Live Alabama Election Results: Roy Moore and Doug Jones Compete for Senate Seat

New York Times ^ | December 12, 2017 | MATTHEW BLOCH, NATE COHN, JOSH KATZ and JASMINE LEE

[House Atreides]

Alabama votes on Tuesday in a special election to fill the Senate seat vacated by Jeff Sessions, now the attorney general. The last polls close at 8 p.m. Eastern. Strong support for Roy S. Moore, the Republican, is expected in rural, mostly white parts of the state and in its northern half. The Democrat, Doug Jones, aims to create a lead in the urban counties that include Birmingham and Montgomery, and across a band of largely black counties.

One critical battleground is a trio of smaller, whiter cities: Mobile, Tuscaloosa and Huntsville. Mr. Moore won a hard race in 2012 by keeping things close there. Mr. Jones hopes to win the cities by a convincing margin.

[franklog]

One thing to keep in mind - blue counties can stay blue and the election can still be a Republican landslide. Here's the county votes for a few recent elections. Those same counties being blue now is nothing to worry about.

[RedMonqey]

Doug Jones
Democrat
421 55.8%
Roy Moore
Republican
327 43.3
Total Write-Ins
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7 0.9

[relee]

Rowe on FBN says those votes are from 5 counties, 4 of which are Dim counties!

[Electric Graffiti]

“Bret Hume. What a loser.”

Bret and Brit. All the pretend conservatives at fox got outed during the 2016 election.

[dontreadthis]

will do

[LouieFisk]

“I wonder if Alabama ever officially adopted that as the state song. It’s definitely become the unofficial state anthem.”
—
Yeah, like “Louie,Louie” being Ohio’s state song! But I imagine Alabama has had it’s song for a long time and it’s hard to give up old traditions.

[bigbob]

This as a battle of “We the People” vs people like Brit Hume.

[cgbg]

Just for comparison in the 2016 Presidential race (when Trump won Alabama big time) black turnout was 26% of the vote.

[BigEdLB]

Change Moore+224, Jones+100

[Revel]

Drudge is posting results from NBC and they show Moore ahead.

JONES 60%
MOORE 40%

[catnipman]

predictit.com has it had 74-28 (includes buy/sell spread) at the moment, but has been wildly gyrating, though with roughly six points up for Moore from a couple of hours ago ...

https://www.predictit.org/Market/3299/Who-will-win-the-2017-US-Senate-special-election-in-Alabama

[xzins]

The only true conservative is Ivy League and wears a blazer

[mcjordansc]

Hello Senator Jones. Republicans blow another easy win by nominating a lunatic. Nice job Alabama.

[nutmeg]

With all due respect to Billy Idol, “In the midnight hour, babe, we want Moore, Moore, Moore! With a Rebel Yell, Moore Moore Moore!”

Great song! I've seen it quite a bit tonight here, lol.

Saw Billy Idol up close back in the day in a small venue in New Britain, Connecticut. He put on an awesome show!

[CottonBall]

You’re welcome. See you there. Perhaps you can tell me what the live thread is, compared to the others? I mean I figure if they’re active than they’re live, right?

[Revel]

Drudge is posting results from NBC and they show Moore ahead.

JONES 60%
MOORE 40%

Never mind I guess I read something wrong.

[tennmountainman]

Tucker is also agitated more than normal.
Another good sign.

[DoughtyOne]

Thanks, I was there.

Seems to be updating well...

[combat_boots]

Dayum

Dixie, ya dunnit

[FreeReign]

Bill Mitchell says that’s middle of the state, blue area.

Alabama's Black Belt.