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| Alabama election results – live updates: Roy Moore hints at recount and asks supporters to pray for him | |
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| Polls will shortly close in Alabama as part of a special election that pits Democrat Doug Jones against Roy Moore, a Republican candidate dogged by sexual misconduct allegations. | Polls will shortly close in Alabama as part of a special election that pits Democrat Doug Jones against Roy Moore, a Republican candidate dogged by sexual misconduct allegations. |
| The race is neck-and-neck despite the state's strong conservative leanings, with Mr Moore denying the claims of eight women who say he harassed them - including one allegation involving a child aged 14. | The race is neck-and-neck despite the state's strong conservative leanings, with Mr Moore denying the claims of eight women who say he harassed them - including one allegation involving a child aged 14. |
| Polls close at 7pm local time/8pm ET/1am GMT, with results expected to start coming in soon afterwards. | Polls close at 7pm local time/8pm ET/1am GMT, with results expected to start coming in soon afterwards. |
| And speaking at a rally on the eve of the election last night, Mr Moore told supporters: "If you don't believe in my character, don't vote for me." Many of his followers simply don't believe the abuse allegations or say they have been blown out of proportion, and he retains the support of the Republican party and the President, Donald Trump. | And speaking at a rally on the eve of the election last night, Mr Moore told supporters: "If you don't believe in my character, don't vote for me." Many of his followers simply don't believe the abuse allegations or say they have been blown out of proportion, and he retains the support of the Republican party and the President, Donald Trump. |
| But at his own rally on Monday night Mr Jones said the election was a referendum on "who we are and what we're going to tell our daughters". He was joined by basketball star Charles Barkley, who said it was "amazing" Mr Moore was still in the race and the state risked "looking like idiots to the nation". | But at his own rally on Monday night Mr Jones said the election was a referendum on "who we are and what we're going to tell our daughters". He was joined by basketball star Charles Barkley, who said it was "amazing" Mr Moore was still in the race and the state risked "looking like idiots to the nation". |
| Mr Jones, for his own part, has been attacked as a liberal who would not properly represent a state that hasn't elected a Democrat senator for 30 years. | Mr Jones, for his own part, has been attacked as a liberal who would not properly represent a state that hasn't elected a Democrat senator for 30 years. |
| Mr Jones acknowledged in Montgomery: "Look, I'm not going to be the senator that everybody in the state can agree with 100 per cent of the time." But he added: "They'll know I'm somebody that will sit down with them. I will learn from them. ... I will try to be the public servant I think a US senator ought to be." | Mr Jones acknowledged in Montgomery: "Look, I'm not going to be the senator that everybody in the state can agree with 100 per cent of the time." But he added: "They'll know I'm somebody that will sit down with them. I will learn from them. ... I will try to be the public servant I think a US senator ought to be." |
| Tuesday's vote is being held to find a replacement for Jeff Sessions, who was selected as Attorney General by President Donald Trump. | Tuesday's vote is being held to find a replacement for Jeff Sessions, who was selected as Attorney General by President Donald Trump. |
| Doug Jones has told supporters that his campaign is a chance to be on the “right side of history for the state of Alabama.” | Doug Jones has told supporters that his campaign is a chance to be on the “right side of history for the state of Alabama.” |
| “Judge Moore has been consistently wrong about the Constitution,” Mr Jones said to reporters after casting his ballot at a Baptist church in Birmingham. “I don't think Roy Moore is going to win this election.” | “Judge Moore has been consistently wrong about the Constitution,” Mr Jones said to reporters after casting his ballot at a Baptist church in Birmingham. “I don't think Roy Moore is going to win this election.” |
| If Mr Jones wins on Tuesday, Republicans would control the Senate by a slim 51-49 margin, giving Democrats momentum ahead of the November 2018 congressional elections, when control of both chambers of Congress will be at stake. | If Mr Jones wins on Tuesday, Republicans would control the Senate by a slim 51-49 margin, giving Democrats momentum ahead of the November 2018 congressional elections, when control of both chambers of Congress will be at stake. |