Alabama Election Results: Doug Jones Defeats Roy Moore in U.S. Senate Race
By MATTHEW BLOCH, NATE COHN, JOSH KATZ and JASMINE LEE
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| Candidate | Party | Votes | Pct. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Doug Jones | Democrat Dem. | 671,151 | 49.9% | |
| Moore Roy Moore | Republican Rep. | 650,436 | 48.4% | |
| Write-Ins Total Write-Ins | — — | 22,819 | 1.7% |
1,344,406 votes, 100% reporting (2,220 of 2,220 precincts)
Doug Jones, a Democrat, won the special election on Tuesday to fill the United States Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions, now the attorney general. Mr. Jones aimed to create a lead in the urban counties that include Birmingham and Montgomery, and across a band of largely black counties. Strong support for Roy S. Moore, the Republican, was expected in rural, mostly white parts of the state.
One critical battleground was a trio of smaller, whiter cities: Mobile, Tuscaloosa and Huntsville. Late Tuesday night, Mr. Jones led by a large margin in Mobile County, and he had won Tuscaloosa County and Madison County, home of Huntsville.
Vote share
| County | Jones | Moore | Write-Ins | Rpt. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson |
149,522
|
66,309
|
3,710
|
100% |
| Madison |
65,664
|
46,313
|
3,446
|
100% |
| Mobile |
62,253
|
46,725
|
1,539
|
100% |
| Montgomery |
48,186
|
17,705
|
743
|
100% |
| Shelby |
27,251
|
36,424
|
1,718
|
100% |
| Baldwin |
22,131
|
38,445
|
1,699
|
100% |
| Tuscaloosa |
30,858
|
22,064
|
1,007
|
100% |
| Lee |
19,810
|
14,017
|
672
|
100% |
| Morgan |
10,901
|
19,187
|
668
|
100% |
| Etowah |
10,518
|
15,693
|
617
|
100% |
| Calhoun |
11,705
|
14,567
|
399
|
100% |
| Limestone |
9,606
|
14,298
|
515
|
100% |
| Houston |
9,107
|
14,796
|
285
|
100% |
| Lauderdale |
9,908
|
12,775
|
382
|
100% |
| St. Clair |
6,203
|
15,876
|
459
|
100% |
| Elmore |
7,711
|
14,411
|
338
|
100% |
| Cullman |
4,156
|
16,602
|
324
|
100% |
| Talladega |
9,967
|
9,698
|
223
|
100% |
| Marshall |
5,134
|
13,828
|
449
|
100% |
| Walker |
4,317
|
11,909
|
259
|
100% |
| Colbert |
6,865
|
7,762
|
171
|
100% |
| Autauga |
5,606
|
8,752
|
253
|
100% |
| Blount |
2,405
|
11,621
|
180
|
100% |
| Dallas |
10,492
|
3,485
|
60
|
100% |
| DeKalb |
3,559
|
10,097
|
234
|
100% |
| Coffee |
3,715
|
8,052
|
202
|
100% |
| Tallapoosa |
4,590
|
7,171
|
148
|
100% |
| Dale |
3,842
|
6,988
|
136
|
100% |
| Jackson |
3,328
|
7,316
|
154
|
100% |
| Russell |
6,761
|
3,622
|
55
|
100% |
| Chilton |
2,298
|
7,555
|
132
|
100% |
| Covington |
2,102
|
6,825
|
88
|
100% |
| Escambia |
3,640
|
4,985
|
87
|
100% |
| Lawrence |
3,028
|
5,314
|
61
|
100% |
| Clarke |
4,346
|
3,984
|
43
|
100% |
| Pike |
3,989
|
4,154
|
97
|
100% |
| Chambers |
4,247
|
3,308
|
75
|
100% |
| Marengo |
4,495
|
2,804
|
62
|
100% |
| Geneva |
1,289
|
5,431
|
93
|
100% |
| Marion |
1,311
|
5,268
|
68
|
100% |
| Monroe |
3,244
|
3,276
|
40
|
100% |
| Macon |
5,780
|
758
|
20
|
100% |
| Barbour |
3,680
|
2,699
|
41
|
100% |
| Pickens |
3,057
|
2,961
|
46
|
100% |
| Franklin |
1,770
|
4,214
|
48
|
100% |
| Butler |
2,914
|
2,756
|
41
|
100% |
| Winston |
911
|
4,680
|
67
|
100% |
| Cherokee |
1,525
|
3,996
|
110
|
100% |
| Hale |
3,894
|
1,691
|
32
|
100% |
| Bibb |
1,567
|
3,599
|
66
|
100% |
| Washington |
1,799
|
3,320
|
48
|
100% |
| Henry |
1,896
|
3,014
|
38
|
100% |
| Randolph |
1,692
|
3,229
|
23
|
100% |
| Lowndes |
3,779
|
988
|
13
|
100% |
| Fayette |
1,142
|
3,491
|
50
|
100% |
| Sumter |
3,527
|
814
|
18
|
100% |
| Wilcox |
3,344
|
999
|
16
|
100% |
| Choctaw |
2,273
|
1,949
|
17
|
100% |
| Conecuh |
2,259
|
1,815
|
18
|
100% |
| Perry |
3,138
|
821
|
11
|
100% |
| Greene |
3,340
|
462
|
9
|
100% |
| Crenshaw |
1,320
|
2,347
|
56
|
100% |
| Lamar |
779
|
2,847
|
29
|
100% |
| Clay |
985
|
2,586
|
44
|
100% |
| Bullock |
2,712
|
656
|
7
|
100% |
| Coosa |
1,414
|
1,867
|
30
|
100% |
| Cleburne |
594
|
2,465
|
30
|
100% |
Live Estimates of the Final Vote
Our estimates are based on the results reported so far, the results of previous elections and demographic data. Unlike reported results, they attempt to account for precincts that have not yet reported their votes. The shaded area in the gauge below shows the range of our forecasts.
Right now, our most likely estimates span to . Our model starts with the assumption that the race is tied and updates as the vote is counted. The more we know, the narrower our range will be.
Below, our best guess for how many votes both candidates will end up with when all votes are counted...
| Candidate | Estimated votes |
|---|
...and where those votes will come from:
votes have been counted. leads in that count by .
We think votes remain to be counted. This is a very rough guess. We think leads in that vote by .
Estimated vote margin
Once all the votes have been counted, our estimated margin and the reported margin will match. As a rule, when our estimated margin is steady, our forecast is more trustworthy.
Source: Election results from The Associated Press
Alexander Burns contributed reporting.
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