Doug Jones becomes Alabama’s first Democratic U.S. senator in 25 years with historic victory
As of
Jones is the first Democrat to win election to the
"This entire race has been about dignity and respect," Jones told an enthusiastic crowd in
The Moore camp refused to concede and suggested they would seek a recount.
"We're not calling it yet," Moore campaign chairman
Taking the stage at
"We've got to wait on God and let this process play out," he said.
Jones' margin late Tuesday night was 21,000 votes. The 1.5 percent margin of victory would not on its own trigger an automatic recount.
Alabama
"While we are deeply disappointed in the extremely close
The historic victory put a seal on a race that drew the attention of the world after nine women accused Moore of assault, harassment or unwanted attention. Most of the stories dated from Moore's time as an assistant district attorney in
Moore denies the charges and has accused media outlets and the
The Jones campaign initially shied away from the accusation at first but later incorporated them into a campaign that otherwise hit mainstream Democratic issues, such as health care and job creation. The former
That appealed to Mary Adair of
"I'm interested in my
Moore ran a campaign much like his previous ones, with a strong emphasis on putting religion in the public sphere and attacks on LGBT rights. The former chief justice made a particular example of transgender individuals in the campaign, calling for their removal from the military. After the allegations against him surfaced, the Moore campaign and its associated political action campaigns attacked Jones over his support of abortion rights.
As always, Moore's supporters cheered those stands.
"I'm for taking care of unborn babies, however you want to put that, and I'm for closing up the borders and making it difficult for illegals to cross into our country. I believe
But Moore's campaign proved unusually lethargic, with the candidate himself disappearing in the last week, appearing at just two events before
Jones also enjoyed a solid fundraising edge, bringing in more than
Within minutes of the
"This is a brutal reminder that candidate quality matters regardless of where you are running,'' said
The fund had redrawn support for Moore after the allegations. McConnell had called for Moore to bow out of the race.
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