12 , - , Earlier in December , style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" , 47 , style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" , 50 , style="text-align:right;" , 9 , - , In November , style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" , 53 , style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" , 46 , style="text-align:right;" , 21 , - , Before November , style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" , 53 , style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" , 46 , style="text-align:right;" , 57 , - ! colspan="5" , Area type , - , Urban , style="text-align:right; background:#b0ceff;" , 85 , style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" , 14 , style="text-align:right;" , 20 , - , Suburban , style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" , 47 , style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" , 51 , style="text-align:right;" , 38 , - , Rural , style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" , 36 , style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" , 62 , style="text-align:right;" , 42 , - , colspan="5" , Source:

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Background

Potential appointees

Republican primary

Campaign

Candidates

Nominated

Eliminated in runoff

Eliminated in primary

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements

First round

Polling

Results

Runoff

Debates

Averages

Polling

Fundraising

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominated

Eliminated in primary

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Independents and write-in candidates

Candidates

Declared

Declined

General election

Controversies

Roy Moore sexual misconduct allegations

Debates

Predictions

Candidates

On ballot

Write-in

Endorsements

Fundraising

Polling

Results

By congressional district

By county

Analysis

Voter demographics

See also

Notes

References

External links