Alabama votes in special election for Senate seat
Democratic U.S. Senator-elect Doug Jones greets supporters during his election night gathering in Birmingham, Ala., on Dec. 12, 2017.
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Alabamians turned out to vote Dec. 12, 2017, in the special election for the Senate seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Democrat Doug Jones beat Republican Roy Moore in a stunning victory.
U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore leaves the stage after giving a speech at the end of an election-night watch party at the RSA activity center in Montgomery, Ala., on Dec. 12, 2017.
(Mike Stewart / AP)Supporters of Democratic U.S. Senator candidate Doug Jones celebrate as Jones is declared the winner during his election night gathering the Sheraton Hotel on Dec. 12, 2017, in Birmingham, Ala.
(Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)A supporter of Republican senatorial candidate Roy Moore watches results at an election night party in Montgomery, Ala., on Dec. 12, 2017
(JIM WATSON / AFP/Getty Images)U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore and his wife, Kayla walk, their horses after voting in the Alabama senatorial election on Dec. 12, 2017, in Gallant, Ala.
(Brynn Anderson / AP)Democratic senatorial candidate Doug Jones speaks to reporters after voting at Brookwood Baptist Church on Dec. 12, 2017 in Mountain Brook, Ala.
(Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)Republican senate nominee Roy Moore rides a horse to a polling station to cast his ballot in Alabama’s special Senate election on Dec. 12, 2017, in Gallant, Ala.
(Albert Cesare / AP)Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Doug Jones, right, greets supporters and voters outside Bethel Baptist Church on Dec. 12, 2017, in Birmingham, Ala.
(John Bazemore / AP)David Watson waves in a Santa suit as he holds a Doug Jones sign on Dec. 12, 2017, in Florence, Ala. Watson, who just got off a 12-hour work shift, is moving around to different intersections in the Shoals to hold the sign for the candidate he wants to win the special U.S. Senate election.
(Allison Carter / AP)Dale Vinson, left, and Floyd Malone, right, chat Dec. 12, 2017, in Florence, Ala., outside of the Michael Center in Sheffield, Ala. Both Vinson and Malone voted in the special election for U.S. Senate.
(Allison Carter / AP)U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks to the media after he rode in on a horse to vote on Dec. 12, 2017, in Gallant, Ala.
(Brynn Anderson / AP)Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Doug Jones embraces a supporter outside Bethel Baptist Church on Dec. 12, 2017, in Birmingham , Ala.
(John Bazemore / AP)Reporters walk with Sen. Luther Strange, R-Ala., as they ask about the Alabama Senate race on Capitol Hill on Dec. 12, 2017. Strange currently holds the seat vacated by former Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., who became President Donald Trump’s attorney general.
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